15+ hour, 50+ min ago  (323+ words) American archaeologists have revised the history of gambling: it turns out that gaming "dice" originated not in ancient Mesopotamia but in North America " around 12,000 years ago. This is thousands of years earlier than previously believed. This was reported by NBC…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (245+ words) Configurational integrals are used to describe particle interactions and allow predicting thermodynamic and mechanical properties of materials. Such calculations are necessary, for example, for studying phase transitions, the behavior of substances under extreme pressure, and the development of new materials....