science

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Archaeologist Dr. Piers Litherland discovered the tomb of Thutmose II in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, the first pharaoh’s tomb found in over a century.

Initially thought to belong to a royal wife, its ceiling decorations confirmed it was a king’s burial site.

The tomb was deliberately emptied, likely due to flooding. Small alabaster fragments identified Thutmose II.

The discovery sheds light on early 18th dynasty burials, and experts speculate a second, possibly intact, tomb may exist elsewhere.

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Trump’s proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) threaten U.S. biomedical research, forcing many scientists to consider leaving the country.

A 7 February policy would slash NIH funding by two-thirds, though a federal judge has temporarily blocked it.

Researchers relying on these grants fear for their jobs, with some already exploring options abroad.

The cuts particularly impact neuroscience, diabetes, and bird flu research, while also dismantling DEI initiatives.

Many scientists warn of long-term consequences for innovation and global health collaboration.

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/9668172

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A deepwater fish new to science has been named after San, the warrior princess from Studio Ghibli's landmark animated film Princess Mononoke, due to its striking facial markings.

The new species, Branchiostegus sanae, was identified by Chinese researchers after they noticed its unique cheek stripes.

Inspired by its resemblance to San, they chose "sanae" for the specific name as a tribute.

Lead author of the study Haochen Huang said: "In Princess Mononoke, San is a young woman raised by wolves after being abandoned by her human parents. She sees herself as a part of the forest and fights to protect it.

"The film delves into the complex relationship between humans and nature, promoting a message of harmonious coexistence between the two: something we hope to echo through this naming."

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25678986

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Hullo scientists, fellow researcher here with a question for peers:

Do you have any suggestions for closed-off writing software (no AI scraping, no school oversight, no cloud storage with mysterious and unknown security). As we are all aware, formatting an article can take as much effort as writing the damn thing some days, especially if you do not want to use Microsoft or Google for ethical and privacy reasons.

My peers and I work with a lot of students who want to study and work with vulnerable populations, the sort of populations that some companies and (shameful) universities are attempting to delete evidence of. I am attempting to address some concerns coming up in the classroom without putting my career at risk. What better way than with a lesson and a resource list for secure writing and storage tips?

The school doesn't pay for a Microsoft license, and some students have expressed feeling unsafe and uncomfortable supporting google. I have suggested Libreoffice as its what I use but some of the students are really struggling with formatting their papers to academic standards in this software. Admittedly, I agree, Libre takes 7-14 steps to do some things google can do in two clicks. I would like to look into alternatives.

Most of the writing applications I'm seeing both free and paid tend to be for creative writers or note taking and I am not seeing tools to make running titles or easily format your sources.

What are you all using, do you have recommendations? I

I've seen a few articles about neutrinos recently, high energy ones, super fast ones, ones from open space, others from "sources", and my understanding of the particle is that it's very hard to detect, passes through light-years of lead without interaction, etc. don't headings and speed require multiple readings to make? How do we know the velocity of a neutrino when we can only detect them at single points?

Link to the study: https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pmen.0000145