science / science - 6 years ago
An exciting study published today in the journal Biology Letters announces the discovery of a new dinosaur species, one which turned out to be the oldest long-necked sauropod in the entire fossil record. Dubbed Macrocollum itaquii, the newfound dinosaur species was described from three skeletons un...
science / science - 6 years ago
Part of a group of a rare giraffes that has become a Niger tourist attraction is to be moved to a reserve 600 kilometres (400 miles) away owing to encroaching desert, farmland and increasing instances of them being struck by vehicles, officials said Wednesday. "It's to give the species better prote...
science / science - 6 years ago
The conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, which takes place annually in early December, had been commonly known by the acronym NIPS. The foundation that runs the conference said it will now use the acronym NeurIPS instead.
science / science - 6 years ago
Paul Caneiro has been charged with aggravated arson
science / science - 6 years ago
History can be an imprecise discipline -- ancient history perhaps even more so. While the designation for the oldest city on earth may not be decided yet, there are a handful of cities thought to be strong contenders. Although the exact age of Aleppo is unknown, an ancient temple discovered in the...
science / science - 6 years ago
Sarah Hughes administered the oath of office for Lyndon Johnson just about an hour and a half after Kennedy was declared dead
science / science - 6 years ago
American John Chau was reportedly killed by hostile members of the Sentinelese tribe on an Indian island.
science / science - 6 years ago
Nasa and SpaceX are about to launch a rocket that could mark the future of American spaceflight. The two organisations will team up to blast the Crew Dragon spacecraft, on the top of a Falcon 9 rocket, as part of a major test. For years, the US has been unable to launch its own astronauts to the s...
science / science - 6 years ago
Adenoviruses can cause diarrhea, respiratory illness or conjunctivitis
science / science - 6 years ago
Americans’ love of turkey is driving producers to make the bird larger than nature intended. The average weight of a turkey before it’s slaughtered has more than doubled since 1930, to more than 30 lbs. Turkeys wouldn’t have gotten this large without humans. We wanted bigger birds,...
science / science - 6 years ago
As "antique" gold coins from the Middle East pour into the United States, some looters are turning to spirits called "jinn" in their hunt for gold treasure. However, research by archaeologists and an investigation conducted by Live Science suggest that rarely, if ever, does using the jinn help loot...
science / science - 6 years ago
In A.D. 536, Europe had a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad year. It started when a mysterious fog swept over the continent, veiling the sun in a blue haze and casting Europe, the Middle East and parts of Asia into darkness 24 hours a day, for 18 months. Michael McCormick, a medieval historian...
science / science - 6 years ago
The Mississippi runoff is the last midterm battle of 2018
science / science - 6 years ago
According to some later accounts, Blackbeard’s head was turned into a punch bowl
science / science - 6 years ago
Following a damaging report on Russian interference