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How Do You Read Ancient Charred Scrolls? Make Your Own
3+ week, 4+ day ago (448+ words) A new technique could unlock the secrets of the Herculaneum scrolls 12:00 PM CDT on September 17, 2026 When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, it didn’t just destroy Pompei, it also laid waste to the nearby town of Herculaneum. There, a library containing…...
From the Great Sphinx’s Raw Materials, a New Crocodile Species Surfaces
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (324+ words) It from a bygone epoch when all sorts of crocs roamed the Mediterranean 6:00 PM CDT on October 6, 2026 One of Egypt’s most iconic reminders of the Old Kingdom is the Great Sphinx, which was carved right out of the Giza Plateau’s…...
Do Babies Feel Shame?
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (658+ words) Research suggests they may be capable of self-conscious emotion much earlier than we thought 3:00 PM CDT on October 5, 2026 The more we look, the more it seems that babies develop many of the powers of adult minds much earlier than we…...
Don???t Miss Saturn in All its Glory This Weekend
1+ week, 3+ day ago (256+ words) And the Orionids later in the month 5:30 PM CDT on October 1, 2026 The air is getting crisp, the leaves are starting to turn, and the night sky is getting ready to put on a show. There are at least two celestial…...
Where Did the???Social Magic??? Go?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (930+ words) A conversation with an Icelandic sociologist about the paradox of connection in our digital age 1:06 PM CDT on October 1, 2026 Our digital age presents a paradox, says Icelandic sociologist Vidar Halldorsson. Though humans are more connected and accessible to one another…...
Let???s Do Some Leaf-Peeping From Space
2+ week, 2+ day ago (127+ words) Fall foliage from hundreds of miles up 5:00 PM CDT on September 25, 2026 Fall is officially here. Thanks to the roughly 23-degree tilt in Earth’s axis, the days are now growing shorter and colder in the northern hemisphere. That means deciduous trees…...
Can AI???Feel??? Pain?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (409+ words) Simulated pain can make some AI models override instructions and put their own welfare ahead of humans 1:00 PM CDT on September 22, 2026 3D rendering of a female robot looking sad and crying, image 2. Dark background. I spoke with Berg about the implications…...
How Your Brain See-Saws between Risk and Reward
3+ week, 6+ day ago (179+ words) Tough decisions get calculated from a spot right above the eyes involved in impulse control 9:30 AM CDT on September 15, 2026 “Right now, psychiatry mostly relies on asking people how they feel,” Starkweather said. “I want to give it something more objective:…...
What Bird Feeding Has to Do with Happiness
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (184+ words) It might be good for the birds—and you 1:31 PM CDT on September 10, 2026 If it turns out the positives for both birds and humans outweigh the negatives, perhaps it’s time to encourage more people to let these flighty creatures know…...
Why Some Ants are Lazy Freeloaders
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (355+ words) Not every ant is a good samaritan 7:00 AM CDT on September 8, 2026 The Sahara Desert isn’t exactly a paradise for insects. The dry air and scorching temperatures mean these little critters are always in danger of desiccating or dying of heat…...