Subtle rotations in ancient light: Decoding the universe's symmetry

A team of researchers studying the uncertainties associated with a phenomenon known as cosmic birefringence has developed a ...
Ancient Origins

NASA Book Argues Archaeology Can Help Decode Alien Signals

A major claim in the older media cycle was that NASA removed the book and related materials. Whatever happened during the original wave of reporting, the current reality is clear: NASA now provides an ...
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Archaeologists Decode Ancient Tablet That Says “A King Will Die”

A group of archaeologists has successfully deciphered a4,000-year-old collection of cuneiform tablets that reveal ominous warnings, including one that prophesies, “a king will die.” According to a ...
Washington Times

AI and scientists unite to decipher old scrolls charred by the Vesuvius volcano

LONDON — Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were ...
Mongabay

Scientists decode the unusual silver-blue color of an ancient South African plant

Most plants get their coloration from pigments, but an endangered South African cycad gets its unique silvery-blue hue from wax crystals and an underlying chlorophyll-rich layer, according to a recent ...
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Hieroglyph detective : how to decode the sacred language of the ancient Egyptians / / Nigel Strudwick

In Hieroglyph Detective, renowned Egyptologist Nigel Strudwick offers a historical background for the symbols as he takes the reader on a visual tour of museums around the world and provides ...