Ancient Whale Hunters of Brazil Challenge Long-Held Scientific Assumptions Ancient Brazilian communities hunted whales earlier than previously thought, using advanced technologies. The discovery reshapes views of early maritime societies and provides new ecological insights. Whaling dates back much deeper in history than previously recognized. A new study by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) and the university’s Department of Prehistory shows that Indigenous groups in southern Brazil were hunting large whales 5,000 years ago, about 1,000 years before similar practices are documented in Arctic and North Pacific cultures. Published in Nature Communications, the research focuses on communities around Babitonga Bay (Santa Catarina) that built sambaquis, large shell mounds created by coastal societies during the Holocene. These groups developed specialized methods for hunting whales much earlier than earlier archaeological interpretations suggested. The findings challenge long-held assumptions that large-scale whaling began in Northern Hemisphere societies between 3,500 and 2,500 years ago. The study, led by ICTA-UAB researchers Krista McGrath and André Colonese with an international team, examined hundreds of whale bones and bone tools recovered from sambaqui sites in Babitonga Bay. These materials are now preserved at the Museu Arqueológico de Sambaqui de Joinville in Brazil. Since many original sites have disappeared, the...

Ancient Whale Hunters of Brazil Challenge Long-Held Scientific Assumptions
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Scientific Library of Tomsk State University, USSR, 1936.

Images of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin and Georgi Dmitrov (General Secretary of the Communist International (Comintern), on the wall.

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I Am Apart Of Nature And So Are you

Geoffrey Chaucer once wrote, “Time and tide wait for no man.” But since I am a #woman and the cycle of the moon is built within me, and the Moon is the primary controller of Earth’s tides, maybe time will give me a moment to breathe.
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County-level population dataset of ancient China in 2, 742, 1102 & 1820 AD | Scientific Data Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, which permits any non-commercial use, sharing, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if you modified the licensed material. You do not have permission under this licence to share adapted material derived from this article or parts of it. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Reprints and permissions...

County-level population dataset of ancient China in 2, 742, 1102 & 1820 AD | Scientific Data
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Improving road safety in smart cities using machine learning techniques | Scientific Reports Road safety is a serious concern in urban environments and smart cities, involving the well-being of all road users, with a special emphasis on those considered vulnerable such as pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists among others. Being a difficult challenge, it becomes evident that the traditional methods of road safety are not sufficient to address these challenges and needs a more Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). This study aims to analyze traffic accident data, identify factors behind severe injuries, and develop predictive solutions using Machine Learning (ML). For this study, data were collected from the Public Safety Data Portal in Toronto and the District Emergency Office in Rawalpindi, Pakistan (RTA). The data were preprocessed by applying different data preprocessing methods using Python. A number of popular ML and Deep Learning (DL) models have been trained and tested on the preprocessed datasets for traffic accident analysis. Results showed that the XGBoost and Random Forest exhibited excellent performance with an accuracy of 74% on KSI dataset without under-sample and hyperparameter tuning methods. Random Forest achieved high accuracy 99% after applying the Grid Search method of hyperparameter methods and undersample technique Moreover, the current study has utilized the Association Rule Mining technique to determined the...

Improving road safety in smart cities using machine learning techniques | Scientific Reports
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🧪 Lab results processing: extract test values, dates & patient info from lab reports. Our AI understands medical & scientific terminology. Structure laboratory data for research and compliance—accurately! matasoft.hr/qtrendcontro... #LabData #Scientific #HealthcareIT #AI #SpreadsheetAI

China Is Rapidly Overtaking the United States as the World's Scientific Superpower Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Email address Thank you! The Trump administration has taken a bulldozer to science funding over the last year and change, wiping out more than 7,800 research grants, cutting 25,000 scientists from government agencies, and proposing tens of billions of dollars in further scientific funding cuts — scientific bloodshed that’s disproportionally targeting research into misinformation, vaccines, infectious diseases, and other crucial topics. It could easily backfire. The administration’s war on science could greatly undermine the country’s decades-long stance as the global leader in research and development investment since the end of the Second World War, a recent forecast by science policy researchers found. That could allow China, which has dramatically increased public spending on R&D while the US has been pulling back, to surge ahead as the US continues to suffer a stomach-churning brain drain. As The Atlantic points out, China’s population is four times as large and “unabashedly pro-science,” handing out twice as many STEM degrees compared to the US and almost double the PhDs. While it’s not exclusively a numbers game — more scientific papers don’t necessarily guarantee scientific breakthroughs — the sheer scale of China’s highly-educated pool of...

China Is Rapidly Overtaking the United States as the World's Scientific Superpower
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The Next Scientific Superpower If China finally eclipses the United States as the world’s preeminent scientific superpower, there won’t be an official announcement. Neither will there necessarily be a dramatic Promethean demonstration, a bomb flash in the desert, a satellite beeping overhead, a moon landing. It will be a quiet moment, observed by a small, specialized subset of scientists who have forsaken the study of the stars, animals, and plants in favor of a more navel-gazing subject: the practice of science itself. This moment may now be at hand. American science has been the envy of the planet since the Second World War at least, but it has recently gone into decline. After President Trump took office last year, his administration started vandalizing the country’s scientific institutions, suspending research grants in bulk and putting entire lines of cutting-edge research on ice. In August, Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services canceled $500 million in mRNA-vaccine research, less than two years after Americans won a Nobel Prize for pioneering that technology. More than 10,000 science Ph.D.s have left the federal workforce, according to one group’s estimate, and the White House has been withholding money from frontline researchers in computer science, biomedicine, and hundreds of other...

The Next Scientific Superpower
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The Dunning Kruger Effect Podcast Episode · Living Through Extinction; Science & Skepticism Against the Decline of Basic Reason · March 26 · 16m

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Made Scientific and New Jersey Institute of Technology Announce Partnership to Enhance Graduate-Level Cell and Gene Therapy Bioprocessing Curriculum PRINCETON, N.J. and NEWARK, N.J., March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Made Scientific, Inc., a leading U.S.-based clinical- and commercial-stage cell therapy contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), a public research university and hub of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics innovation, today announced a partnership to co-develop and deliver graduate-level bioprocessing elective courses within NJIT's Master of Science program in Chemical and Materials Engineering program. Under this collaboration, Made Scientific will leverage its deep expertise in advanced therapies and bioprocessing — along with its Made Scientific Foundry™ scholar program, the academic pillar of Made Scientific's Workforce Development & Training offering — to support the creation of rigorous, industry-aligned curriculum. Designed to prepare the next generation of cell and gene therapy (CGT) professionals, Scholar combines academic rigor with practical, hands-on experience grounded in the same standards, tools, and workflows used in active CGT manufacturing environments. Launching Spring 2027, the course will equip graduate students with the skills and real-world knowledge required to make an immediate impact in the biotech industry. "By combining Made Scientific's hands-on manufacturing expertise and our workforce development & training program with NJIT's academic excellence, we are creating a truly differentiated learning...

Made Scientific and New Jersey Institute of Technology Announce Partnership to Enhance Graduate-Level Cell and Gene Therapy Bioprocessing Curriculum
->BioSpace | More on "Cell therapy bioprocessing graduate education" at BigEarthData.ai | #Scientific #Technology

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AI wrote a scientific paper that passed peer review Science has always relied on a curious human’s mind forming a hypothesis, designing an experiment, analyzing the results and presenting the case to that person’s peers. Over centuries, we’ve built better tools such as electron microscopes, particle accelerators and supercomputers, but the core loop of scientific discovery has remained stubbornly human. Now, for the first time, that loop has started with a new kind of mind. So far, scientists have often had artificial intelligence help them with solving a predefined, narrow task such as folding proteins, says Jeff Clune, a professor of computer science at the University of British Columbia. “We’re saying the AI gets to be the scientist,” he says. In a recent Nature study, Clune and his colleagues unveiled the AI Scientist, an AI system that wrote a paper without human involvement that passed peer review for a workshop at the 2025 International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), a top-tier venue in the field of machine learning. The paper was mediocre, according to Clune and other experts. But its existence marks a turning point that the scientific community is only beginning to grapple with: AI has quickly moved from assisting scientists to attempting to be one. On supporting...

AI wrote a scientific paper that passed peer review
->Scientific American | More on "AI autonomously conducts scientific research" at BigEarthData.ai | #AI #Scientific

Description of a collaborative sperm whale birth and shifts in coda vocal styles during key events | Scientific Reports On July 8, 2023, the Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) team encountered 11 sperm whales (8 adults and 3 calves) from the well-studied Unit A off the coast of Dominica (start of encounter at 09:50 local Dominica time; location N 15o22.212” W 61o29.721”) (Fig. 1). Recordings include a total of 5 h and 22 min, and a detailed behavior and event timeline is provided in Table S1. Key events are summarized below. 11:45:45 local Dominica time is noted as the birth time and is listed as T = 0 or 11:45:45 [00:00:00] for ease of denoting the timescale of events. Background/family tree of sperm Whale unit A All individuals within Unit A were identified as present over the course of the day (Fig. 2) either through drone video or DSLR photo-identification, including a 15 year old sub-adult male, Allan (2008, whale #6088), the parturient’s half-brother, who had already begun to separate from his natal unit about six years before this birth event. Unit A was initially documented photographically off Dominica in 199637and is one of the most sighted units off Dominica. They have been identified in 873 unique clusters (a set of whales observed together coordinating their behavior, within three...

Description of a collaborative sperm whale birth and shifts in coda vocal styles during key events | Scientific Reports
->Nature | More on "Sperm whale birth coda vocalizations" at BigEarthData.ai | #Wildlife #Scientific #Whale

a cross-sectional study on PTSD, CPTSD, and psychological distress | Scientific Reports Charlson, F. et al. New WHO prevalence estimates of mental disorders in conflict settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet 394, 240–248 (2019). Alemi, Q. et al. Afghan mental health and psychosocial well-being: thematic review of four decades of research and interventions. BJPsych Open. 9, e125 (2023). Kanan, G. & Leão, T. Post-traumatic stress disorder in youth exposed to the Syrian conflict: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and determinants. J. Health Psychol. 29, 1433–1449 (2024). Lushchak, O. et al. Prevalence of stress, anxiety, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among Ukrainians after the first year of Russian invasion: a nationwide cross-sectional study. Lancet Reg. Health - Eur. 36, 100773 (2024). Xu, W. et al. Mental health symptoms and coping strategies among Ukrainians during the Russia-Ukraine war in March 2022. Int. J. Soc. Psychiatry. 69, 957–966 (2023). Farajallah, I. Behind the Rubble: Psychological trauma of wars and human rights abuses on women and children in Gaza. Anadolu Klin. Tıp Bilim Derg. 29, 119–136 (2024). Hobfoll, S. E., Hall, B. J. & Canetti, D. Political violence, psychological distress, and perceived health: A longitudinal investigation in the Palestinian authority. Psychol. Trauma. Theory Res. Pract. Policy. 4, 9–21 (2012). OCHAOPT. Humanitarian Situation...

a cross-sectional study on PTSD, CPTSD, and psychological distress | Scientific Reports
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BEING NEAR THE SOUTH POLE 7 Days in Antarctica (Journey to the South Pole) BEING NEAR THE SOUTH POLE I Traveled To The Actual South Pole ^ The Antarctic Ice Base That...

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China promotes open science cooperation China unveiled on Wednesday a plan to open some of its major scientific projects and facilities to the world, calling for the building of a "global technology community".

At the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum, #China proposes a global technology community and opens key #scientific facilities worldwide. Boasting leading #AI usage and #patents, it pushes for open, inclusive #tech cooperation amid global #high-tech competition.

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Press note: Health groups call for broad EU PFAS restriction in light of ECHA scientific committees' assessments The Health and Environment Alliance welcomes today’s confirmation by the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) leading scientific committees that a PFAS restriction is urgently needed due to the risks they pose on health and the environment, and the costs associated with pollution. Both the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) and the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) conclude that existing EU measures fall short and that the proposed restriction is the most appropriate regulatory response. “The experts conclude on the risks of all PFAS due to their persistence and highlight the association of several PFAS with health impacts such as decreased fertility, reduced birth weight, weakened immune system and liver damage. This clearly shows the urgency for a broad restriction of PFAS, including fluoropolymers and fluorinated gases, where only temporary exemptions should be allowed for specific uses where no safer alternatives are yet available,” said Génon K. Jensen, Executive Director of the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL). “These assessments confirm the need for the European Commission to address the PFAS pollution crisis and restrict all non-essential uses of PFAS, both for industrial and consumer uses.” RAC’s analysis confirms that current EU measures are not enough to address PFAS emissions and the risks caused...

Press note: Health groups call for broad EU PFAS restriction in light of ECHA scientific committees' assessments
->Health and Environment Alliance | More on "EU PFAS restriction health risks" at BigEarthData.ai | #Health #Scientific #Toxic #PFAS

Towards end-to-end automation of AI research - Nature An artificial intelligence system can produce research papers with minimal human involvement, even passing the first round of peer review for the workshop of a main machine learning conference.

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'... The AI #Scientist, which creates research ideas, writes #code, runs #experiments, plots and analyses #data, writes the entire #scientific #manuscript and performs its own peer review ...'

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Championing innovation: Bedfont® Scientific CTO shortlisted for Technology Leader of the Year Scott Deamer-Smith, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Bedfont® Scientific Limited, has been recognized for his outstanding contribution to innovation and technology. Scott has spent an impressive 18 years of his career at Bedfont®, a med-tech company which specializes in the development of medical breath analysis devices and is thrilled to have been shortlisted in the Technology Leader of the Year category at this year’s National Technology Awards. The awards are an annual UK program hosted by National Technology News, designed to celebrate outstanding achievement and innovations in the technology sector. It spotlights companies, projects, products and leaders that drive technological progress and transformation across industries. I’m honored to be recognised in the Technology Leader of the Year category and see it as a reflection of the strength of the team around me. At Bedfont®, innovation is something we create together every day, built on empowering people, encouraging curiosity & supporting bold ideas. This shortlisting represents the shared commitment & dedication of our technical team & the wider business. I’m incredibly proud of what we continue to accomplish together.” Scott Deamer-Smith, Chief Technology Officer, Bedfont® Scientific To be considered in the Technology Leader of the Year category, individuals must demonstrate how...

Championing innovation: Bedfont® Scientific CTO shortlisted for Technology Leader of the Year
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Peter Daszak and the scientific verdict on the origins of COVID-19 In 2003, Dr. Peter Daszak appeared on “60 Minutes” and described what he feared most was a zoonotic pathogen possibly harbored in bats in the caves of southern China, crossing into the human population through the wildlife trade and igniting a global pandemic. In that report, Daszak told Scott Pelley, “What worries me the most is that we are going to miss the next emerging disease, that we’re suddenly going to find a SARS virus that moves from one part of the planet to another, wiping out people as it moves along.” He had spent his career building the scientific infrastructure to prevent exactly that. Then, nearly two decades later when that moment arrived, the United States government had the audacity to accuse him of causing it. The dominant narrative surrounding the origins of COVID-19 has been manufactured by right-wing political forces and endlessly amplified by the corporate media, popular books, and reactionary politicians. What Americans have been forced fed is a politically engineered fiction centered on Chinese culpability, the Wuhan “lab leak,” and a supposed cover-up orchestrated by figures like Daszak and Dr. Anthony Fauci. Under the second Trump administration, this conspiracy theory has been fully codified into official...

Peter Daszak and the scientific verdict on the origins of COVID-19
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Groundwater in Antarctica is connected to the ocean: new scientific discovery A revolutionary discovery in the white continent reveals the presence of subterranean water in Antarctica that is connected to the ocean. This finding challenges previous beliefs about water systems in polar regions. The lakes located in volcanic craters, once thought to be isolated, are now shown to be interconnected and in sync with ocean tides. Led by the CSIC, the study conducted between 2024 and 2025 provides a fresh perspective on the dynamics of water beneath the Antarctic ice, suggesting that subterranean changes may be faster than those observable on the surface. Using advanced technologies such as ice-penetrating radar and electromagnetic measurements, the researchers discovered that these bodies of water, far from being isolated, have connections with the ocean that allow an exchange of heat and salinity, affecting the behavior of the ice above them. In a surprising twist, the freshwater lakes on Deception Island, located in volcanic craters, are not closed systems. The underground water connects with the ocean, and responds to the tides, a rare phenomenon in polar regions. Directed by Jorge Jódar (IGME-CSIC), this is the first comprehensive description of a groundwater system in Antarctica. Previously, this system was a mystery. Subterranean Water in Antarctica The study...

Groundwater in Antarctica is connected to the ocean: new scientific discovery
->Noticias Ambientales | More on "Antarctic groundwater connected to ocean" at BigEarthData.ai | #Scientific #Groundwater #Ocean

COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine hesitancy in a Brazilian state capital | Scientific Reports The COVID-19 pandemic was disclosed to have both positive and negative impacts on vaccine acceptance. To further comprehend its influences on the population’s perceptions about vaccination, we conducted a cross-sectional study that aimed to evaluate the trends and determinants of vaccine hesitancy before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Campo Grande, a state capital in Brazil. Data was collected through household interviews conducted between 2022 and 2023, using questions addressing both the pre- and post-pandemic periods. Information on socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, and the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses received was collected. Vaccine hesitancy over time was assessed using the World Health Organization 10-item Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (VHS), applied retrospectively to the periods before and after the beginning of the pandemic. Positive items were reverse-scored so that higher score indicated greater vaccine hesitancy. Some items of the VHS were aligned in two factors (lack of trust and risk perception) and two bivariable and two linear regression models were performed to describe the association between the variables and those factors. We observed an increase in both factors and in the overall VHS score after the onset of the pandemic. Lower trust was associated with older...

COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine hesitancy in a Brazilian state capital | Scientific Reports
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Sea level rise claim contrary to wealth of scientific evidence Scientific evidence from global tide gauges and satellites tells a very different story from a false claim about sea levels being shared on social media.

#Sealevel rise claim contrary to wealth of #scientific evidence

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