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Mammoth bones hint humans were in North America earlier than thought - The Future

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Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A site where 37,000 years ago a mammoth mother and her cub met their end offers some of the best evidence for humans settling in North America much earlier than conventionally thought. Bones from the abattoir record how humans shaped chunks of their long bones into disposable knives to break up their carcasses, and make their fat over fires. But a key detail sets this site apart from others from this era. That’s in New Mexico—a place where most archaeological evidence doesn’t locate humans until tens of thousands of years later. Researchers reveal a wealth of evidence that is rarely found in one place. These include fossils with blunt force fractures, bone-chilling blades with worn edges, and signs of a controlled fire. And thanks to carbon-dating analysis of collagen extracted from mammoth bones, the site also dates from 36,250 to 38,900 years old,

The future of agriculture: The greenhouse is the size of three football fields and is planned to produce 4,000 tonnes of tomatoes per year

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Winter coats are removed inside Tatura’s new multi-million dollar greenhouse. The temperature is 28 degrees Celsius and smells of 150,000 stems of tomato plants. Key points: Greenhouse tomato grower expands operations in Tatura A 6-hectare greenhouse will create 60 new jobs The company has been financially supported by the Victorian government The new six-hectare greenhouse will produce 4,000 tonnes of tomatoes per year and create 60 new jobs for the site. Flavorite chief executive Mike Nichol said, due to high demand for the product, the company will expand in four Victoria locations. “We have one here in Tatura, one in Katunga, Mansfield and our base in Warragul,” he said. “Warragul is the biggest at the moment, but in Katunga we have room for another 30 hectares. “We have space to house three other greenhouses in Tatura as well as a very large packing warehouse, which allows us to ship products directly from here.” The company grows tomatoes, cucumbers and capsicum all year round.

Ricciardo: I know my situation, I know my future - Speedcafe

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Daniel Ricciardo The desire to dispel the speculation that has plagued him throughout the 2022 Formula 1 season prompted Daniel Ricciardo’s social media statement last week. The Australian driver posted on his social channels a statement reaffirming his commitment to sport and McLaren. He also confirmed his intention to see the rest of his contract which is valid until the end of 2023. The 33-year-old has now moved to explain the reasons behind his post ahead of this weekend’s French Grand Prix. “I know my situation, I know my future,” Ricciardo said in an interview with Fox Motorsport host Jessica Yates. “We get to a point where everyone comes up with a different story every weekend, and I try to answer different ways of telling it. “And I was like, let me get it straight and from the horse’s mouth, like we say. “So it’s kind of like that, so people can hear from me, and try to lull it more than anything else and get them to ask me something new.” That message, he admits, is not aime

Julie Bishop 'want the future' with longtime lover David Panton

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Inside the wreck of Julie Bishop’s ‘broken’ eight-year relationship with developer David Panton – when the ‘blind’ former secretary of state puts on a brave face after being left to crumble Julie Bishop said to have been ‘blind’ by ex-David Panton’s sudden banishment Panton hasn’t been seen in public since he broke up with Bishop on July 1st Sydney-based property developer rented out his Manly apartment in April A source close to Bishop is ‘relieved’ and says Panton is ‘polarizing’ his friends Perth-based Bishop cited ‘distance’ as a factor in Panton’s decision By Amy Harris For Australia’s Daily Mail Published: 00:29 EDT, 17 July 2022 | Updated: 00:29 EDT, 17 July 2022 Former foreign secretary Julie Bishop was ‘blind’ by developer lover David Panton’s shock decision to postpone their eight-year relationship. Despite the challenges of living on opposite sides of the country, Bishop has been working hard to keep the fir

take off! Pacific Northwest National Lab's microbial study could pave the way for future farmers on Mars

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket rises from the Florida launch pad. (SpaceX via YouTube) An experiment on its way to the International Space Station focuses on a subject as mundane as soil, but could be key to growing crops in space. The NASA-funded experiment — known as Dynamics of Microbiomes in Space, or DynaMoS — is being conducted by researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. DynaMoS utilizes soil and bacteria collected at the Washington State University field site in Prosser, Wash. “Soil microbes are hidden players of life support systems on planet Earth,” PNNL chief scientist Janet Jansson, principal investigator for the DynaMoS experiment, explained during a pre-launch press conference. Bacteria work to break down organic matter and provide nutrients for growing plants. Space missions could expand the reach of microbes beyond our home planet. “Soil microbes can help make conditions on the lunar and Martian surfaces more favorable for plant growth,” Jansson said. “The

The Hyundai N Vision 74 concept previews hydrogen's future performance

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Hyundai’s first concept car has showcased its latest special motor, a retro coupe powered by a 500kW hydrogen fuel cell system. 0 See 13 pictures See 13 pictures Previously It Hyundai N Vision 74 The high-performance coupe concept has been revealed, providing Hyundai’s clearest indication that hydrogen fuel cells have the performance potential of a car. The N Vision 74 concept was revealed alongside the official confirmation of the Ioniq 5 N – the N brand’s first electric vehicle – and an Ioniq 6-based high-performance EV concept called the RN22e. Officially, the RN22e and N Vision 74 are ‘rolling laboratory concepts’, the vehicles Hyundai uses to test and validate future technologies. The N Vision 74 is said to provide a vision of a “hydrogen-based high-performance future” – but expect that future to look a little different, as in its current form, Hyundai has no plans to build on the concept. Its name and style pay homage to the Hyundai Pony Coupe, a 1974 concept car written by icon

Court ruling deals a heavy blow to Wakefield Park's future - Speedcafe

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Wakefield Park Racecourse, in 2019 The court’s decision has jeopardized the future of Wakefield Park due to the imposition of strict noise limits in the future. Commissioner Tim Horton has now handed down his verdict following the New South Wales Land and Environmental Court proceedings held in March, when circuit owner Benalla Auto Club (officially, the BAC subsidiary that owns the site, ‘BAC WMR Holdings Pty Ltd’ ) brought Goulburn local Mulwaree Council to court. While construction work has been approved, the new noise limit effectively limits Wakefield Park to race meetings for 30 days per year, a situation previously stated by circuit management would render operations unenforceable. Race meetings fall into the ‘Category Red’ event category, i.e. events with a noise level of 85 to 95 dB(A) LAeq 15 minutes (i.e. noise level in the frequency response of the human ear, averaged over a 15 minute period). However, it should be noted that for development approval purposes, ‘events’ are

RBA may look to New Zealand for clues on the future of the Australian economy

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In the race to get off the economic rollercoaster caused by COVID, Australia’s Pacific neighbors New Zealand are holding the ball firmly in their hands and about six steps ahead. Key points: At 6.9 percent, inflation in New Zealand is the highest in 32 years Property prices have fallen about one percent every month since banks started raising interest rates in October 2021 ANZ chief economist for NZ not worried about recession After slashing interest rates during COVID, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) was one of the first to make a reversal and began increasing the official interest rate (OCR) in October 2021. His first increase was a quarter of a percentage point, with several rate increases of the same size after that. But it actually picked up in April, up half a percentage point, followed by another double gain in May. The RBNZ is widely expected to undertake another half a percentage point rate hike later today, at midday AEST. That would take its OCR from 0.25 percent in S

Johns Hopkins Medical Study: Abnormal Heart Metabolism Could Predict Future Sudden Heart Death

The findings were published June 22 in JCI Insight. “We believe this is the first time that impaired cardiac metabolism in people has been associated with an increased risk of life-threatening arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death,” said study senior author Robert Weiss, MD, professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School. Medical. “This could open a window for an entirely new approach, a metabolic approach to treat or prevent severe arrhythmias, which are not currently available in cardiology.” Sudden cardiac death accounts for 50% of all cardiovascular deaths in the United States, claiming more than 300,000 American lives each year, according to the American Heart Association. Currently, an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) – a small, battery-powered device that is placed in the chest to detect and stop irregular heart rhythms – is the main way to prevent SCD in high-risk patients. The device continuously monitors the heart rhythm and delivers electric shocks, w