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Name: Asante spider
What it is: A gold sword ornament
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Asante spider: A rare African sword ornament from Ghana’s Gold Coast that later helped a man in Texas barter for his life
The gold sword ornament from the Asante Empire has a unique spider shape. (Image credit: Image courtesy of the Dallas Museum of Art; McDermott African Art Acquisition Fund) -
A measles surge, AI in warfare and accelerated global warming
Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup.
First, we have an update on measles cases in the U.S. South Carolina’s…
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See A Crescent Moon As Northern Lights Surge: The Night Sky This Week – Forbes
- See A Crescent Moon As Northern Lights Surge: The Night Sky This Week Forbes
- The Sky This Week from March 6 to 13: The Moon and Antares Astronomy Magazine
- This Week’s Sky at a Glance, March 6 – 15 Sky & Telescope
- Night sky tonight (March 9) —…
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Academic journals and AI bleg – Marginal REVOLUTION
- Academic journals and AI bleg Marginal REVOLUTION
- Many scientists now use AI but fail to disclose it, study finds Phys.org
- Publishing in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: What Do Medical Research Journals Expect? Cureus
- Scientists are failing…
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51 Legends And Myths Once Considered Hoaxes That Evidence Later Proved True
Throughout history, humans have created myths and legends to make sense of the world around them. Most of the time, that’s exactly what they remain—myths and legends, fascinating but ultimately untrue, or only partly so.
But not always.
So when…
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15 Facts You Learned In School That Have Since Been Disproven
“The funny thing is, we still can’t fully explain it. We just got much better at finding planets, so now we see them everywhere we look.”
—u/Andromeda321
TRUTH: Before 1995, astronomers had strong theories but no direct proof of exoplanets….
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Weight-Loss Drugs Could Cost Just $3 a Month to Make as Patents End : ScienceAlert
A blockbuster anti-obesity and diabetes drug could cost as little as $3 per month to manufacture once it goes off patent later this month, researchers said Friday, providing a major opportunity to boost health in low and middle-income…
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Stem Cell Treatments For Parkinson’s And Heart Failure Approved in World First : ScienceAlert
Japan has approved ground-breaking stem-cell treatments for Parkinson’s and severe heart failure, one of the manufacturers and media reports said Friday, with the therapies expected to reach patients within months.
Pharmaceutical company…
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Earth is warming faster than previously estimated, new study shows
Planetary warming has significantly accelerated over the past 10 years, with temperatures rising at a higher rate since 2015 than in any previous decade on record, a new study showed.
The Earth warmed around 0.35 degrees Celsius in the decade to…
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