2,000-year-old Roman bread discovered under construction site

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The entire field of archaeology hinges on what can withstand the test of time. This typically means that most excavations center on hard evidence including structural remains, pottery, weapons, or metalwork. Occasionally, researchers discover something softer that’s been preserved…

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Phiphen Options Carter Wilson's Thriller 'Tell Me What You Did'

Phiphen Options Carter Wilson’s Thriller ‘Tell Me What You Did’

Phiphen, an independent film and television production company founded by award-winning producer Molly Conners, has optioned the Carter Wilson‘s bestselling thriller “Tell Me What You Did” and will adapt the novel into a feature film. Conners will produce the project; a screenwriter has not yet been attached. “Carter Wilson’s storytelling is immersive, suspenseful, and deeply…

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Artemis II heat shield aced its blistering reentry, ghostly underwater photo reveals

Artemis II aced its trial-by-fire reentry, despite some concerns that the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield would not hold up, a ghostly photo of the spacecraft’s underside taken soon after splashdown reveals. NASA‘s preliminary post-splashdown investigation indicates that Orion’s heat shield suffered minimal char loss, its ceramic tiles were uncracked, and the reflective thermal tape was…

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