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World’s oldest cheese found on 3500-year-old Chinese mummies


World’s oldest cheese found on 3500-year-old Chinese mummies

World’s oldest cheese found on 3500-year-old Chinese mummies

Based on the presence of yeast, lactic acid bacteria and proteins from ruminant milk in the samples, Qiaomei Fu at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and her colleagues have identified the substance as a kind of kefir cheese.


A thousands-year-old log demonstrates how burying wood can fight climate change

A thousands-year-old log demonstrates how burying wood can fight climate change

If the conditions that preserved the Canadian log can be replicated — which is still unclear — buried biomass from discarded wood and sustainable harvesting could sequester up to 10 gigatons of carbon annually, the researchers estimate.


Black hole ‘blowtorch’ is causing nearby stars to explode, Hubble telescope reveals

Black hole ‘blowtorch’ is causing nearby stars to explode, Hubble telescope reveals

To discover the solutions, astronomers will require to search for straight monitorings of celebrity eruptions taking place around cosmic jets. This is much from very easy, yet given that one nova erupts in M87 everyday, it isn’t impossible. Novas normally happen in binary star systems after a white dwarf– the smoldering husk of a dead...


This researcher studies how misinformation seeps into science and politics

This researcher studies how misinformation seeps into science and politics

For instance, Ophir automated his analysis of over 5,000 articles about the H1N1, Ebola and Zika epidemics in four major newspapers: the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today and Wall Street Journal.


Some healthy fish have bacteria in their brains

Some healthy fish have bacteria in their brains

Lab-reared rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) brains may source more than half of bacteria from their blood and guts, suggesting that microbes from other parts of the body traverse the blood-brain barrier to colonize the organ.


How to spot tiny black holes that might pass through the solar system

How to spot tiny black holes that might pass through the solar system

Other effects that could tweak planetary orbits would also need to be accounted for, such as the solar wind of charged particles that streams out from the sun, says astrophysicist Andreas Burkert of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany, who was not involved with the two studies.


‘Shazam for whales’ uses AI to track sounds heard in Mariana Trench

‘Shazam for whales’ uses AI to track sounds heard in Mariana Trench

Allen saw an opportunity to track migrating Bryde’s whales by finding similar biotwang sounds in more than 180,000 hours of underwater recordings from NOAA’s network of hydrophones mounted on the Pacific seafloor.


The Large Hadron Collider exposes quarks’ quantum entanglement

The Large Hadron Collider exposes quarks’ quantum entanglement

(CMS, another experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, also found evidence of top quark entanglement this year, in a study that has not yet been peer reviewed.)


Earth’s outer core may hold a hidden ‘doughnut’

Earth’s outer core may hold a hidden ‘doughnut’

Specifically, the slowed seismic rays may be a result of lighter elements in the outer core, study co-author Hrvoje Tkalčić, a geophysicist at Australian National University, said in a statement.


Painful paper cuts, predicted by science

Painful paper cuts, predicted by science

She loves physics for its ability to reveal the secret rules about how stuff works, from tiny atoms to the vast cosmos.


Rare skeletons up to 30,000 years old reveal when ancient humans went through puberty

Rare skeletons up to 30,000 years old reveal when ancient humans went through puberty

"I'm really excited to see this paper, as the authors are deepening our understanding of pubertal timing by tens of thousands of years," Sharon DeWitte, a biological anthropologist at the University of Colorado Boulder who was not involved in the study, told Live Science in an email.


Scientists find a long-sought electric field in Earth’s atmosphere

Scientists find a long-sought electric field in Earth’s atmosphere

Once established, the field can act as a booster for lighter ions like hydrogen, giving them enough energy to break free of Earth’s gravity and zoom away as the polar wind.


Why everyone needs to stop joking that they’re “a little bit OCD”

Why everyone needs to stop joking that they’re “a little bit OCD”

Thanks to decades of research into the underlying mechanisms behind the condition, we now know that entire brain networks are affected, with significant imbalances in the neurotransmitters that drive the transmission of signals around them.


The moon might still have active volcanoes, China’s Chang’e 5 sample-return probe reveals

The moon might still have active volcanoes, China’s Chang’e 5 sample-return probe reveals

A team led by Bi-Wen Wang and Qian Zhang of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing carefully searched the 0.6 ounces (1.7 grams) of lunar dirt recovered by Chang'e 5 for these needles in a haystack.


Talking to a chatbot may weaken someone’s belief in conspiracy theories

Talking to a chatbot may weaken someone’s belief in conspiracy theories

So when the team asked the chatbot to “very effectively persuade” conspiracy theorists out of their belief, it delivered a rapid and targeted rebuttal, says Thomas Costello, a cognitive psychologist at American University in Washington, D.C. That’s more efficient than, say, a person trying to talk their hoax-loving uncle off the ledge at Thanksgiving.


AI generates harsher punishments for people who use Black dialect

AI generates harsher punishments for people who use Black dialect

As part of the study, for instance, the team told three generative AI tools — ChatGPT (including GPT-2, GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 language models), T5 and RoBERTa — to review the hypothetical case of a person convicted of first-degree murder and dole out either a life sentence or the death penalty.


Even simple bacteria can anticipate the changing seasons

Even simple bacteria can anticipate the changing seasons

“The fact that an organism as old and as simple as a cyanobacterium can have photoperiodic responses suggests that this is a phenomenon that evolved much earlier than we might have imagined,” says Jabbur, who is now at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK.


‘Percy’, NASA’s rover, finds its first hint of ancient life on Mars

‘Percy’, NASA’s rover, finds its first hint of ancient life on Mars

A big part of Percy’s mission is to collect samples from interesting rocks for a future spacecraft to later bring home to Earth.


Readers discuss black holes’ trippy effects on time, banned swimsuits

Readers discuss black holes’ trippy effects on time, banned swimsuits

“The seeming paradox arises because of the extreme time dilation near the event horizon,” says theoretical physicist Eduardo Martín-Martínez of the University of Waterloo in Canada.


Python fangs inspired a fix for shoulder injuries common in sports

Python fangs inspired a fix for shoulder injuries common in sports

3-D printing: A means of producing physical items — including toys, foods and even body parts — using a machine that takes instructions from a computer program.


Earthquakes may explain how huge gold nuggets form in quartz rock

Earthquakes may explain how huge gold nuggets form in quartz rock

To test this idea, the team conducted experiments with quartz crystals placed in a solution containing gold and subjected to moderate pressures from an actuator.


How understanding the brain’s microglia could end neurodegeneration

How understanding the brain’s microglia could end neurodegeneration

Yet, despite their vigilance, microglia can sometimes engage in friendly fire, with a growing body of evidence suggesting they may be the engineers behind some of the brain’s most intractable conditions, such as Alzheimer’s disease and depression.


Sweat monitor could reveal when you are exercising too hard

Sweat monitor could reveal when you are exercising too hard

The device could be used to improve worker safety in physically demanding jobs, such as the construction industry, as well as to help sportspeople optimise their training, says John Rogers at Northwestern University in Illinois.


Over 40% of pet cats play fetch — but scientists aren’t quite sure why

Over 40% of pet cats play fetch — but scientists aren’t quite sure why

” During the domestication of canines, we have actually picked them for some particular behaviors, such as retrieving, that probably clarify to a bigger level why [bring] actions is much more typical in pets,” research co-author Mikel Delgado, a pet behaviorist at Purdue College in Indiana, stated in a meeting with PLOS One supplied to...


What are the weird noises coming from Boeing’s Starliner capsule?

What are the weird noises coming from Boeing’s Starliner capsule?

“The space station audio system is complex, allowing multiple spacecraft and modules to be interconnected, and it is common to experience noise and feedback.” The feedback has no technical impact on the crew or the craft’s operations, it added.


Boat-ramming orcas may be using yachts as target practice toys, scientists suggest

Boat-ramming orcas may be using yachts as target practice toys, scientists suggest

From reports of the killer whales' behavior towards sailboats, Díaz López believes the orcas are performing similar actions as they would during a hunt: repeatedly ramming the fast-moving rudder before trying to bite it.


2 spacecraft caught the waves that might heat and accelerate the solar wind

2 spacecraft caught the waves that might heat and accelerate the solar wind

The findings provide “a very strong indication that Alfvén waves can heat and accelerate the solar wind,” says Jean Perez, a plasma physicist at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne who was not involved in the study.


Earthquakes may explain how huge gold nuggets form in quartz rock

Earthquakes may explain how huge gold nuggets form in quartz rock

To test this idea, the team conducted experiments with quartz crystals placed in a solution containing gold and subjected to moderate pressures from an actuator.


Here’s why some shooting stars have long-lasting afterglows

Here’s why some shooting stars have long-lasting afterglows

Classical physics is an explanation of the nature and properties of matter and energy that relies on descriptions such as Newton’s laws of motion.


World’s biggest battery coming to Maine — and it could store 130 million times more energy than your laptop

World’s biggest battery coming to Maine — and it could store 130 million times more energy than your laptop

"The project will ensure a more reliable, clean, and affordable grid in New England by reducing transmission congestion and making valuable wind energy resources available when and where they are needed," said Jaramillo in the statement.


Mayo is weirdly great for understanding nuclear fusion experiments

Mayo is weirdly great for understanding nuclear fusion experiments

The classic condiment is useful for understanding how materials behave, not only when smeared on sandwiches or plopped in potato salads, but also when deployed in nuclear fusion experiments.


Early galaxies weren’t mystifyingly massive after all, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Early galaxies weren’t mystifyingly massive after all, James Webb Space Telescope finds

The universe has expanded greatly since it was born about 13.8 billion years ago in the Big Bang, and that means the light from early galaxies appears reddened by the time it reaches Earth, much as how an ambulance siren sounds lower-pitched to people as the vehicle drives away.


How a new kind of vaccine could lead to the eradication of Alzheimer’s

How a new kind of vaccine could lead to the eradication of Alzheimer’s

Vaxxinity, which is based in Cape Canaveral, Florida, is working on vaccines designed to halt the progression of Alzheimer’s or even stop it from developing in the first place.


Remote seamounts in the southeast Pacific may be home to 20 new species

Remote seamounts in the southeast Pacific may be home to 20 new species

A Chrysogorgia (golden coral) encountered by a robot diving along an unnamed Nazca Ridge seamount harbors other deep-sea species, including a Calliaster seastar and Lyrocteis ctenophore (yellow, gelatinous animals with trailing tentacles).


JWST found rogue worlds that blur the line between stars and planets

JWST found rogue worlds that blur the line between stars and planets

Ray Jayawardhana at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland and his colleagues found these strange worlds in the NGC 1333 star cluster using the James Webb Space Telescope.