The 2,000-year-old inscription is among the earliest examples of words recorded in writing. The discovery of millennia-old runic writing is a ‘sensational’ find, say archaeologists. Photograph: Javad Parsa/NTB/AFP/Getty Images – AP in Copenhagen Last modified on 2023 Jan 17 – Archaeologists in Norway …
Recent research suggests plants may be able to learn and communicate. This really put me off my baked potato. Plant intelligence … salad seedlings being dug in at an allotment. Photograph: Betsie Van der Meer/Getty Images – By Emma Beddington Last modified on …
Solomón Peña ran for the New Mexico state legislature in 2022, but lost to the Democrat incumbent. Solomón Peña, a Republican candidate for New Mexico, was taken into custody in connection with a recent series of shootings targeting Democrats Photograph: Roberto E Rosales/AP …
Promotion of historian who spearheaded rehabilitation of the Qing period prompts speculation that the past is being reinterpreted to bolster President Xi. Manchu men, from the group that ruled China during the Qing dynasty, circa 1901. Photograph: Granger/Historical Picture Archive/Alamy – By Verna …
Lizards that do or do not share space with invasive fire ants will react differently to this scenario. Tracy Langkilde and Travis Robbins, CC BY-ND – By Catherine Tylan Postdoctoral Researcher in Biology, Penn State And by Tracy Langkilde Professor of Biology and …
Sasquatch Highland 60 expedition camper trailer. Sasquatch Expedition Campers View gallery – 21 images – By C.C. Weiss 2023 Jan 13 – Yet another compelling camping trailer startup of the post-pandemic era, Sasquatch Expedition Campers made its intentions very clear by launching a couple …
Garrett Brown takes the Zeen for a spin. Zeen View gallery – 4 images – By Ben Coxworth 2023 Jan 11 – Back in the 1970s Garrett Brown invented the Steadicam, a tool that revolutionized the field of film production. His latest creation is …
The Swedish geneticist on winning the Nobel prize, his laureate father and early man’s sensitive side. Svante Pääbo says becoming a Nobel laureate has been ‘a burden … but a pleasant burden’. Photograph: Jens Schlueter/Getty Images – By Kate Connolly in Leipzig 2023 …
Here’s why the federal government is considering new safety regulations. Federal regulators are examining the health effects of emissions from gas stoves. SolStock via Getty Images – By Jonathan Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University Updated: 2023 Jan 10 …
Swimming-induced pulmonary oedema involves the accumulation of fluid in the lungs of swimmers without it having been inhaled. Members of the She Swims group going for their new year swim in Falmouth. Sport England estimates that 2.7 million people participated in some form …
