'A king will die': 4,000-year-old lunar eclipse omen tablets finally deciphered

'A king will die': 4,000-year-old lunar eclipse omen tablets finally deciphered | Earth from space: 'Smoking terror' volcano that destroyed city 400 years ago burps toxic cloud | China ready to launch 1st satellite in constellation that will challenge Elon Musk's Starlink Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( August 7, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [X](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](   Top Science News [] ['A king will die': 4,000-year-old lunar eclipse omen tablets finally deciphered]( (© The Trustees of the British Museum) ['A king will die': 4,000-year-old lunar eclipse omen tablets finally deciphered]( Tablets added to the British Museum's collection many decades ago have finally been deciphered. [Read More]( [] Planet Earth [] Earth from space: 'Smoking terror' volcano that destroyed city 400 years ago burps toxic cloud (NASA Earth Observatory/ISS program/) [Earth from space: 'Smoking terror' volcano that destroyed city 400 years ago burps toxic cloud]( A 2018 astronaut photo shows Nicaragua's active Momotombo volcano spitting out a cloud of toxic gas and steam just a few years after its latest eruption. [Read More]( [] Space [] [China ready to launch 1st satellite in constellation that will challenge Elon Musk's Starlink]( (MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) [China ready to launch 1st satellite in constellation that will challenge Elon Musk's Starlink]( China plans to launch more than 100 satellites for its new "constellation" this year and thousands more by the end of the decade. [Read More]( [] [Huge cosmological mystery could be solved by wormholes, new study argues]( [Huge cosmological mystery could be solved by wormholes, new study argues]( (Xuanyu Han via Getty Images) The universe is expanding at an ever accelerating rate — and tiny wormholes that bore through the fabric of space-time might be to blame, a new study proposes. Full Story: [Live Science]( (8/7) [] Health [] [CDC issues new guidelines for RSV vaccines, citing side-effect concerns]( (Prostock-Studio via Getty Images) [CDC issues new guidelines for RSV vaccines, citing side-effect concerns]( The CDC has clarified and narrowed its recommendations for which older adults should get an RSV vaccine. [Read More]( [] Animals [] [Sharks in an Italian aquarium keep having 'virgin birth' after years without males]( (Esposito et al/Scientific Reports 2024) [Sharks in an Italian aquarium keep having 'virgin birth' after years without males]( Two endangered female sharks found to be reproducing asexually in the absence of males in what appears to be a vital survival mechanism amid declining male populations. [Read More]( [] Technology [] ['Crazy idea' memory device could slash AI energy consumption by up to 2,500 times]( (Serhii Prystupa/Getty Images) ['Crazy idea' memory device could slash AI energy consumption by up to 2,500 times]( By performing computations directly inside memory cells, CRAM will dramatically reduce power demands for AI workloads. Scientists claim it's a solution to AI's huge energy consumption. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] Which of these ancient hominid species is known colloquially as the 'hobbit'? Learn the answer [here](. [Vote]( [Homo heidelbergensis]( [Vote]( [Homo neanderthalensis]( [Vote]( [Australopithecus africanus]( [Vote]( [Homo floresiensis](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( [Future]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036