Pacific island nations suffered severe depopulation from introduced diseases as a consequence of contact with European vessels, a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. The research, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, indicates population declines were a lot larger than previously thought. According to the study, the main island of Tonga

Darkness was falling at Kitt Peak National Observatory outside Tucson, Ariz. At this hour Michelle Edwards, the observatory’s associate director, would usually be inside prepping for a night on the telescope. But on this evening last December she stood alongside me in the twilight, watching two worlds collide. As the stars came out, electric lights

Credit: NASA / JSC In 2020, China’s Chang’e 5 mission sampled more than a kilogram of moon rock and soil and brought it back to Earth. The samples contain countless tiny beads of glass, created when asteroids hit the moon and splashed out droplets of molten rock around the impact site. We have analyzed these

Razer wants to Switch it up. The maximalist manufacturer of gaming hardware announced this week that it is developing a new handheld gaming device with 5G connectivity. The creation is the result of a partnership between Razer, Verizon, and Qualcomm. Verizon execs announced the partnership at the Mobile World Conference event in Las Vegas, Nevada

Researchers have discovered a crucial reason why solid-state batteries are prone to failureFixing a hidden flaw might lead to improved batteries for electric cars.When compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries provide quicker charging, higher range, and longer lifespan, and could play a key role in electric vehicles. However, solid-state batteries are prone to failure due

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Impact glasses found in lunar soils provide a possible window into the impact history of the inner solar system. However, their use for precise reconstruction of this history is limited by an incomplete understanding of the physical mechanisms responsible for their origin and distribution and possible relationships to local and regional geology.  A new study

The outer solar system holds some chunks of ice and rock that orbit so far from the sun it’s hard to imagine how they got there – but an ancient rogue planet may hold the key Space 1 October 2022 By Leah Crane The Kuiper belt is a disc of cold rocks and ice in

The EU is creating new rules to make it easier to sue AI companies for harm. A bill unveiled this week, which is likely to become law in a couple of years, is part of Europe’s push to prevent AI developers from releasing dangerous systems. And while tech companies complain it could have a chilling

A computer system “starts with a limited set of components and limited optionality so that you have manageable parameters to get to a system outcome,” says Dell Technologies CTO, products and operations, John Roese. “As the system becomes stable, and the system gets utilized, what occurs is diversification of the creative element of what we

Post-storm recovery — Managers will assess the scope of work to perform while in the VAB. Eric Berger – Sep 30, 2022 10:06 pm UTC Enlarge / United Launch Alliance moves its Atlas V booster into the Vertical Integration Facility adjacent to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday, August 26.United

A long-term study led by primatologist Crickette Sanz at Washington University in St. Louis reveals the first evidence of lasting social relationships between chimpanzees and gorillas in the wild. Drawn from more than 20 years of observations at Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo, researchers documented social ties between individual chimpanzees and gorillas

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain “Without further investments in the bioeconomy, the net zero emission target will not be met.” Data issued from the EU project Biomonitor point out gaps in the Green Deal and suggest speeding up procedures states, “New technologies must be fostered but length and complexity of the European approval process risk discouraging

Apple last updated the iPad Pro line in April 2021, bringing the M1 processor to the platform for the first time and Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED technology to the 12.9-inch model. Development of the next model is well underway, but when will the new iPad Pro launch, and what design changes, new features and tech

Home News Hexeum Telescope Set (Image credit: Hexeum) Stargazing doesn’t have to cost the Earth, and nothing makes that clearer than Amazon’s latest deal on a Hexeum telescope set.This kit comes with plenty of accessories, is available in black with white trim or white with black trim, and has a lifetime maintenance guarantee.Amazon is offering

Insights puzzleBy Pradeep MutalikSeptember 30, 2022Readers rescued a Star Trek crew from a probabilistic predicament armed only with the power of mathematical reasoning.Our puzzle task last month was to save a Star Trek surface party of eight led by the Enterprise Communications Officer Lieutenant Uhura (played by the late Nichelle Nichols). The crew is imprisoned

More than 50 cases have been identified so far in an outbreak linked to the Sudan variant of Ebola virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccine Health 30 September 2022 By Jason Arunn Murugesu Medical workers disinfect beds at an Ebola treatment centre in Mubende, UgandaXinhua/Shutterstock There are growing fears that the latest outbreak

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The lack of recognition of people with intellectual disability (ID) as being at increased risk of fracture in the current osteoporosis guidelines may result in missed chances for prevention. A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust assesses the incidence of fractures in people with ID

What’s happened: Meta has unveiled an AI system that generates short videos based on text prompts. Make-A-Video lets you type in a string of words, like “A dog wearing a superhero outfit with a red cape flying through the sky,” and then generates a five-second clip that, while pretty accurate, has the aesthetics of a