A single ancient elephant tooth is offering scientists a remarkable glimpse into a world that existed nearly 700,000 years ago. Found in northern Israel, the fossil has helped researchers reconstruct a surprisingly lush prehistoric landscape filled with forests, rivers, wetlands, and abundant vegetation. This ancient environment supported enormous elephants and some of the region’s earliest
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U.S. authorities are accusing the two top officials of a Canadian company of operating a long-running scheme to illegally import prescription drugs into the U.S., according to court records filed Tuesday. John Thomas Howard, treasurer and a director of the company, CANARX, was arrested Sunday on smuggling and conspiracy charges, according to the records. Bob
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Our tongues work hard. We need them to taste food, to talk, to kiss. They not only move food around to help us swallow, but they also work to get tiny pieces of food out of our teeth after a meal, right? According to Dr. Martinna Bertolini, an assistant professor of dental medicine at the
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THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1922, Kurt Vonnegut is born. Zachary Fletcher interviews former New York Times romance columnist Olivia Waite about being fired and the current state of romance criticism. | Lit Hub In Conversation Are we living in a simulation? Is AI a philosophical zombie? Catherine Heymans considers these and
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The Universe Needs a Software Update In a Hollow at the Metaverse Click to enlarge Special Relativity Like others in search, I chasedrainbows, twinkles, fantasies.Not brambles, not cathedrals, nor hummingbirds. No time forthe bark of a sea lion,the fragrance of fresh lemon. I revisited Plato’s Allegoryof the Cave. Tried to improveupon War and Peace. Your
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Following weeks of speculation and some SZA-related leaks, the Coachella 2027 lineup is finally, officially here. The S.O.S. singer is set to headline, as she more or less confirmed already, alongside Tame Impala and Dua Lipa. Other performers include Madonna, Phoebe Bridgers, Weezer, Don Toliver, and, as the fourth-billed headliner, Daddy Yankee. The festival returns
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Scientists have identified a brain signal that may help explain why schizophrenia produces such a wide variety of symptoms, including difficulties with perception, movement, and speech. The discovery suggests that problems that appear unrelated could actually stem from a shared disruption in how the brain processes information. Schizophrenia is a complex psychiatric disorder that can
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Three men, including one already jailed in the U.S., were accused by U.S. authorities Tuesday of being Iran-supported operatives who plotted nearly 20 attacks on Jewish communities in Europe and the U.S., as well as a planned assault on a British air base used by the U.S. Air Force. Charges against Mohammad Al-Saadi, a dual
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