The tombs of at least a dozen pyramid construction workers have been found in Egypt, near Giza. Egyptologists would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that the pyramids were not built by slaves.
Don't listen to Charlton Heston: Pyramids not built by slaves
A satellite has been jamming GPS over Europe
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New solar-power desalination device leaves no brine
University of Rochester researchers have built a solar-powered desalination device that doesn't leave behind brine — the concentrated saltwater that conventional plants dump back into the ocean, where it raises… READ THE REST
Why autism symptoms can ease during a fever — and how to mimic it
Parents and caregivers have long reported that when some autistic people run a fever from an infection, their autism-related symptoms ease for a while. MIT and Harvard Medical School researchers,… READ THE REST
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