3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (765+ words) Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans" mathematical thought, a study has found. Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem examined pottery produced by the Halafian people of northern…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (424+ words) A group of solar energy experts from India is looking into the past, present, and future to provide developers with better insight. The work identified a machine learning model well-suited for the solar sleuths. Machine learning is a branch of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1335+ words) Sometimes, you stumble upon an invention that makes you wonder, "How did they even think of this back then?" Some ideas were way ahead of their time, only to be forgotten or overshadowed by newer ... Sometimes, you stumble upon an…...

1+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (989+ words) Despite the nursery rhyme about three blind mice, mouse eyesight is surprisingly sensitive. Studying how mice see has helped researchers discover unprecedented details about how individual brain cells communicate and work together to create a mental picture of the visual…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (640+ words) Despite the rapid advances in artificial intelligence in recent years, the humble human brain still has the edge over computers in its ability to transfer skills and learn across tasks. A new study reveals how we likely do this. Led…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (849+ words) When NASA scientists opened the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission in late 2023, they found something astonishing. Dust and rock collected from the asteroid Bennu contained many of life's building blocks, including all five nucleobases used in…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1258+ words) But inventors often don't get it right on the first try. For every light bulb that lights up a room, there were probably hundreds of failed attempts. Yet, these people pressed on, driven by a mix of curiosity and sheer…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (426+ words) Time magazine has unveiled its 2025 Person of the Year: The architects of artificial intelligence. The magazine has bestowed its Person of the Year title annually since 1927, though it was formally called Man of the Year (or Woman of the Year)…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (403+ words) There are many ways to measure your mastery of Microsoft Excel: the admiration of your peers, the efficiency of your formulae, the beauty of your tables and graphs. But for the true spreadsheet wizards there's only one distinction that matters,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (479+ words) Some fields are skyrocketing in demand, offering promising career prospects and competitive salaries. However, gaining entry into these programs often requires a solid GPA to ensure you're prepared for the rigorous coursework ahead. Here are some of the most in…...