Early Americans Feasted on Mammoths, Large Mammals
Early humans in North and South America relied heavily on hunting of large mammals, including mammoths and giant ground sloths, for food and
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SwRI study discovers discrepancies in AI lunar crater catalogs
SAN ANTONIO — July 6, 2026 — A new Southwest Research Institute-led study compared eight AI-generated lunar crater catalogs, discovering that many of their published performance metrics drop sharply when the databases are evaluated using the same scientific standards humans are held to. Crater catalogs provide a comprehensive record of impact craters on planetary surfaces.…
Potentially dangerous heatwave to sweep across the eastern United States
A heatwave developing across the eastern United States will bring daytime heat, high humidity and stifling overnight temperatures as Ben Rich explains.
Adversity can follow NZ kids to the classroom. Can schools make a difference?
By their eighth birthday, an estimated 9 in 10 New Zealand children will have experienced some form of serious adversity. They might have been neglected, grown up with family violence, lived through a separation or coped with a parent’s mental illness or substance use problem.
Nature or nurture: can genes make us behave ‘badly’? – podcast
How much do our genes determine about our lives, and could they influence traits like risk-taking, antisocial behaviour or even violence? Ian Sample talks to Kathryn Paige Harden, a behavioural geneticist and professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin who studies how genetic factors shape human behaviour. In her book Original Sin…
The largest peacetime maritime gathering in U.S. history comes to New York City
Sail4th 250’s International Parade of Sail features 48 tall ships from all over the world. The post The largest peacetime maritime gathering in U.S. history comes to New York City appeared first on Popular Science.
N.I.H. Announces World’s Largest Integrated Health Database
It contains more than half a million people’s genomes, paired with clinical records and wearable tech data. That gives researchers unmatched power to study both diseases and treatments.
Early television set impresses Nature editors — but will it catch on?
Nature, Published online: 30 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01813-0Nature reports a demonstration of a ‘televisor’, and the British Government makes a generous endowment, in our weekly dip into the magazine’s archive.
Environmental plan is largely off track, warns watchdog
A report says many of the measures are “well within the reach” of government and it was a matter of “moving away from planning into delivery”.
Could mountains be key to unlocking hydrogen’s potential?
Researchers assessed likelihood gas was produced during creation of Alps, Pyrenees and Baetic mountainsHydrogen gas is anticipated to play a central role in phasing out fossil fuels, particularly in industries that are proving more challenging to decarbonise, such as chemical production, shipping and steelmaking. But producing hydrogen synthetically is energy intensive and costly. In order…