First of its kind ‘butt drag fossil’ discovered in South Africa — and it was left by a fuzzy elephant relative 126,000 years ago
The probable hyrax butt-drag trace; the feature to the right of center is interpreted as a probable coprolite (fossilized dung). (Image credit: Charles Helm) Rock hyraxes, known in southern Africa…
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Australia’s First Peoples Were Fossil Collectors, New Study Suggests
In a brand-new research study, University of New South Wales Professor Mike Archer and coworkers re-examined the fossilized tibia (lower leg bone) of a now-extinct, huge sthenurine kangaroo. Discovered in…
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The first people to set foot in Australia were fossil hunters
I simply believe they’re cool Europeans weren’t the very first individuals to gather fossils in Australia. A number of types of short-faced kangaroos, like this one, when resided in Australia….
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“First of its kind” AI settlement: Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion
Authors exposed today that Anthropic consented to pay $1.5 billion and damage all copies of the books the AI business pirated to train its expert system designs. In a news…
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The world’s first view of Earth from the moon, taken 59 years ago — Space photo of the week
“true” fetchpriority=”high”> The world’s very first view of Earth, taken by a spacecraft from the area of the moon, was caught Aug. 23, 1966. ( Image credit: NASA ) FAST…
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US reports its first New World parasitic screwworm infection in decades
A flesh-eating parasite has actually been found in the U.S. for the very first time in years. The threat to public health is low, authorities state. (Image credit: Photo by…
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Meta AI takes first step to superintelligence — and Zuckerberg will no longer release the most powerful systems to the public
(Image credit: Boris Zhitkov/Getty Images) Scientists at Meta claim to have actually observed the business’s expert system[ ( AI )systems enhancing themselves without human input. “Over the last few months…
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World’s first artificial tongue ‘tastes and learns’ like a real human organ
(Image credit: Evgeniya Arsentyeva by means of Getty Images) Researchers have actually produced the very first synthetic tongue that can notice and recognize tastes totally in liquid environments– imitating how…
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The first company to complete a fully successful lunar landing is going public
The monetary services firm Charles Schwab reported last month that IPOs are on the return throughout numerous sectors of the marketplace. “After a long dry spell, there are signs of…
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Kabul could become the first modern capital to run out of water — here’s why
A range of ecological and human elements are driving Kabul’s water scarcity. (Image credit: Collab Media by means of Getty Images) The city of Kabul in Afghanistan is at danger…
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