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Deadly "pharaoh’s curse fungus" could be used to fight cancer.

From @popsci@universeodon.com: "A deadly fungus linked to deaths in archaeologists excavating ancient tombs has been turned into a new cancer-fighting compound."

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#Cancer #Science #Fungus #Archaeology #Medicine

#history

See the first images captured by the largest camera ever made.

@PetaPixel reports: "The very first photos captured by the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera at the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released."

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#Space #Astronomy #Science #NSF #Universe #Camera #Photography

Ancient wooden spears found in Germany may have been wielded by Neanderthals, a new study suggests.

From @AssociatedPress: https://flip.it/-mvFgE

#Anthropology #Archaeology #History #Science #Germany

Was it a stone tool or just a rock? An archaeologist explains how scientists can tell the difference.

From @TheConversationUS@newsie.social: "There are telltale signs that a rock has been modified by humans or our very ancient ancestors, hominins."

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#Archaeology #Science #Anthropology #Humans #History

A mummy called the "air-dried chaplain" has long been shrouded in mystery. Scientists say they now have answers, according to @CNN.

"Local lore suggested the mummified body ... had been recovered from a grave a few years after death and transferred to the crypt at ... a church in a village north of the Danube River in Austria."

https://flip.it/fV.Nz3

#Science #History #Austria #Histodons

3-year-old discovers 3,800-year-old treasure during a family outing in Israel.

From NBC News: "Experts identified the find as a Canaanite seal or scarab."

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#Archaeology #History #MiddleEast

Archeologists find surprise signs of British rule in Florida.

From @Independent: "City archaeologists in St. Augustine uncovered a dry moat belonging to a British redoubt, a fortified military outpost, dating back to 1781."

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#History #Archaeology #Florida #Science

Pursuing the electrical fluid: How scientists discovered the electron, from @KnowableMag@mstdn.science.

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#Physics #Science #Quantum #History

A rare new species of two-clawed dinosaur has been discovered by scientists in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. @BBCNews reports:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7v3eln56no.amp

#Dinosaurs #NewSpecies #Mongolia #Archaeology

#history

Coca-Cola is installing what the company claims to be the world’s first hydrogen-powered vending machines at the World Expo 2025, which will open to the public in Osaka, Japan, on April 13th, 2025. Co-developed by Fuji Electric, the machines don’t need access to a power outlet and instead rely on replaceable hydrogen cartridges to fuel a chemical reaction that generates electricity, @theverge reports:
https://www.theverge.com/news/633779/coca-cola-fuji-electric-vending-machine-hydrogen-power

#CocaCola #Hydrogen #Energy #WorldExpo2025 #Japan

Scientists date remains of an ancient child that resembles both humans and Neanderthals.

From @AssociatedPress: "The child’s remains were discovered 27 years ago in a rock shelter called Lagar Velho in central Portugal."

https://flip.it/jvHJN8

#Archaeology #DNA #History #Science #Evolution

Pharaoh’s tomb is the biggest ancient Egyptian discovery since King Tutankhamun.

From @PopularScience: "Thutmose II didn’t rule for long, but the find marks a major moment for Egyptology."

https://flip.it/Yqctv2

#Egypt #History #Archaeology #Histodons #Ancient