The British Geological Survey has just released a new interactive web tool that maps out the geographical variation in the isotope signatures of Britain.
This map, which includes strontium, oxygen and sulphur data, enables the determination of the…
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Cornell research illuminates inaccuracies in radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dating is a key tool archaeologists use to determine the age of plants and objects made with organic material. But new research shows that commonly accepted radiocarbon dating standards can miss the mark — calling into question…
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Micro-CT scans show 2,100-year-old ‘hawk’ mummy a stillborn baby
A tiny Egyptian mummy long believed to be that of a hawk is actually a rare example of a near-to-term, severely malformed fetus, says an examination led by mummy expert Andrew Nelson of Western University in London, Canada.
Detailed micro-CT scans…
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Italy’s oldest olive oil discovered in peculiar pot
Olive oil is a staple of Italian cuisine. It’s been that way for thousands of years. And new chemical analysis conducted on ancient pottery proves the liquid gold has existed in Italy hundreds of years longer than what anthropologists have…
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Earliest European evidence of lead pollution uncovered in the Balkans
New research from Northumbria University has revealed that metal-related pollution began in the Balkans more than 500 years before it appeared in western Europe, and persisted throughout the Dark Ages and Medieval Period, meaning the region…
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People voyaged to Australia by boat more than 50,000 years ago
Researchers working to solve the mystery of how people first reached Australia have combined sophisticated deep-sea mapping, voyage simulation techniques and genetic information to show that arrival was made by sizeable groups of people…
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Furby
Furby is an interactive toy with colorful fur and big eyes. It can respond to voice commands and speak hundreds of words (in its own language, Furbish). It enjoys singing, chatting, and shrieking.
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Scientists call for ‘open-skies’ imagery policy over Israel and Palestine
New Oxford University research has called for an ‘open-skies policy’ around the availability of high resolution satellite imagery of Israel and Palestine.
Since 1997, the Kyl-Bingaman Amendment (KBA) to the 1997 U.S. National Defense…
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Stephen Hawking’s final theory about the big bang
The theory, which was submitted in collaboration with Professor Thomas Hertog from KU Leuven for publication before Hawking’s death earlier this year, is based on string theory and predicts the universe is finite and far simpler than many…
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Scientists calculate radiation dose in bone from victim of Hiroshima bombing
The bombing of the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States in 1945 was the first and only use of nuclear weapons against civilian targets.
A series of studies began in its aftermath to measure the impact of the fallout, in…
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