Archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have discovered the ruins of a Byzantine-period monastery with a colorful mosaic floor and a Greek inscription, an ancient wine press and other buildings at Kiryat Gat, Israel.
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We Know What You Ate: Detailed Protein Maps Assess Intestinal Health – Life Sciences | Weizmann Wonder Wander
If the organs in our bodies could talk, the intestines might be the ones to divulge the most hidden truths about our lifestyle and health. Along the way, their “confessions” could supply crucial information for biomedical and clinical…
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The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry
In the early 1990s, Toyota saw that environmental awareness and tighter emissions regulations would shape the future of the automotive industry. The company aimed to create an eco-friendly, efficient vehicle that would meet future standards.
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Video Friday: Agile Upgrade
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.
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Improving Models of Landslide Speed
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Measurements of grains flowing down an inclined plane have uncovered general principles that may help researchers model rockslides and other granular flows.
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Quantum Milestones, 1916: Millikan’s Measurement of Planck’s Constant
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The experiment provided further proof of the reality of photons, yet Millikan didn’t accept their existence until later in his career.
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Mysterious stone face discovered on cistern wall
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Ptolemais on Libya’s Mediterranean coast have discovered a stone face on the wall of a cistern from the late 4th to 3rd century BC.
Ptolemais is located in Cyrenaica, a historic region in present-day…
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New chainmail-like material could be the future of armor
In a remarkable feat of chemistry, a Northwestern University-led research team has developed the first two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked material.
Resembling the interlocking links in chainmail, the nanoscale material exhibits…
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Homo erectus Thrived in Steppe-Desert Landscapes One Million Years Ago, New Study Suggests
Homo erectus, an early member of the genus Homo, successfully navigated harsher and more arid terrains for longer in Eastern Africa than previously thought, according to new research.
Archaic hominins. Image credit: Ninara / CC BY 2.0.
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