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Ancient tooth proteins deepen the Homo naledi mystery www.nature.com/articles/d44... @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social
Ancient tooth proteins deepen the Homo naledi mysterySouth African molecular scientist Palesa Madupe expected proteins preserved in fossil enamel to clarify why Homo naledi remains look so alike. Instead, teeth from at least 20 individuals yielded no ma...www.nature.com
“When Palesa Madupe first began analysing ancient proteins preserved in fossil teeth, she expected the work to answer questions about one of our extinct human relatives. She did not expect it to create an entirely new mystery.” JFC I love science 🧪
Elsabe BritsAncient tooth proteins deepen the Homo naledi mystery www.nature.com/articles/d44... @palaeoprotpalesa.bsky.social
AI did not and cannot do such a thing! it is literally in the next line (Scientists trained AI on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes) but hype and clickbait over accurate reporting i guess www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/s...
This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in NatureScientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.www.nytimes.com
NOW has been compiling the most irritating songs for decades, but now you can use the logo style to "call" anything! The NOW THAT"S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! Font & Logo Generator is live now!
NOW That’s What I Call Music Logo Font Cover GeneratorType a headline, banner line, and bottom text to build a bold, layered graphic modeled on the NOW That's What I Call Music series, complete with a gradient face, automatic sizing to mimic the original logo stack, and simulated depth.pixelframe.design
cis Black women athletes are also VERY FAMILIAR with having their bodies policed by, or on screechy indignant behalf of, their white peers which is why we always say “scratch a TERF, find a racist”, and why the right is so motivated to downplay the very real solidarity happening across communities
LunchCounterPunchThe right-wing wants to portray Black WNBA players as menacing precisely because they are the opposite of that; inclusive, welcoming, and proud to be so.
Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams: “There’s a lot of discourse around trans athletes and what they can compete in. I would welcome a trans athlete on my team or against my team. Anytime. I don’t think it’s a problem in the world, it’s just another way to kind of attack trans people.”
Team South Africa Wins Holiday Matsuri Award At 2026 World Cosplay Championship In Japan www.brainwavez.org/culture/feat... Some happy news to end the week.
The worst is when you reach too far into your junk drawer and accidentally brush up against someone else’s hand in their junk drawer.
Erin BibaThere is something kind of unsettling in the fact that according to replies here everyone has the exact same junk drawer. Like pulling out the drawer just opens a portal to The Universal Junk Drawer and we all just draw directly from that.
Very saddened by the passing of my DM colleague Estelle Ellis who was a shining example of compassionate journalism in South Africa. RIP ... www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
Estelle Ellis, the Eastern Cape’s fiercest voice for the voiceless, has diedEstelle, who reported in the Eastern Cape for Daily Maverick, died on Wednesday night.…www.dailymaverick.co.za
New! Zimbabwean! Dinosaur! 🦕🇿🇼 (No, this isn't about the guy in charge. 🤐)
Musango: The new Zimbabwean dinosaur discovered from a boat | Natural History MuseumMusango matusadonaensis is the fifth dinosaur ever named from Zimbabwe.www.nhm.ac.uk
"Its ability to draw from other musical influences and morph into different forms while maintaining its identity is the reason the music endures and is starting to go global." theconversation.com/zed-beats-ho...
Zed Beats: how home studios reinvented Zambian pop music and gave young people a voiceZed Beats artists aren’t known for political songs, but they’ve become so popular that they’re used to mobilise voters during elections.theconversation.com