Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Previous attempts to read charred scrolls have used X-ray CT alone, which assesses carbon-based materials. The technique can’t clearly identify writing because both the ink and papyrus contain carbon. (Jacob LaManna/NIST) Researchers have made their own
Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the company said on Friday. In a statement, Berkshire Hathaway said Buffett had been named chairman emeritus, effective immediately, and will remain a member of the board of directors. He will be replaced as chairman by his son, Howard Buffett, the release said. The elder
CBS News is getting employees hyped about the first full season of “60 Minutes” under top editor Bari Weiss, months after a string of high-profile exits. “We don’t often send notes to the whole newsroom. But today calls for it. It’s a big moment for 60 Minutes and CBS,” newsroom leaders, including Weiss, wrote about
Apple announced iOS 27 at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, and the tech giant has since released multiple beta versions of the software. The betas have brought Siri AI and a handful of other features to the iPhones of developers and beta testers, and you can expect many of those capabilities to land on
DETROIT — Read this quickly, before it melts. Ice cream was a rare and expensive treat for centuries because of the difficulty of storing ice. In the summer of 1790, President George Washington spent $200 on ice cream, the equivalent of $7,259 today, according to the International Dairy Foods Association. By the 1800s, inventions like
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