Fake pink granite door found at Egyptian tomb excavation site, officials say
Video Archaeologists Discover Pharaoh's Tomb in Egypt Dr. Joseph Wegner, a curator at the Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia, recent
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Constant surveillance of modern life may be impairing our brain function in ways we don't fully understand, worrying research suggests
(Image credit: Andriano_cz via Getty Images) In 1785, English philosopher Jeremy Bentham created the concept of the ideal prison: cells arranged around a tower from which an invisible guard could watch each prisoner at will. For all the prisoner knows,…
'Assassination Prediction' Algorithms Reflect Some of Stalin's Worst Policy Decisions — and Governments Are Taking a Dangerous Line by Studying Them | Akhil Bhardwaj
Using AI to predict crime could have unexpected and frightening consequences. (Image credit: style-photography/Getty Images) In his magnum opus, The Gulag Archipelago, Nobel laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described the horrors of Stalinist communism, arguing that “the line between good and evil…
Ancient treasure discovered by metal detector in Romania
Video Rare 2,000-Year-Old Coin Found in Israel A rare silver half-shekel coin dating back to the first year of the First Jewish Revolt against the Romans has been found in the Judean Desert (Photo: Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority) An…
Starving lion, fighting bison and snake pit win environmental photography awards
'Forest Guard' by Bambang Wirawan, winner of the Students' Choice Award. (Image credit: Bambang Wirawan) Stunning photographs capturing nature, including an ageing lion in captivity and an elephant wading through plastic, have been named winners and runners-up of the Prince…
Soviet spacecraft Cosmos 482 crashes on return to Earth, disappearing in the Indian Ocean after 53 years in orbit
An artistic illustration showing a satellite falling towards Earth. (Image credit: Getty Images) After 53 years in space, the Soviet spacecraft destined for landing on Venus has finally made an emergency landing on Earth. The Kosmos 482 probe, a monument…