Several of the ancient Egyptian branding-irons — actually made of bronze — were too small for large animals like cattle and were probably used to brand human slaves. Credit: © The Trustees of the British Museum; (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)A new research study proposes that small branding irons from ancient Egypt were most likely used to mark...
The Heterobrachia was little affected by the end-Triassic mass extinction, possibly because of a flexible mode of feeding of the larvae, an adaptation to relatively warm temperatures, and a flexible attachment of the mantle that allowed for covering the shell. Credit: Mariel Ferrari, CC-BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)A set of investigators, one with Instituto Patagónico de...
Solar panels are seen on houses inAlmere Noorderplassen, The Netherlands. Credit: Unsplash / Daria NepriakhinaSince the start of the war early this year, a new report discovers that approximately a quarter of the European Union's electricity has originated from wind and solar. A record-setting number and the development in wind and solar has saved...
An in-depth conversation with Jess Toolson, founder, and CEO of Mixhers, concerning how being a parent has shaped her skill sets.One article celebrating an accomplished woman entrepreneur and the fact that its writer is one man might sound like a disjointed arrangement, yet rest assured: I had quite a bit of assistance writing it.Because...
Credit: Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty ImagesA study describes how scientists conducted the first successful DNA sequencing on old Egyptian mummies.Egyptologists, writers, scholars, and others, have suggested the race of the ancient Egyptians since at least the 1970s. Some today think they were sub-Saharan Africans. We can observe this interpretation portrayed in Michael Jackson's 1991...
Credit: Caiaimage/Chris RyanAs parents, we all want to create intelligent and focused kids, especially in a world where digital distraction seems inescapable. (Also, tech titans like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates have strategies for restricting their children's screen time.).Why? Because in the future, there will undoubtedly be two kinds of people in the world:...
Smart people are not afraid to say "I don't know."In the age of social networks and rolling information, there's a continuous pressure to be in the know, always available with an aperçus or two (2).Today, intellectual humility, therefore, feels more significant than ever-- having the insight and honesty to hold your hands up and...
Whether they are studying bioinformatics, history, or astrophysics, Ph.D. recipients in France will have to take an integrity oath on the day they efficiently defend their thesis in what seems to be the very first national initiative of its kind. Few scientists in France or somewhere else believe the oath alone is most likely...
Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)I have heard folks say that CEOs deserve what they make through the time they put in.While some CEOs maybe...
Olduvai stone chopping tool, made from basalt, from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, 1.8-2 million years old. British Museum (1934,1214.1). Credit: BabelStone / Wikimedia.Electronics, airplanes, internal combustion engines, and the wheel are the descendants of a far more rudimentary technology: stone tools. Early stone tools can seem simple. However, their creation represents a massive landmark in...
