03/26/2024 Aaron Auperlee
Carnegie Mellon University researchers teamed up with scientists at NASA to develop a robot capable of searching underwater oceans on distant planets for signs of life.
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CMU Researchers Contribute to NASA’s Autonomous Robot Snake
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Bacterial diseases were a lethal threat during the Stone Age
A new study has found that bacterial poisoning via food and water – but also direct contact such as kissing, was a lethal threat to people during the Stone Age in Scandinavia.
The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, was led by…
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Europe’s largest mass grave found in Germany
Archaeologists from IN TERRA VERITAS have uncovered mass plague pits containing the remains of over 1,000 burials in southern Germany.
The pits were discovered prior to construction works in the city of Nuremberg, revealing a total of 8 mass pits…
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CMU To Send Group of Satellites Into Orbit To Test Low-Cost Autonomous Swarming
03/06/2024 Aaron Aupperlee
The CMU team is monitoring four small satellites as they communicate with each other, determining where they are relative to one another and autonomously maneuvering to stay within…Continue Reading
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Study finds evidence of Mesoamericans drinking tobacco during healing rituals
A new study, published in the journal Antiquity, has found traces of nicotine in ceramic vessels discovered at the ancient city of Cotzumalhuapa.
Cotzumalhuapa was a Maya polity located near the town of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in southern…
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Climate change threatens thousands of Native American and colonial sites in coastal Georgia
Thousands of Native American and colonial sites in Georgia are under threat from increasing storm surges caused by climate change, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS One.
The study has identified 4,200 sites at risk of…
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Four-peat: MIT students take first place in the 84th Putnam Math Competition | MIT News
For the fourth time in the history of the annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, and for the fourth year in a row, all five of the top spots in the contest, known as Putnam Fellows, came from a single…
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Changing Car Culture Can Benefit Our Health and Our Planet
March 1, 2024
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Changing Car Culture Can Benefit Our Health and Our Planet
We need to rethink the American love affair with the automobile and redesign cities to reduce car pollution
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Dealing with the limitations of our noisy world | MIT News
Tamara Broderick first set foot on MIT’s campus when she was a high school student, as a participant in the inaugural Women’s Technology Program. The monthlong summer academic experience gives young women a hands-on…
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Offering of human sacrifices found at Pozo de Ibarra
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered an offering of human sacrifices at the Mexican town of Pozo de Ibarra.
The discovery was made during the construction of a sewage network, revealing the…
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