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[Archeology] The sword is so well preserved "that it almost still shines," German experts rave about the spectacular piece. ( beehaw.org )

Archaeologists in Bavaria made a rare find last week: during excavations in the Swabian town of Nördlingen, experts discovered a bronze sword that is more than 3,000 years old, the State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments announced Wednesday. This is so well preserved, "that it almost still shines"....

Too smart for their own good: Russia is waging a war against its own scientists ( web.archive.org )

An increasing number of high-calibre researchers are being accused of treason in today’s Russia, mostly without official charges, landing behind bars for decades. And the main beneficiary of their imprisonment is the Federal Security Service (FSB), which deprives them not only of their freedom and ability to work, but...

11 Scientific Advancements Inspired by Sci-Fi Stories: Including how the TASER got its Name ( www.smithsonianmag.com )

Ideas can come from all sorts of places, and inspiration can hit in a flash—think of Archimedes supposedly yelling “Eureka! Eureka!” in the bath when he realized that irregular items could be accurately measured through water displacement. But sometimes, it’s fiction, not reality, that provides the spark of inspiration....

Reddit comments show less respect for female politicians versus their male counterparts, researchers say ( journals.plos.org )

Paper: “Though we see relatively equal public interest in male and female politicians, … this interest may not be equally professional and reverent; female politicians are much more likely to be referenced using their first name and described in relation to their body, clothing and family than male politicians. Finally, we...

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