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Technology Helps Scientists Unlock Mysteries of the Earliest Americans
With help from technology developed by UC San Diego researchers at the Qualcomm Institute, a team of underwater cave explorers in Mexico have made unprecedented archaeological discoveries in some of the...
Your necklace will know you binged on Chunky Monkey
July 08, 2020 | By Marla Paul There you are wrist deep into a quart of Ben & Jerry’s Chunky Monkey, digging ever deeper. You can’t deny it. Your necklace is...
Yankees to face Mets in 2021 on 20th anniversary of 9/11
The New York Yankees will face their crosstown rival New York Mets next year on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Facing execution Wednesday, Texas inmate Billy Wardlow waits on Supreme Court
Barring intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court or the governor of Texas, the state is scheduled Wednesday to execute a death row inmate who killed an elderly man nearly 30...
GRU plot to put bounties on U.S. Marines is plausible
The New York Times broke the sensational story last week that Russia's military intelligence arm, the GRU and its Unit 21955, paid $100,000 bounties to the Taliban for killing U.S....
Famous 'Jurassic Park' dinosaur is less lizard, more bird
From movies to museum exhibits, the dinosaur Dilophosaurus is no stranger to pop culture. Many probably remember it best from the movie 'Jurassic Park,' where it's depicted as a venom-spitting...
Train parked on bridge in South Africa becomes luxury hotel
A luxury hotel preparing to open in South Africa is offering guests the chance to spend the night in a train permanently parked on a bridge.
Bad E. coli we know, but good E. coli?
Typically, there aren't a lot of positive thoughts when E. coli, generally found in animal and human intestines, is mentioned. It's been blamed for closing beaches and swimming pools and...
Famous 'Jurassic Park' dinosaur is less lizard, more bird
From movies to museum exhibits, the dinosaur Dilophosaurus is no stranger to pop culture. Many probably remember it best from the movie "Jurassic Park," where it's depicted as a venom-spitting...
Look: Loose python found wandering Ontario city's downtown
A 4.5-foot snake spotted wandering loose in an Ontario city's downtown was captured by police and identified by local experts as an African python.
China enters arms trade treaty after selling drones to Serbia
China is to enter into a treaty on arms trade that regulates the export of weapons, Beijing said Tuesday following reports China sold military drones to Serbia for the first...
A tiny ancient relative of dinosaurs and pterosaurs discovered
Dinosaurs and pterosaurs may be known for their remarkable size, but a newly described species that lived around 237 million years ago suggests that they originated from extremely small ancestors....
First time buyer? You'll get the best treatment if you have a British or French accent
If you're a first time buyer with a British or French accent then the chances are you will be treated to the highest level of customer service by estate agents,...
Kansas City liquor store employee broke news of Patrick Mahomes' contract
A liquor store employee in Kansas City, Mo., was the first person to report Patrick Mahomes' record contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Research reveals which types of leaders are more likely to burn out
Being everything to everyone or being too hands-off are leadership styles that are more likely to lead to burnout in managers, according to a University of Alberta business study.
All kinds of outbreaks, from COVID-19 to violence, share the same principles
The Rules of ContagionAdam KucharskiBasic Books, $30 Epidemiologists like to say, “If you’ve seen one pandemic, you’ve seen … one pandemic.” But behind each outbreak lie core principles that help explain why the outbreak began,...
Dinosaur ancestors 'may have been tiny'
Dinosaurs are thought of as giant creatures, but new work adds to evidence they started out small.
New study finds that Miami English is its own unique dialect
Many in Miami first come to realize they speak 'Miami English' when they, well, leave Miami.
Britain sanctions dozens under new human rights regime
Britain said it is imposing sanctions against dozens of people involved in committing the "most notorious" human rights violations including those it accuses of killing Sergei Magnitsky and Jamal Khashoggi.
Kansas City Chiefs sign Patrick Mahomes to largest contract in sports history
The Kansas City Chiefs and Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes have reached an agreement on a massive 10-year contract extension.
Fossil of giant 70m year-old fish found in Argentina
A giant 70 million year old fossil of a fish that lived amongst dinosaurs has been discovered in Argentine Patagonia, a team of researchers said on Monday.
Researchers foresee linguistic issues during space travel
It lacks the drama of a shape-shifting alien creature, but another threat looms over the prospect of generations-long, interstellar space travel: Explorers arriving on Xanadu could face problems communicating with...
Watch: Estonian town approves letter sculpture to celebrate dialect
An Estonian city with a proud pronunciation history will host a sculpture of the favorite local letter, "Ö," thanks to a compromise between residents and the Road Administration.
One in five Georgian Londoners had syphilis by their mid-30s
250 years ago, over one-fifth of Londoners had contracted syphilis by their 35th birthday, historians have calculated.
A tiny ancient relative of dinosaurs and pterosaurs discovered
Dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs may be known for their remarkable size, but a newly described species from Madagascar that lived around 237 million years ago suggests that they originated from...
Look: Firefighters rescue fox with leg stuck in picnic table
Firefighters in Britain came to the rescue of small fox spotted by witnesses with its hind leg stuck in a wooden picnic table.
Norman Conquest of 1066 did little to change people's eating habits
Archaeologists from Cardiff University and the University of Sheffield have combined the latest scientific methods to offer new insights into life during the Norman Conquest of England.
Shillings, gods and runes: Clues in language suggest a Semitic superpower in ancient northern Europe
Remember when Australians paid in shillings and pence? New research suggests the words for these coins and other culturally important items and concepts are the result of close contact between...