Credit: A zircon crystal under the microscope. Hugo Olierrook/Curtin University For life to emerge on a planet, we need two ingredients: dry land and (fresh) water. Strictly speaking, the water does not have to be fresh, but fresh water can only occur on dry land. Only when these two conditions are met can you convert … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source written by researcher(s) proofread OK! Credit: A zircon crystal under the microscope. Hugo Olierrook/Curtin University × close to Credit: A zircon crystal under the microscope. Hugo Olierrook/Curtin University For life to emerge on a planet, we need two ingredients: dry land and … Read more
Neanderthal genes found in modern humans may have entered our DNA through an interval of interbreeding that began about 47,000 years ago and lasted nearly 7,000 years, new research shows. Neanderthals were among the most extinct relatives of modern humans (Homo sapiens), with the ancestors of both lineages diverging about 500,000 years ago. More than … Read more
Neanderthal genes found in modern humans may have entered our DNA through an interval of interbreeding that began about 47,000 years ago and lasted nearly 7,000 years, new research shows. Neanderthals were among the most extinct relatives of modern humans (Homo sapiens), with the ancestors of both lineages diverging about 500,000 years ago. More than … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Buronius manfredschmidi november. gene. and sp. photos. Top panel: upper left holotype M2 (GPIT/MA/13005), A – occlusal, B – buccal, C – lingual, D – mesial, E – distal. Lower panel: lower left paratype P4 (GPIT/MA/13004), F – occlusal, G … Read more
Craig Wright suffered a decisive blow in court today as the UK Supreme Court weighed in on the penalties and injunctive relief in his case against the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA). During the proceedings, detailed in live updates from What The Finance on . Jonathan Hough KC highlighted the significant chilling effect Wright’s actions … Read more
A USED UK airport could serve more than a million people every year if it gets the investment needed to reopen. Aviation experts have analyzed the potential of the transport hub near the south coast and predicted that hundreds of thousands of people could benefit from the resumption of operations, if not more. 4 Plymouth … Read more
Apple Apple has taken a rare step and publicly committed to a software support timeline for one of its products, as reported by MacRumors. A public filing for the iPhone 15 Pro (PDF) confirms that Apple will support the device with new software updates for at least five years from its “initial delivery date” of … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. The European Central Bank has cut interest rates for the first time in almost five years, faster than its US and British counterparts, but warns that price pressures remain high. The ECB cut the deposit … Read more
Astronomers have discovered carbon in a galaxy seen just 350 million years after the Big Bang, in observations that raise the possibility that conditions for life were present almost from the beginning of time. The observations, made by the James Webb Space Telescope, suggest that huge amounts of carbon were released when the first generation … Read more