Evolution enters Delaware through Rush Street Interactive

STOCKHOLM, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Evolution today announced a new partnership with Rush Street Interactive, Inc. (NYSE: RSI) (“RSI”), to enter the Delaware market in partnership with the Delaware Lottery and its three online casinos – Delaware Park Casino & Raceway, Bally’s Dover Casino Resort and Harrington Raceway & Casino. The Delaware Park Casino & … Read more

Ancient viruses responsible for our big brains and bodies: study

WASHINGTON: Ancient viruses that infected vertebrates hundreds of millions of years ago played a pivotal role in the evolution of our advanced brains and large bodies, a study said Thursday. The research, published in the journal Cell, examined the origins of myelin, an insulating layer of fatty tissue that forms around nerves and allows electrical … Read more

Time in space is bad for the bones. N.S. prof’s research could help humans on Earth

For two decades, Tamara Franz-Odendaal has been studying how space travel affects the human skeleton. Because of the absence of gravity in space, astronauts experience bone loss when they get back to Earth. “We always think of it as just the scaffold that kind of keeps the body together, but it’s a really dynamic tissue,” … Read more

Humans Reached Northern Europe in Time of Neanderthals

Pioneering groups of humans braved icy conditions to settle in northern Europe more than 45,000 years ago, a “huge surprise” that means they could have lived there alongside Neanderthals, scientists said Wednesday. The international team of researchers found human bones and tools behind a massive rock in a German cave, the oldest traces of Homo … Read more

Evolution can be explained using gene interactions, not as unpredictable as thought: Study | India News

NEW DELHI: A study to analyse gene interactions has led researchers to conclude that evolution may not be as unpredictable as previously thought. The team of researchers said examining how a genome evolved could provide clues about its trajectory, rather than it being determined by “numerous factors and historical accidents”. According to previous studies, evolution … Read more

How the music business is putting a green spin on vinyl records

Vinyl records were once written off as relics. First, they were replaced by shiny compact discs that (supposedly) offered superior sound. Then streaming took over, allowing fans to carry vast music collections with them wherever they go. In recent years, vinyl sales have turned around. In 2022, vinyl outsold CDs in the U.S. for the first … Read more

Dinosaurs: Could dinosaurs be the reason humans can’t live for 200 years?

BIRMINGHAM: All human beings age. It is part of our biology and limits our lifespan to slightly over 120 years. Not all animals experience ageing during their lives. Some animals’ bodies do not gradually degenerate as they get older the way our bodies do. But for humans once they reach about age 30 their chance … Read more

Chimps and bonobos remember friendly faces even after decades apart, study finds

As It Happens6:18Chimps and bonobos remember friends and families’ faces, even after decades apart When Laura Simone Lewis visited Kendall the chimpanzee for the first time in six months, she wasn’t sure how he would react. The researcher had been working with the chimp at the North Carolina Zoo in 2015 as part of her … Read more

Landmark US launch for Crazy Time, Evolution’s world #1 online live game show

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Evolution today announced the eagerly awaited US launch of Crazy Time, its hugely popular live game show now streaming live to players in New Jersey. Crazy Time has been a global hit since launching in 2020 serving millions of players. Having taken the online gambling world by storm, Crazy Time … Read more

Ships could capture energy from waves by imitating whales

In an effort to reduce the environmental impact of commercial ships, a group of U.K. researchers has scoured through the research into a unique technology that imitates the action of a whale’s tail to help propel ships and reduce fuel consumption. The findings of the review-study from Cranfield University, published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews … Read more