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37 skeletons without heads; here are two of them lying on their fronts. How, when, and why the heads were removed is still unclear to the scientists. Credit: Dr. Till Kühl, Institute for Pre- and Protohistoric Archaeology/Kiel University During this year's excavation in Vráble, Slovakia, archaeologists from the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1266 of Kiel University (CAU) and the Archaeological Institute of the Slovak…

Game developer King said today it’s shutting down Crash Bandicoot: On the Run. The Android and iOS title didn't last long, as it had just launched in March 2021. King announced on its Facebook page (via Eurogamer) that it would shut down the game’s servers on February 16th, 2023, after which you’ll no longer be able to play. All in-app purchases are already turned off, and players will have until the game’s last day to spend any purchased purple crystals. The game was an auto-runner in the vein of Temple Run. Holding…

Archaeologists have discovered a treasure trove that reveals a brief period in medieval English history where pagan and Christian traditions melded together, and women held positions of power in the church.The artifacts were uncovered from a 1400 year-old grave found just outside of Northampton, England, and are considered to be some of the most significant finds for this period.It was April 11, the second-last day of an eight-week dig in the small village of Harpole, when archaeologist Levente-Bence Balázs saw something…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Twitter's decision to no longer enforce its COVID-19 misinformation policy, quietly posted on the site's rules page and listed as effective Nov. 23, 2022, has researchers and experts in public health seriously concerned about the possible repercussions. Health misinformation is not new. A classic case…

Twitter's ban on then President Donald Trump after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by his supporters was a "grave mistake" that had to be corrected, chief executive Elon Musk said, although he also stated that incitement to violence would continue to be prohibited on Twitter."I'm fine with Trump not tweeting. The important thing is that Twitter correct a grave mistake in banning his account, despite no violation of the law or terms of service," Musk said in a tweet. "Deplatforming a sitting President…

Twitter's ban on then President Donald Trump after January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by his supporters was a "grave mistake" that had to be corrected, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday, although he also stated that incitement to violence would continue to be prohibited on Twitter."I'm fine with Trump not tweeting. The important thing is that Twitter correct a grave mistake in banning his account, despite no violation of the law or terms of service," Musk said in a tweet. "Deplatforming a sitting President…

Eight thousand years ago, tragedy struck a Stone Age community living in what is now Majoonsuo in Finland – the death of a beloved child. An analysis of their grave reveals the pomp and grandeur of that child's burial: a final resting place that included feathers, fur, and rare plant fibers.These samples are the first fur and feathers found in a Mesolithic Finnish burial, giving us new information about funerary rituals in the region, thousands of years ago.The research also shows us how fragments of organic materials…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMichaela Coel and Winston Duke visited Chadwick Boseman’s grave to “ask his blessing” before filming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.Boseman, who played King T’Challa in the original 2018 film, died in 2020 from colon cancer aged 43.Appearing on the The Graham Norton Show on Friday (4 November), Duke, who plays M’Baku in the Marvel films, spoke about the experience of creating the…

Image via Warner Bros Another British icon’s memorial has also been hit with a hazard warning by UK officials. Harry Potter fans are now told to stop leaving socks at ‘Dobby’s Grave’ as it could harm the local environment and put the beach’s wildlife at risk. The New York Times reports that The Welsh National Trust conducted a review around the Dobby Memorial due to environmental concerns at Freshwater West Beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The National Trust released a statement based on their findings, asking…

"Humans are the real monsters" is a common moral lesson in a horror setting, and with factions like Terminus, the Ferals and the Whisperers, "The Walking Dead" certainly embraces the concept. However, what makes the show so unique is that for much of its runtime, the dead are little more than a background element. Though always present, their threat is a basic fact of life that needs to be dealt with, like sleeping and eating — and as long as the characters take proper precautions, they can handle the dead…