From the Late Bronze Age to today, the old Irish goat carries 3,000 years of Irish history

• New research has revealed that the old Irish goat shares a 3,000-year genetic link with goats living in Ireland during the Late Bronze Age • The findings suggest that the rare in

Science · February 26, 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) · 1 min · 112 words
After Backlash, Discord Will Delay Age Verification Changes to Its Platform

After Backlash, Discord Will Delay Age Verification Changes to Its Platform

• Tech Online Services Services & Software After Backlash, Discord Will Delay Age Verification Changes to Its Platform Admitting it made some missteps when it announced the changes

Consumer Tech · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 260 words

Marks left by Stone Age humans were surprisingly complex

• Their information density rivals the immediate predecessors of writing

Reimagining Compute in the Age of Dispersed Intelligence

Reimagining Compute in the Age of Dispersed Intelligence

• At the 2025 RISC-V Summit, amid debates over cloud scaling and AI cost, DeepComputing CEO Yuning Liang offered a radical view: the future of intelligence isn’t in the cloud at al

Iron Age mass grave reveals unprecedented violence against women and children

Iron Age mass grave reveals unprecedented violence against women and children

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X A ninth-century mass grave in Gomolava in southeastern Europe reveals violent social upheavals.Credit: Lanmas/Alamy A mass grave

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 421 words
Stone Age symbols may push back the earliest form of writing

Stone Age symbols may push back the earliest form of writing

• The Adorant figurine, approximately 38,000 years old, consists of a small, ivory plate bearing an anthropomorphic figure and multiple sequences of notches and dotsLandesmuseum Wü

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 3 min · 442 words

40,000-year-old Stone Age symbols may have paved the way for writing, long before Mesopotamia

• Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. • According to a new analysis by linguist Christian Bentz at Saarland University

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 169 words
Brutal Iron Age massacre may have targeted women and children

Brutal Iron Age massacre may have targeted women and children

• Illustration of the Iron Age mass grave at GomolavaSara Nylund Illustration of the Iron Age mass grave at Gomolava Sara Nylund Women and children may have been deliberately targe

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 378 words

Globe-trotting ancient 'sea-salamander' fossils rediscovered from Australia's dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs

• Around 250 million years ago, what is today scorching desert in remote northwestern Australia was the shore of a shallow bay bordering a vast prehistoric ocean. • Fossils recover

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 156 words
Two 4,000-year-old burnt fabrics reveal a lost Bronze Age textile industry

Two 4,000-year-old burnt fabrics reveal a lost Bronze Age textile industry

• Two 4,000-year-old burnt fabrics reveal a lost Bronze Age textile industry A deep dive into the microscopic analysis of Tx1 and Tx2 fragments. • Excavations in Turkey have yielde

Age verification vendor Persona left frontend exposed, researchers say

Age verification vendor Persona left frontend exposed, researchers say

• Age verification vendor Persona left frontend exposed, researchers say Researchers investigating Discord’s age-verification checkssay they discoveredan exposed frontend belonging

Threat Intelligence · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 231 words
AIdentifyAGE Ontology for Decision Support in Forensic Dental Age Assessment

AIdentifyAGE Ontology for Decision Support in Forensic Dental Age Assessment

• Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 28 Jan 2026] Title:AIdentifyAGE Ontology for Decision Support in Forensic Dental Age Assessment View PDF HTML (experiment

Research & Labs · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 411 words

Archaeologists identify elders in Iron Age Israel through household artifacts

• A new study from Bar-Ilan University is shedding light on a long-overlooked social group in archaeology: the elderly. • While research on women and children has flourished in rec

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 143 words

Gotland hunter-gatherer graves hint at how Stone Age families organized

• A woman was buried with two children, but they were not her own. • In another grave, two children were placed. • They were not siblings and were more distantly related, perhaps c

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 187 words
A New Complexity Theory for the Quantum Age

A New Complexity Theory for the Quantum Age

• CommentComments Save ArticleRead LaterRead Later A New Complexity Theory for the Quantum Age February 17, 2026 Traditional complexity theory can’t accommodate problems with quant

Quantum Computing · February 17, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 422 words
These Superfoods Will Keep Your Vision Sharp as You Age

These Superfoods Will Keep Your Vision Sharp as You Age

• Our wellness advice isexpert-vetted. • Our top picks are based on our editors’ independent research, analysis, and hands-on testing. • If you buy through our links, we may get a

Consumer Tech · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 257 words
Discord Voluntarily Pushes Mandatory Age Verification Despite Recent Data Breach

Discord Voluntarily Pushes Mandatory Age Verification Despite Recent Data Breach

• Discord has begun rolling out mandatory age verification and the internet is, understandably, freaking out. • At EFF, we’ve been raising the alarm about age verification mandates

Announcing Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI

Announcing Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI

• The work we do, and the way we do it, is always changing. • Each of us has a memory of how we once did a task regularly, the tools we used and how both the task and the tools hav

Big Tech · January 13, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 205 words
The New Front Line: API Risk in the Age of AI-Powered Attacks

The New Front Line: API Risk in the Age of AI-Powered Attacks

• IT Security AI & Machine Learning Commentary Insight and analysis on the information technology space from industry thought leaders. • The New Front Line: API Risk in the Age of