Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Neolithic Bread Wheat Identified in the South Caucasus
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Neolithic Bread Wheat Identified in the South Caucasus

Wheat impression on Neolithic mudbrick, Georgia TBILISI, GEORGIA—Phys.org reports that wheat for baking bread (Triticum aestivum) may have first been grown some 8,000 years ago in Georgia. Genetic studies of modern wheat plants and wild grasses indicate that domesticated wheat and wild goat grass were mixed in the South Caucasus and the Caspian Sea region.…

Researchers Analyze Roman Keepsake From Hadrian’s Wall
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Researchers Analyze Roman Keepsake From Hadrian’s Wall

Pieces of the Berlanga Cup BERLANGA DE DUERO, SPAIN—According to a Live Science report, a new study of the Berlanga Cup, a 1,900-year-old bronze vessel discovered in Spain, suggests that its decorations depict Hadrian’s Wall, which is located some 1,200 miles away from where the cup was discovered. “The cup is a small representation of…

Transmission Hardware Corona Performance and HVDC Submarine Cable EM Fields

Laboratory or in-field measurements are often considered the gold standard for certain aspects of power system design; however, measurement approaches always have limitations. Simulation can help overcome some of these limitations, including speeding up the design process, reducing design costs, and assessing situations that are often not feasible to measure directly. In this presentation, we…

DAIMON Robotics Wants to Give Robot Hands a Sense of Touch

This article is brought to you by DAIMON Robotics.This April, Hong Kong-based DAIMON Robotics has released Daimon-Infinity, which it describes as the largest omni-modal robotic dataset for physical AI, featuring high resolution tactile sensing and spanning a wide range of tasks from folding laundry at home to manufacturing on factory assembly lines. The project is…

With $1 Cyberattacks on the Rise, Durable Defenses Pay Off

Transforming a newly discovered software vulnerability into a cyberattack used to take months. Today—as the recent headlines over Anthropic’s Project Glasswing have shown—generative AI can do the job in minutes, often for less than a dollar of cloud computing time.But while large language models present a real cyber-threat, they also provide an opportunity to reinforce…

Study Suggests Neanderthal Children Grew Quickly
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Study Suggests Neanderthal Children Grew Quickly

Remains of a Neanderthal infant discovered in Amud Cave, Israel TEL AVIV, ISRAEL—IFL Science reports that an international team of researchers including Ella Been of Tel Aviv University and Erella Hovers of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has analyzed the skeletal remains of Amud 7, a Neanderthal infant unearthed near the Sea of Galilee in…

Neolithic Pit Full of Beaver Bones Uncovered in Germany
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Neolithic Pit Full of Beaver Bones Uncovered in Germany

Neolithic-era pit filled with beaver bones, Alsleben, Germany ALSLEBEN, GERMANY—A pit containing the 7,000-year-old remains of at least 12 beavers was discovered in central Germany during an investigation conducted ahead of the construction of an underground power line, according to the Science Information Service (IDW). Researchers from the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology…

Viking Coin Hoard Discovered in Norway
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Viking Coin Hoard Discovered in Norway

Coins recovered from medieval coin hoard, Innlandet County, Norway RENA, NORWAY—A Viking hoard of coins has been discovered in eastern Norway by metal detectorists, according to a Science in Norway report. The detectorists realized it was time to call archaeologists when they had retrieved 19 silver coins. “They have done a fantastic job and followed…

Shepherds May Have Played Games in Ruined Libyan City

WARSAW, POLAND—According to a La Brújula Verde report, hundreds of grids carved into the ruins of the ancient Greek city of Ptolemais, in what is now northeastern Libya, have been documented by archaeologist Zofia Kowarska of the University of Warsaw. The grids are concentrated on the eastern side of the site and are thought to…