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'Screaming Woman' Mummy May Have Died in Agony

Michiel Dijkstra, Frontiers

Researchers from Egypt used state-of-the-art techniques to 'virtually dissect' a female mummy from the New Kingdom, named the 'Screaming Woman' for her remarkable...

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Why the World Should Still Care About 'Lucy'

Guy P. Harrison, iai

The idea that evolution is a linear progression from "ape to angel" is flawed, argues Guy P. Harrison. Five decades after the discovery of Lucy, the fossil of one of the...

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The Pathogens That Could Spark the Next Pandemic

Smriti Mallapaty, Nature

The number of pathogens that could trigger the next pandemic has grown to more than 30, and now includes influenza A virus, dengue virus and monkeypox virus,...

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Why Are Giant, Ancient Tropical Trees Dying?

Ellyn Lapointe, Smithsonian

When hunting for the world's largest tropical trees, watch your step. In the Panamanian jungle, vigilance is key: To venture into the thick, teeming understory is...

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Long-Running Royal Conspiracy Theory Debunked

Aristos Georgiou, Newsweek

A long-running conspiracy theory regarding the identity of an enigmatic youth who was touted by some as a "lost" royal prince has been debunked, a study has...

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Heart Made From Titanium Kept a Man Alive for Days

Carly Cassella, Science Alert

A 58-year-old man in the United States is the first person in the world to have had his failing heart replaced with a temporary, titanium...

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The Higgs Particle Could Have Ended the Universe by Now

Lucien Heurtier, Conv

Although our universe may seem stable, having existed for a whopping 13.7 billion years, several experiments suggest that it is at risk - walking on the edge of a very...

Techdirt 

New York State Community-Owned Broadband Networks Get $60 Million In Funding

We’ve mentioned a few times that there are more than $42 billion in broadband subsides about to drop in the laps of state leaders thanks to the 2021 infrastructure bill. Since the bill gives individual states leeway on how this money is spent, a lot of states (like Pennsylvania) are simply throwing the money in […]