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Digital reconstruction of the rampart network from the northern section of the Khaybar walled oasis 4,000 years ago. Credit: Khaybar Longue Durée Archaeological Project, M. Bussy & G. CharlouxSedentary communities lived in the oases of the North Arabian Desert during the 4th and 3rd millennia BCE. Scientists from CNRS and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) recently uncovered a fortification surrounding the Khaybar Oasis, marking it as one of the oldest known structures of its kind from this era.This new walled oasis…

There are so many questions still lingering from Marvel’s Phase Four. Did Scarlet Witch really die in Doctor Strange 2? What’s next for Peter Parker after Spider-Man: No Way Home? And what, for the love of Kingo, happened to the Eternals? For the most part, we’re confident that all these mysteries will be cleared up before the Multiverse Saga has concluded. Except that third question, that is, as Eternals 2 seems so unlikely. While the fate of Chloe Zhao’s immortal superhero team remains as up in the air as Ikaris after…

Observations from the ICESat and ICESat-2 missions show the thinning of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets from 2003-2019, as well as sea ice thickness. Credit: Ivan Parmuzin/University at Buffalo A team of scientists has sifted through two decades' worth of climate data collected by NASA laser pulses, and say it both paints a sobering picture and underscores the need for such missions to continue.…

A team member uncovering a pearl shell at Akamaru. Credit: James Flexner & Emilie Perez. What was everyday life like for French Polynesians in the 19th century? An archaeology team co-led by the University of Sydney's Associate Professor James Flexner sought to find out during fieldwork in the Îles Gambier (Mangareva Islands) in French Polynesia, in October and November 2023. …

Researchers unveiled 1.63-billion-year-old multicellular fossils from North China, marking the oldest record of multicellular eukaryotes and pushing back the timeline for the emergence of multicellularity in eukaryotes by about 70 million years. This discovery highlights the complexity of early life forms and supports the early appearance of the last eukaryotic common ancestor (LECA) in the evolutionary history. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.comResearchers have discovered the oldest multicellular eukaryotic…

A study has shown that bees synthesize specific nutrients to support the colonization of their gut bacteria. This discovery, made using the western honey bee as a model and advanced NanoSIMS technology, offers new insights into the symbiotic relationship between hosts and their gut microbiota.New research reveals that bees produce nutrients that aid in the colonization of their gut bacteria, highlighting a symbiotic host-microbiota relationship and offering insights into bees’ environmental vulnerabilities.Bacteria have…

A lengthy search for a long-lost building has unearthed the foundations of a 'cult' temple in central Italy beneath a grassed-over parking lot.The discovery, embellished by a letter from Roman times describing the building's construction, suggests the Empire's transition from paganism to Christianity was not so straightforward, but rather slow and a bit messy."We found three walls of a monumental structure that evidence suggests belonged to a Roman temple that dates to Constantine's period," says Douglas Boin, an…

Scientists have uncovered fossils detailing a new huge predatory worm species thought to have hunted in the Earth’s water column more than 518 million years ago.Researchers from the University of Bristol's Schools of Earth Sciences and Biological Sciences believe this worm – named Timorebestia, or ‘terror beast’ in Latin – was one of the planet’s earliest carnivorous swimming animals and part of a diverse “dynasty” of predators that until now was unknown to scientists."We have previously known that primitive arthropods…

More than 72 million years ago, the western seas of the Pacific Ocean were home to one of the fiercest ocean predators of all time.About the size of a bus, the colossal air-breathing creature wasn't a mammal despite its warm-blood. Nor was it a crocodile despite its similar shaped head. Instead it belonged to a group of now extinct marine lizards, ones with binocular vision, four enormous paddle-shaped limbs, a long and powerful rudder of a tail, and possibly a dorsal fin.Scientists in Japan are calling it the Wakayama…

Posted in: Comics, DC Comics, Preview | Tagged: sandman, Wesley DoddsDiscover the chilling twist in Wesley Dodds: The Sandman #3 where the dead speak volumes and villains don gas masks.Published Mon, 11 Dec 2023 23:26:08 -0600 by Jude Terror | Article Summary Dive into "Wesley Dodds: The Sandman #3" on Tuesday, December 12th for morgue mysteries. Discover the Fog, a new villain using Sandman's gear to bring a classic plot twist. DC Comics' new issue by Robert Venditti promises twists, turns, and…