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Neanderthals likely used glue to make tools
Stone Age tools show evidence of a cognitive process that is present in humans today. By Laura Baisas | Published Feb 21, 2024 2:00 PM EST The stone tool was glued into a handle with an adhesive that is made of liquid bitumen, with the addition of 55 percent ochre. It is no longer sticky
February 21, 2024
The mystery of cats and their love of imaginary boxes
In Head Trip, PopSci explores the relationship between our brains, our senses, and the strange things that happen in between. Any cat owner knows how much our feline friends seem to bask in the coziness of a box. In fact, cats appear to derive so much comfort from enclosed spaces that their fondness for boxes
February 21, 2024
We finally know how baleen whales make noise
Earth's largest creatures evolved special parts in their larynx to vocalize their signature songs. By Laura Baisas | Published Feb 21, 2024 11:00 AM EST A humpback whale calf playing in the warm waters of Moorea in French Polynesia. Once the calves are strong enough, they will make the long journey with their mother back
February 21, 2024
Israel’s Gaza War Compared to the 1991 US Gulf War
Israel in the Gaza War has had a total number of air strikes that is 39% of the number of airstrikes that the US Air Force performed in the 1991 Gulf War. The Israel Air Force has carried out strikes against more than 31,000 targets belonging to Hamas and other terror groups since the war
February 20, 2024
Tesla FSD V12.2.1 Drives
Home » Artificial intelligence » Tesla FSD V12.2.1 Drives Youtuber Whole Mars has uploaded new video of drives using Tesla FSD V12.2.1. Brian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology and
February 20, 2024
Peak New Car in the USA Was 1978
Home » Energy » Peak New Car in the USA Was 1978 Autoline describes the problem of Peak Auto. New car sales have hit their peak in the U.S., Europe and Japan. Despite strong population growth in the U.S., new car sales are the same as they were a quarter of a century ago. Here’s
February 20, 2024
Home » Military » Surface to Air Missiles Are Too Slow and Weak To Catch SpaceX Starship There are some claims that surface to air missiles can shoot down SpaceX Starships when the US military starts using them in a few years for cargo missions. The people who make these claims have not looked at
Bug-munching plant turns insect nurseries into death traps
Earth is home to some pretty gnarly carnivorous plants that will use sticky digestive juices to eat bugs and other plants that will even trick flies into mating with them. New research into the plant genus Arisaema points to an unusual evolutionary process within the plant kingdom. The relationship between a species of the carnivorous
February 19, 2024
Heat pumps outsold gas furnaces again last year — and the gap is growing
This story was originally published by Canary Media. Heat pumps outsold gas furnaces. Again. According to data from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute released last week, Americans bought 21 percent more heat pumps in 2023 than the next-most popular heating appliance, fossil gas furnaces. That’s the biggest lead heat pumps have opened up over conventional furnaces in the two decades of data
February 19, 2024
The uncharted world of emerging pathogens
In their quest to detect early outbreaks, virus hunters are sampling environmental DNA in water, dirt, and air. By Rene Ebersole / Undark | Published Feb 19, 2024 8:00 AM EST Geneticist Chris Mason (right), Evan Afshin (center), and Sofia Ahsanuddin (left) sample turnstiles in New York City’s subway system in June 2016. Their swabs
February 19, 2024