A stalagmite from Hsārok Cave in the Zagros Mountains of Kurdistan provides a detailed climate record from 18,000 to 7,500 years ago, revealing rainfall fluctuations that correspond with the timing of early agriculture and the rise of civilization in the Fertile Crescent.
Between 4000 and 3000 cal BP, the Lower Mississippi Valley experienced significant climatic and environmental changes. Indigenous peoples responded by coming together at the Poverty Point site and performing elaborate rituals aimed at cosmological revitalization, reflecting a complex understanding of human-cosmos interdependence.
Helion, backed by OpenAI, claims to be on track to build its first fusion plant within the next five years, but experts are skeptical of the timeline.
The company's Polaris reactor design uses an electromagnetic coil system to generate a 50-megawatt electrical output, with a planned location in Washington state, USA.
The company's Polaris reactor design uses an electromagnetic coil system to generate a 50-megawatt electrical output, with a planned location in Washington state, USA.
