Leo Wilson

Archaeologists unearth ‘most shocking example of Roman slavery’ at Pompeii – video | Science

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Archaeologists unearth ‘most shocking example of Roman slavery’ at Pompeii – video | Science

A bakery where enslaved people were imprisoned and exploited to produce bread has been discovered in the ruins of Pompeii in what has been described as the most shocking example of slavery in the ancient Roman city. The cramped bakery with small windows barred with iron was part of a home that emerged during excavations … Read more

First high mountain settlers at the start of the Neolithic already engaged in other livestock activities apart from transhumance

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First high mountain settlers at the start of the Neolithic already engaged in other livestock activities apart from transhumance

An archaeological find in the Huescan Pyrenees allowed researchers to identify for the first time livestock management strategies and feeding practices which demonstrate how the first high mountain societies, at the start of the Neolithic period, were already carrying out complex livestock and farming activities, instead of being limited to the transhumance of sheep and … Read more

People once lived in a vast region in north-western Australia—and it had an inland sea

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People once lived in a vast region in north-western Australia—and it had an inland sea

Left: Satellite image of the submerged northwest shelf region. Right: Drowned landscape map of the study area. Credit: US Geological Survey, Geoscience Australia For much of the 65,000 years of Australia’s human history, the now-submerged northwest continental shelf connected the Kimberley and western Arnhem Land. This vast, habitable realm covered nearly 390,000 square kilometers, an … Read more

How the James Webb telescope is ‘set to find strange and bizarre worlds’ | James Webb space telescope

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How the James Webb telescope is ‘set to find strange and bizarre worlds’ | James Webb space telescope

There is a distant world where quartz crystals float above a searing hot, puffy atmosphere. Vaporised sand grains, not water droplets, form the clouds that fill the sky on Wasp-107b, a planet 1,300 light years from Earth. Then there is GJ1214, the sauna planet. With a mass eight times that of Earth, it orbits its … Read more

Insects already had a variety of defense strategies in the Cretaceous

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First high mountain settlers at the start of the Neolithic already engaged in other livestock activities apart from transhumance

Analyses of amber show that insect larvae were already using a wide variety of tactics to protect themselves from predators 100 million years ago. Early life stages of insects fulfill important functions in our ecosystems. They decompose dead bodies and wood, forming soil and returning various elements into material cycles. Not least, they are a … Read more

New AI model can predict human lifespan, researchers say. They want to make sure it’s used for good

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New AI model can predict human lifespan, researchers say. They want to make sure it’s used for good

Built using the same transformer models powering other large language models, a new AI tool is able to predict events in human lives, researchers say. Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Researchers have created an artificial intelligence tool that uses sequences of life events—such as health history, education, job and income—to predict everything from a person’s personality … Read more

Sunak faces new questions at Covid inquiry after pranksters claim they reached his old phone number | Covid inquiry

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Sunak faces new questions at Covid inquiry after pranksters claim they reached his old phone number | Covid inquiry

Fresh questions are being raised over whether Rishi Sunak has handed over all relevant material to the Covid inquiry, after reports that pranksters have been able to access an old phone number he used during his time as chancellor. The prime minister will face a day of questioning at the inquiry on Monday, where he … Read more