Most of the potentially habitable exoplanets we’ve discovered orbit small red dwarf stars. Red dwarfs make up about 75% of the stars in our galaxy. Only about 7.5% of stars are g-type like our Sun. As we look for life on other worlds, red dwarfs would seem to be their […]
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Woman the hunter: Ancient Andean remains challenge old ideas of who speared big game
When archaeologists discovered the bones of a 9000-year-old human in a burial pit high in the Andes, they were impressed by a tool kit of 20 stone projectile points and blades stacked neatly by the person’s side. All signs pointed to the discovery of a high-status hunter. “Everybody was talking […]
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U.S. elections bring wins and losses for research community
It’s not yet clear who will be the next U.S. president and which party will control the Senate. And although Democrats in the House of Representatives will remain in the majority in the next Congress, there was no blue wave. That last takeaway from yesterday’s elections—with many votes still to […]
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2022 VW Golf R gets more power and more tech
VW’s most powerful hot hatch gets even more oomph for 2022.
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Uber and Lyft’s Proposition 22 passed, but that’s just the beginning
“They may have won this round, but we’re in this for the long haul,” says ride-hail driver Cherri Murphy.
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Baffling Radio Signal Coming From Inside Our Galaxy, Announce Scientists
Astronomers detected FRBs in our own galaxy, and linked them to magnetars, for the first time.
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Ancient burial of fierce female hunter (and her weapons) discovered in Peru
Early hunter-gatherer women in the ancient Americas hunted big game just as much as men did, a new study suggests.
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British kit electrifies vintage Minis
A British powertrain specialist has announced a kit that converts vintage Minis to electric power. Swindon Powertrain said its Classic Mini Kit starts at £8,850 ($11,500) and is designed for installation by classic car enthusiasts, specialists or EV-conversion shops.
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2022 Subaru BRZ leaked, teased for November 19 debut – UPDATE
Subaru’s new BRZ coupe, and likely its Toyota twin too, is nearing its global debut – but don’t expect it here for a while yet.