'Curse tablet' with oldest Hebrew name of god is actually a fishing weight, experts argue

Tablet with oldest Hebrew name of god not what it seems | Mercury may have a 'potentially habitable' region | Gigantic 'hole' appears the sun wider than 60 Earths Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( December 6, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [X](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Tablet with oldest Hebrew name of god not what it seems]( (ABR/Michael C. Ludden) [Tablet with oldest Hebrew name of god not what it seems]( Researchers say they see no sign of an inscription on a tablet previously thought to contain the Hebrew name for the god Yahweh. [Read More]( [] Space [] [Mercury may have a 'potentially habitable' region]( (NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington) [Mercury may have a 'potentially habitable' region]( Salty glaciers discovered in craters near Mercury's north pole may have the right conditions for extreme forms of life, new research suggests. [Read More]( [] [Gigantic 'hole' appears the sun wider than 60 Earths]( [Gigantic 'hole' appears the sun wider than 60 Earths]( (NASA/SDO/AIA) A monstrous dark patch, known as a coronal hole, recently appeared near the sun's equator. The temporary gap enables unusually fast solar wind to race toward Earth. Full Story: [Live Science]( (12/5) [] Health [] [Electrical stimulation could treat traumatic brain injuries]( (Silver Place via Getty Images) [Electrical stimulation could treat traumatic brain injuries]( An early trial suggests that deep brain stimulation could treat cognitive impairment associated with traumatic brain injury. [Read More]( [] Animals [] [World's oldest tortoise still randy at 191 years old]( (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA /Getty Images) [World's oldest tortoise still randy at 191 years old]( Jonathan, the world's oldest tortoise, has turned 191, living through 40 U.S. presidents and 31 St. Helena governors. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] What is the most distant object in space visible to the naked eye? (Learn the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [Venus]( [Vote]( [The Moon]( [Vote]( [The Andromeda Galaxy]( [Vote]( [The Milky Way Galaxy](   [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