One of the oldest organic tools in the world. A bone hammer used to make the fine flint bifaces from Boxgrove. The bone shows scratch marks used to prepare the bone, such as pitting left behind from use in making flint tools Archaeologists say they have identified the first known …
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Boston Celtics sign Brad Stevens on contract extension
BOSTON, MA The Boston Celtics have signed head coach Brad Stevens for a contract extension, the team announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Stevens, who was named the franchise’s 3rd head coach on July 3, 2013, has produced a 318-245 win-loss record (.565) in …
Read More »Avatar: The latest Airbender makers stop Netflix adaptation over creative differences
Avatar: The Last Airbender makers Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are no longer working on the adaptation set for live-action series for Netflix. The makers announced their departure Wednesday, raising concerns among fans. DiMartino’s long blog post only confirmed these concerns, as the writer and executive producer remarked that …
Read More »A cancer mystery over 40 years old is solved thanks to epigenetics
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Before the first oncogenic mutations were discovered in human cancer in the early 1980s, the 1970s yielded the first data suggesting changes in the genetic material of tumors. In this regard the prestigious magazine Nature published in 1975 the existence of a specific change in the …
Read More »Call Of Duty: Warzone sees huge spike in players and revenue
Activision boasted a major second quarter in its financial results, driven in part by the rapid growth of its free-to-play Call of Duty: Warzone. Last year’s Call of Duty spin-off: Modern Warfare reached more than 75 million players to date, according to the company’s financial report for the second quarter …
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