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Scientists have resurrected the voice of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian priest by recreating his vocal tract with a 3D printer.
Nesyamun, whose coffin was inscribed with "true of voice" when he died, was a priest and scribe during the reign of pharaoh Ramses XI (c.1099-1069 BC).
His voice is said to have been a vital tool to carry out his duties at the
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Humankind, like Cinderella, has only until midnight - but the strike of the Doomsday Clock will bring far more serious repercussions than those that faced the Disney princess.
Scientists have said the Doomsday Clock - a metaphor for a global apocalypse - has moved closer to midnight than ever before.
It's now just
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Write comment (96 Comments)Sprinting legend Usain Bolt has announced he is going to be a dad for the first time.
The eight-time Olympic gold medallist shared the happy news with his 9.3 million followers on Instagram, sharing a picture of his partner, Kasi Bennett, cradling her baby bump.
Bolt, 33, wrote: "I just want to say a KING or QUEEN is about to be HERE. @kasi.b."
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Write comment (99 Comments)The brain of a man killed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD burned at such a high temperature that it turned into glass, scientists have said.
Fragments of a shiny black material that turned out to be glass were found within remnants of the victim's skull.
Analysis of charred wood nearby indicated a maximum temperature of 520C (968F).
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Write comment (94 Comments)Rohingya Muslims remain "at serious risk of genocide" in Myanmar, the International Court of Justice has ruled.
The United Nations' court, based in The Hague in the Netherlands, ordered Myanmar to take urgent measures to protect Rohingyas from persecution and atrocities.
In a ruling on Thursday, it also called on the southeast Asian country -
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Write comment (98 Comments)India is planning on sending a "female" humanoid robot called Vyommitra into space as part of an unmanned mission which could launch this year.
Kailasavadivoo Sivan, the chief of the nation's space agency, the India Space Research Organisation, described the robot as a "half-humanoid" as it doesn't have any legs.
Vyommmitra is "a woman", the head of
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