In 1974, on a survey in Hadar in the remote badlands of Ethiopia, U.S. paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson and graduate student Tom Gray found a piece of an elbow joint jutting from the dirt in a gully. It proved to be the first of 47 bones of a single individual – an early human ancestor whom […]
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James Webb telescope reveals ‘new understanding’ of how galaxies formed at cosmic dawn
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered what could be the earliest star clusters in the universe. JWST spotted the five proto-globular clusters — swarms of millions of stars bound together by gravity — inside the Cosmic Gems arc, a galaxy that formed just 460 million years after the Big Bang. The Cosmic Gems […]
Newly discovered 3,300-year-old shipwreck ‘changes the understanding’ of sailing in ancient world
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A 3,300-year-old ship has been discovered at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, making it one of the oldest shipwrecks ever discovered and rewriting our understanding of sailing in the ancient world, according to the Israel […]
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Delta Passenger Says He Received Sweet Note From Flight Attendant for Being ‘Understanding’ After Mid-Air ‘Poop Accident’
The passenger says he told the flight attendant “she was doing a great job under the circumstances” during a retelling of the incident Chris Rank/Rank Studios 2018/Delta Delta Plane interior A Delta passenger is opening up about an unpleasant incident he said happened on a recent flight — and how well the flight attendant handled […]
Embrace Pride and a greater understanding and acceptance of gender diversity
Internationally in the month of June, we celebrate a segment of our population who are misunderstood by some and marginalized or attacked by others. In fact, there is a resurgence of hate crimes toward our fellow human beings. We celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and diverse sexual orientations and genders (LGBTQI+) during Pride […]
Understanding how ions flow in and out of the tiniest pores promises better energy storage devices
Modern life relies on electricity and electrical devices, from cars and buses to phones and laptops, to the electrical systems in homes. Behind many of these devices is a type of energy storage device, the supercapacitor. My team of engineers is working on making these supercapacitors even better at storing energy by studying how they […]
Why we’re one step closer to understanding how Earth got its oceans (op-ed)
Space enthusiasts will know — it’s easy to get caught up in a wealth of fascinating developments, from missions to the lunar surface to new discoveries in exoplanet science. But as an astronomer, what has me really excited right now is a largely overlooked development here on Earth that could have profound implications for how […]
James Webb telescope spots 2 monster black holes merging at the dawn of time, challenging our understanding of the universe
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to detect the most distant pair of colliding black holes in the known universe. The cosmic monsters — each estimated to be as massive as 50 million suns — have been detected more than 13 billion light-years away, at a time just 740 million years after […]
IIHM and Mayfair Hotels & Resorts sign memorandum of understanding
The International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) and Mayfair Hotels and Resorts have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at IIHM’s upcoming campus in Siliguri, West Bengal, India. The partnership aims to bolster education, training and industry collaboration to further elevate the quality of the country’s future hospitality professionals. The MoU’s objectives cover the creation […]
Specifics are important in understanding Charlotte shootout, policing experts say
Policing experts said the timeline and context of events in Monday’s fatal shootout in Charlotte — in which four law enforcement officers were killed — is important in understanding what happened. A review could lead to changes at law enforcement agencies nationally, one expert said. “A situation like (Monday’s) was always my biggest fear,” said […]
Understanding of Earth’s flowering plants blossoms in genome study
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Flowering plants – from corn, wheat, rice and potatoes to maple, oak, apple and cherry trees as well as roses, tulips, daisies and dandelions and even the corpse flower and voodoo lily – are cornerstones of Earth’s ecosystems and essential for humankind. New research based on genome data for […]