Now, new evidence from Ukraine is helping to fill that gap. Researchers have investigated three ancient hearths dating back to the heart of the Last Glacial Maximum. For example, one hearth was larger and thickerlikely the one that reached the highest temperatures. The archeological layer with traces of the large prehistoric fire.© Philip R. Nigst. We are currently investigating whether they were used as fuel or just accidentally burned, Bosch added....

The update was paused four days after rolling out to U.S. users. The rollout issues started to take off through the rumor mill, where most things propagate in gadgetland. Noted leaker IceUniversecaughtwindthat South Korean users had trouble unlocking their devices after the update. One UI 7 on the Galaxy S25 Ultra. It’s delayed for the Galaxy S24 Ultra!© Florence Ion / Gizmodo After a weekend of complaints and failed software updates, Samsung pulled the plug on the software update....

What they dont always agree on, however, is what caused the Empires infamous decline. Climate scientists theorize that theLALIA followed volcanic eruptionswhose ash blocked the Sun and caused temperatures to plummet. News from the future, delivered to your present. Tiny zircon crystals from the Greenland rocks in Iceland.© Dr Christopher Spencer, Queen’s University, Canada Some of the rocks from the study. © Dr Christopher Spencer, Queen’s University, Canada.

Something strange could be happening at a Massachusetts hospital. At least six employees working on the same floor of the Newton-Wellesley Hospital have recently developed benign brain tumors. The affected employees are nurses who have worked on the fifth floor maternity unit. A sixth employee working at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s maternity unit has been identified this week with a recent but benign brain tumor.© sfam_photo via Shutterstock Prior to this week, five employees at Newton-Wellesley were known to have developed brain tumors....

When audiophiles dream, they dream of these. At 29% off, this is one of the best prices weve seen for these premium headphones. See at Amazon Your new favorite immersive headphone experience The noise cancellation technology sets these headphones apart. © Sony Battery life impresses at up to 30 hours with noise canceling enabled. A quick 10-minute charge provides 5 hours of playback, perfect for those times you forget to charge overnight....

Tesla is far from alone in flashing the death cross. Like, because theline displays a pendant shape, that means its primed to break out? What does that even mean? US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to the press as they stand next to a Tesla Cybertruck on the South Portico of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.© Mandel NGAN / AFP You might as well say its a good time to buy because Mercury is in retrograde....

But in a recent episode, it gave us another fresh glance into one characters life before. AsThe Handmaids Talehas progressed, weve learned Serena is far from a one-note zealot. In episode two, Exile, viewers got to meet Serenas father for the first time. © Disney/Steve Wilkie Here, youre like, how did you become the woman you are? So when you get to season six, youre asking the question of, what was her father like?...

One of the most exciting things about the X-Mens Krakoa era was theannual Hellfire Gala. Thelooks, thevotingfor new team members, the big events! Come July, the X-Men are reuniting for theHellfire Vigilspecialfrom nearly all the creative teams handling the current X-books. © © Luciano Vecchio/Marvel Comics TheHellfire Vigilspecial releases on July 2. Hopefully, those fits live up to their predecessors. Want more io9 news? © Luciano Vecchio/Marvel Comics News from the future, delivered to your present....

Gilroy admitted they werent ready for the near-instant outpouring of support. We had no idea. We finished and were like, Wow, I think it might be okay. © Jesse Grant/Disney Studios (Getty Images) We started dribbling it out and by week three it was Christmas every week for us. It was very affirming. When we premieredRogue Onein Mexico, I was there with my two kids. And I was like, Oh, thats it....

The PS5 isgoing up in pricein some regions. Games themselveswill cost $70, $80, oreven $100. Retro handhelds are almost certain to increase in price, and by a lot. The BatlEXP G350, left, and TrimUI Brick, right, are two excellent handheld emulation devices that cost many times less than the latest consoles.© Kyle Barr / Gizmodo As it currently stands, consoles dont get acarveout from tariffsthat other electronics like smartphones will....

None of this should be surprising, but to belabor the point: DOGE has everything. It is well past time to stop nickel-and-diming the story. Its unclear who sent it, but the letter made specific reference to his decision to report the breach. An NLRB had a threatening message posted outside his office within days of filing a whistleblower complaint.rafapress/Shutterstock Law enforcement is investigating the letter. Musk has said that would recuse himself of any work involving his companies....

A rare but horrific kind of infection might be on the rise. All three women were hospitalized, and one died as a result. While the appearance of this infection might resemble freshly-chewed flesh, the bacteria arent actually eating it away. Group A Streptococcus bacteria, seen above, are the most common cause of necrotizing fasciitis.© National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health via Flickr Once this destruction starts, it can rapidly spread and trigger other life-threatening complications like sepsis....

And how many android doppelgangers came into being as a result? TikTok didnt even launch in the U.S. until the following year. Hows that world faring these days? Bryce Dallas Howard in “Nosedive.“© Netflix Is it still running on ratingsor did a total collapse happen somewhere along the way? (Theres a Junipero Drive in season sevens Hotel Reverie, as one example.) What about all those other would-be matchesand who exactly is pulling the strings?...