She probably had a headache. Digital X-ray shots of this Egyptian mummy, preserved at the Field Museum in Chicago and dated between the 7th and the 4th century B.C., found signs of erosion in the brain's parietal lobes, which may have been caused by parasites, anemia or malnourishment. Digital X-rays produce clearer images with less radiation exposure than traditional film X-rays. 
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Found in: Archaeology
She probably had a headache. Digital X-ray shots of this Egyptian mummy, preserved at the Field Museum in Chicago and dated between the 7th and the 4th century B.C., found signs of erosion in the brain's parietal lobes, which may have been caused by parasites, anemia or malnourishment. Digital X-rays produce clearer images with less radiation exposure than traditional film X-rays. -
This illustration of the Milky Way galaxy shows the position of the youngest known Milky Way supernova remnant, G1.9+0.3, as well as that of several supernovas found in our galaxy over the past 2,000 years. Read more -
The concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane found in bubbles of ancient air (dark spots) trapped in Antarctic ice provide clues to ancient climate. Read more -
Found in: Zoology
The brown-throated three-toed sloth has become the first free-ranging animal to get brain wave monitoring for sleep studies. Read more... -
Neutrons can produce 3-D scans of a magnetic field, even inside a solid. More -
Because air pollution particles that fall into the PM10 range are too small to see with the naked eye, an apparently clear sky could host toxic concentrations of them. More
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With webbed feet and venomous claws, the furry duck-billed platypus has a little bit of everything, and its genome does too. More -
A young chick babbling. Songbird chicks’ version of baby talk doesn’t come from an immature version of the grown-up brain’s song pathway. Instead, the bird babbling comes from a separate brain circuit. Click here to read the full story.
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Science & the Public
May 15th 2008
Math Trek
The great mathematician Alexandre Grothendieck celebrates his 80th birthday in self-imposed isolation May 9th 2008
The great mathematician Alexandre Grothendieck celebrates his 80th birthday in self-imposed isolation May 9th 2008
