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BERLIN — A 14th-century skeleton riddled with fractures may be the oldest known evidence of a death by trebuchet, or “siege engine,” new research finds. The individual, a medieval man…
This ceramic vessel from prehistoric Japan may be decorated with flames, but archaeologists are unsure about their meaning.(Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art; Public Domain)QUICK FACTSName: Fire-flame vessel (ka’en doki)What…
Artificial intelligence (AI) may have already reached the “singularity” — the long-theorized threshold beyond which humans cannot predict the technology’s advancement, prominent AI executives such as Elon Musk and OpenAI…
Social media has upended how people engage with healthcare, as it provides a platform for people to share their experiences, find support groups, and learn more about symptoms and conditions.…
A view of the Milky Way galaxy.(Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, F. Peißker, J. Lu, F. Yusef-Zadeh, N. B. Sabha, C. Chan)Quick factsWhat it is: The region around the…
Scientists have discovered the basic ingredients for life in asteroids and meteorites, on Mars, and around young stars. All of those findings have come in the past few years, and…
Anti-AI protesters stormed into OpenAI’s office in Bellevue, Washington, in what may have been one of the most unserious demonstrations yet, complete with balloons and protesters dressed as rogue AI…
Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence boom is spawning a new class of billionaires who are barely old enough to rent a car — but now rich enough to live large in California’s…
Workers in America are eyeing blue-collar trades—such as construction, plumbing, and steelwork—with new interest. Even CEOs like Nvidia’s Jensen Huang are on that list. Huang recently predicted that the next wave of six-figure jobs…
Four lemurs that had close contact with people, including one via a “lemur yoga” class, caught a human herpesvirus and subsequently died, a new study shows.The virus at fault was…