Radiocarbon dating is set to become more accurate than ever after an international team of scientists improved the technique for assessing the age of historical objects.
The team of researchers at the Universities of Sheffield, Belfast, Bristol,…
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Google Launches Hieroglyphic Translator
Google has launched a new translator for Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics based on machine learning.
The translator is part of Google’s arts & culture application “Fabricius” that has been in development through the Ubisoft Hieroglyphics…
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What Did Danes And Italians in the Middle Ages Have in Common?
In the 1600s, two private chapels were erected as family burial sites for two noble families. One in the town Svendborg in Denmark, the other in Montella, Italy.
They were both attached to a Franciscan Friary, and only a few meters from the…
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Chemical Analysis Reveals Egypt Was a Multi-Cultural Hub For Centuries
The Hyksos, who ruled during the 15th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, were not foreign invaders, but a group who rose to power from within, according to a study published by Chris Stantis of Bournemouth University, UK and colleagues.
The Hyksos were a…
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The Magnetic History of Ice
The history of our planet has been written, among other things, in the periodic reversal of its magnetic poles. Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science propose a new means of reading this historic record: in ice.
Their findings, which were…
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New type of coupled electronic-structural waves discovered in magnetite
An international team of scientists uncovered exotic quantum properties hidden in magnetite, the oldest magnetic material known to mankind.
The study reveals the existence of low-energy waves that indicate the important role of electronic…
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Novel insight reveals topological tangle in unexpected corner of the universe
Scientists find a unique knotted structure — one that repeats itself throughout nature — in a ferroelectric nanoparticle, a material with promising applications in microelectronics and computing.
Just as a literature buff might explore a novel…
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‘Hot and messy’ entanglement of 15 trillion atoms
Quantum entanglement is a process by which microscopic objects like electrons or atoms lose their individuality to become better coordinated with each other.
Entanglement is at the heart of quantum technologies that promise large advances in…
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The ‘Uplift of the Tibetan Plateau’ Myth
‘The uplift of the Tibetan Plateau’ is invoked to explain various phenomena, from monsoon dynamics to biodiversity evolution and everything in between. It’s not accurate, finds a new paper.
The orogeny of the Tibetan region (Tibet, The Himalaya…
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The Yeast All Around Us
With people confined to their homes, there is more interest in home-baked bread than ever before. And that means a lot of people are making friends with yeast for the first time. I am a professor of hospitality management and a former chef, and I…
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