October 23, 2023

Students Use AI To Decipher Words of Ancient Scroll Burned by Mount Vesuvius

Lost libraries hold something of a mystique. The lost library of Alexandria, for example, famously burned in 48 BCE. Similarly, writings to be found in Pompeii and Herculaneum were so charred by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE that they now resumble scroll-shaped lumps of coal. However, due to the preservation effect of the layered ash, these charred remains survived to be excavated in the 18th century.

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October 21, 2023

Singer Harry Connick Jr. Snaps a Beautiful Drone Image of a School of Fish Forming a Heart

Harry Connick Jr. is best known for being a singer, having sold over 30 million records worldwide and won three Grammy awards. When he's not on stage, however, he seems to enjoy trying his hand at drone imagery. During a recent outing at Cape Cod, Connick Jr. snapped a striking picture of a school of fish forming a heart. Thrilled about the image he took, the singer promptly posted it to social media.

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