Research
Your cat is bored: It’s not just you, it’s also the food you give it
In controlled feeding experiments with twelve cats of different ages and genders, the team provided commercially available dry foods in a repeated cycle.
4 million cancer cases studied: People who do not marry face as much as 85% greater cancer risk
Study shows AI systems deceive users to keep fellow AIs from being turned off
Researchers tie vaping to mouth and lung cancers in new analysis
Dresden Codex decoded: study unveils the Maya’s 700-year eclipse calculator
“The 405-month eclipse table had emerged from a lunar calendar in which the 260-day divinatory calendar commensurated the lunar cycle,” the authors wrote.
Ancient teeth reveal salmonella and louse-borne fever helped doom Napoleon’s 500,000-man force
Teeth from 13 Grande Armée soldiers in a Vilnius grave give first genetic proof that infections, with famine and cold, helped cause the loss of 300,000 men during Napoleon’s retreat from Russia.
The future is already here: 73% of consumers are already using AI for online shopping
A global Riskified survey shows 73% of people use AI for shopping, highlighting a major shift in how they choose products and compare prices.
Patagonia expedition uncovers 70 million year old carnivorous dinosaur egg live on camera
The research team confirmed they will conduct micro computed tomography scans to determine whether the egg contains a fossilized embryo.
Opium residue found in an Ancient Egyptian vase, rewriting the story of Tutankhamun’s tomb raids
Analysis detected morphine, thebaine, noscapine and other opiate alkaloids, providing the first scientific identification of the contents of an inscribed egyptian alabastron.
First Assyrian inscription ever found in Jerusalem uncovered near western wall
Israel’s antiquities authority reports discovery of an Assyrian inscription from the first temple period - evidence of an assyrian presence in the kingdom of judah.
‘Green treasure’: Seaweed could fuel next wave of sustainable innovations, scientists say
Israeli researchers discovered diverse, nutrient-rich seaweeds in the Mediterranean that could power future innovations in food, medicine, cosmetics, and climate solutions.
Think you sleep well? Wait until you see what your sleep type really is
A new study offers a broader look at our sleep, combining it with our mental state, physical health, and brain structure. So what does your sleep say about you?
Digital archaeology reveals elite towers at Pompeii's House of the Tiaso
The goal of the "Pompeii Reset" project is to use digital techniques to document what has been preserved of the buildings in the form of a 3D model.
Where I stand: Israel, Europe, and the moral line - opinion
I stood in Tel Aviv on the eve of war and returned to a Europe unable to speak. What I found was not debate, but the quiet collapse of courage.
