Razib Khan

Gene Expression

Open Thread, 08/18/2013

One of Yellowstone National Park's many thermal springs. (Cat Dang Photography/Shutterstock) 

thermal-spring-in-yellowstone

Learn more about how researchers are using the microbes in Yellowstone thermal pools to understand how life developed during a low-oxygen period. 

Microbes in Yellowstone Thermal Pools Could Shed Light on Ancient Life

This image is of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs on papyrus and represents what the Edwin Smith Papyrus would look like, but is not the actual Edwin Smith Papyrus. (Credit: Jean-Baptiste Toussaint/Shutterstock) 

Ancient Egyptian papyrus

Learn more about the papyrus that contains detailed medical procedures from Ancient Egypt. 

The Edwin Smith Papyrus Sheds Light on Ancient Egyptian Medicine

This depicts a general example of runic inscriptions and is not the inscription featured in the latest study. (Credit: Alexei Novikov/Shutterstock)

Runic inscriptions

Learn about the Svingerud Stone, a runestone found in a Norwegian grave site that currently stands as the earliest written depiction of the Proto-Norse language.

The Oldest Runestone Conveys Norse Language Before the Viking Age

asteroid-earth

Learn about 2024 YR4, an asteroid that currently has a more than 1 percent chance to hit the Earth in 2032, catching the attention of scientists.

Asteroid Has a 1% Chance to Impact Earth in 2032 — Should We Be Worried?

Quantum-signals

Quantum computation + quantum sensing = a new way to think about measurement on the tiniest scale, say researchers.

Computation Signals A Quantum Leap For Precision Measurement 

Collected during expeditions with the research vessel METEOR: sediment cores from the Aegean Sea, which as natural environmental archives provide insights into the effects of early human activity on ecosystems. (Credit: Andreas Koutsodendris)

The METEOR research ship sampled sediments from the Aegean Sea

Learn more about the earliest evidence of human-caused contamination from lead, found in the ancient Aegean.  

Open Thread, 08/18/2013

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