40,000-year-old signs show humans were recording information long before writing

40,000-year-old signs show humans were recording information long before writing

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Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 248 words
Writing Fragments

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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
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Cheap Writing Deck Eschews Distractions

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Preference Optimization for Review Question Generation Improves Writing Quality

Preference Optimization for Review Question Generation Improves Writing Quality

• Computer Science > Computation and Language [Submitted on 23 Jan 2026] Title:Preference Optimization for Review Question Generation Improves Writing Quality View PDF HTML (experi

Research & Labs · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 309 words
Laser writing in glass for dense, fast and efficient archival data storage

Laser writing in glass for dense, fast and efficient archival data storage

• Abstract Long-term preservation of digital information is vital for safeguarding the knowledge of humanity for future generations. • Existing archival storage solutions, such as

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 154 words
IEEE Course Improves Engineers' Writing Skills

IEEE Course Improves Engineers' Writing Skills

• In the rapidly evolving world of engineering technology, professionals devote enormous energy to such tasks as mastering the latest frameworks, optimizing architectures, and refi

IEEE Course Improves Engineers' Writing Skills

IEEE Course Improves Engineers' Writing Skills

• In the rapidly evolving world of engineering technology, professionals devote enormous energy to such tasks as mastering the latest frameworks, optimizing architectures, and refi

Why and How I am Using Emacs for Writing My Next Novel

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Linux & Open Source · February 15, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 271 words