There is rarely a mountain as majestic as the Himalayas, which rise so high into the sky that people feel like a dot standing in front of them. But it is a lesser known fact that the Himalayas are not only scenic but also a field considered important for the study of geology. A 2023 … Read more
What you need to know Xbox Game Studios has announced it will attend the world’s largest gaming convention, Gamescom 2024, to hold what they describe as its “largest booth yet.” Additionally, Xbox has announced that it will be bringing several upcoming Xbox titles to the event, with plans to reveal more games as we get … Read more
Lokiceratops rangiformis lived about 78 million years ago, researchers said. June 20, 2024, 8:07 am ET • 6 minutes reading A new species of dinosaur with giant horns has been discovered that researchers say is the “largest and most graceful” of its kind ever found, according to a study published Thursday in the journal PeerJ. … Read more
Paris has lost its position as Europe’s largest stock market to London as investors reacted to political unrest in France in the week since Emmanuel Macron called snap elections. Shares listed on Euronext Paris were collectively worth around $3.13 trillion after around $258 billion were removed from the market capitalization of French companies last week, … Read more
Data shows Britain’s main stock market has regained the title of Europe’s most valuable for the first time in almost two years. The total value of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) reached $3.18 trillion on Monday, surpassing the $3.13 trillion total value of Paris-listed companies, Bloomberg data showed. Both valuations have since … Read more
Image source, Getty Images Item information Author, Mitchell Labiak Role, Business reporter June 17, 2024, 4:20 PM BST Updated 1 hour ago Data shows Britain’s main stock market has regained the title of Europe’s most valuable for the first time in almost two years. The total value of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange … Read more
Fifty thousand years ago, North America was home to megafauna such as mammoths and sabre-tooth tigers. Their extinction, possibly due to the arrival of humans or climate change, remains unsolved. Using ZooMS technology, researchers analyzed ancient bones from the Smithsonian Museum, highlighting the importance of preserving archaeological collections for future discoveries. USNM 23792, Mammuthus primigenius … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — You wouldn’t know it to look at it, but some plants have much more DNA than others. And perhaps even more mind-boggling, some have far more than most animals – including humans. Now … Read more
Image source, President’s Choice/YouTube Image caption, Loblaw’s former president Galen Weston appears in an advertisement for the grocer Item information Author, Nadine Yousif Role, BBC News, Toronto 1 hour ago Canada is looking for an international grocer to enter its domestic market after years of shoppers’ anger over high food prices, much of it aimed … Read more
Researchers have identified it Tmesipteris oblanceolataa fern from New Caledonia, which has the largest recorded genome, surpassing the previous record holder Paris japonica. This discovery, described in the iScience magazine, reveals that this fern contains more than 50 times more DNA than humans and highlights the significant implications that larger genomes have for plant biology … Read more