Kari Schleher, an assistant professor in the University of New Mexico’s Department of Anthropology and faculty curator of archaeology at UNM’s Maxwell Museum, recently published research examining whether archaeologists can determine the sources of azurite, a vivid blue copper mineral that was used by the Ancestral Pueblo people starting at least 1,400 years ago.
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Organic pollutants such as pesticides and industrial chemicals commonly pose risks to aquatic ecosystems, even in protected rivers and streams, according to a new study by RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, based on the analysis of more than 180 million water measurements from the French long-term monitoring program “Naïades.” The research shows that pollutants are detectable in nearly all of the water bodies examined and that groups of substances often overlooked in earlier studies contribute significantly to environmental risks.
NASA has announced a major expansion of its lunar exploration program, awarding contracts for robotic landers, a nuclear-powered rover, and transportation systems designed to establish a sustained human presence near the Moon’s South Pole. The strategy could place the first elements of a permanent lunar outpost on the surface before astronauts arrive. NASA’s Moon Base Strategy Takes a Major Step Forward Announced on November 7, 2026, during the MAX POWER aerospace expo at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the new investments mark a significant shift in how NASA intends to establish infrastructure beyond Earth. Rather than relying on individual missions,…
Turbulent flows are ubiquitous: they are found in clouds, in the ocean and even on other planets. Yet despite their chaotic nature, they also form large-scale structures that can be calculated and predicted. For example, while long streaks of clouds may appear orderly from the outside, their interiors are characterized by intense turbulence.
When they start to get too warm but before they’re dangerously hot, most plants employ a similar playbook. They change their shape, a host of adaptations that includes growing longer stems and stalks to promote air circulation.
Foundayo, a daily pill, successfully reduced obstructive sleep apnea, according to clinical trial data
Last month, hackers who were likely working on behalf of North Korea absconded with billions in stolen cryptocurrency after breaking into Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange. Now, according to the crypto research firm Elliptic, Pyongyang is using meme coins to launder the hijacked funds. The Binance heist is the biggest in crypto history, with hackers making off with $6.3 billion in crypto coins in just 20 minutes after months of complex planning. As outlined in a blog post, Elliptic found that the isolated authoritarian nation is now minting meme coins — speculative digital assets often based on viral memes,…
A research team led by professor Zhang Yuanming from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed that the outcomes of desert plant-herbivore interactions are strongly context-dependent. The paper is published in the journal Plant, Cell & Environment.
NASA’s Swift space telescope has returned to Earth after spending nearly 22 years in orbit. The spacecraft reentered the atmosphere on November 4, 2026, above Indonesia, bringing an end to a mission that was originally supposed to last just two years. Launched in 2004, the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory was built to study gamma-ray bursts, some of the most powerful explosions in the universe. Equipped with three telescopes, it could observe different wavelengths of light. But Swift ended up doing much more than its original mission called for. Over the years, it helped astronomers study black holes, exploding stars, and…
Jensen Huang’s alleged affair with a suspected Chinese spy threatens to complicate Nvidia’s lobbying efforts to loosen U.S. chip export restrictions and maintain access to China’s lucrative AI market.