Easter Island’s famous moai statuesTero Hakala/Shutterstock DNA analysis of ancient remains from Easter Island shows that the population was in fact increasing when Europeans arrived, rather than collapsing as reported by some historical accounts. The results ... More »
The motion of bubbling gas on the surface of the star R DoradusALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/W. Vlemming Giant bubbles of hot gas more than 75 times the size of our sun have been observed on the surface of a nearby star, which researchers say may lead to better solar c... More »
When European explorers first reached Rapa Nui, a remote island in the south Pacific Ocean, in the 1700s, they encountered a small community of about 3000 people living among giant stone statues and stone platforms. Anthropologists later concluded that ancient... More »
Salesforce has announced a new library of artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities for industries that offer healthcare-specific tools. Organizations can deploy them to automate time-consuming tasks.Available on Health Cloud, the new generative AI features... More »
Later this year, 240 mice will begin nibbling food laced with sildenafil citrate, the active ingredient in Viagra. An equal number will start dining on chow that includes the antihypertension drug captopril. The mice don’t suffer from erectile dysfunction or h... More »
Southern Smoke Festival, the brainchild of James Beard Award-winning chef Chris Shepherd, returns to Discovery Green for its eighth year this October. As tradition goes, unlimited food and drink are the main event. Dozens of lauded chefs from around the countr... More »
Management of cancer patients' symptoms always has been a challenge for providers, especially among racial/ethnic minoritized (REM) populations that often face health disparities that might negatively impact their health outcomes.THE PROBLEM Hence, over the ye... More »
Ever stand in front of your jam-packed closet, staring at more than enough clothing options, and think: I have nothing to wear? Same. But perhaps the issue isn’t that you’re out of viable outfit choices. You just need a fresh dose of inspiration — say: fall ou... More »
All images © Joerg Daiber (Spoonfilm), shared with permissionFlit Through ‘Miniature’ Bavarian Alps in an Aerial Tilt-Shift ExplorationSeptember 11, 2024Film PhotographyKate Mothes Share Pin Email ... More »
The vision“We might have environmental protections, but those come from humans determining what’s good about an ecosystem. It might look a little different if you were to talk to a pod of pilot whales about what their needs are.” — writer and environmental p... More »
Andy Baraghani’s minimalist crispy artichoke pasta keeps the prep time doable, with Parmesan, garlic and red pepper to round everything out.Andy Baraghani’s crispy artichoke pasta.Emma Fishman for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Hadas Smirnoff.Of all the foo... More »
When the first fossil of the blue-jay-sized Longipteryx chaoyangensis was found in 2020, paleontologists thought its elongated skull with an extended, toothed beak suggested it ate fish. But a more recent look inside a specimen’s stomach showed the bird — whic... More »