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Tougher rating system evaluates nine supercomputer capabilities

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nine supercomputers have been tested, validated and ranked by the new “Graph500” challenge, first introduced this week by an international team led by Sandia National Laboratories. The list of submitters and the order of their…

Neanderthals had feelings too, say University of York researchers

Pioneering new research by archaeologists at the University of York suggests that Neanderthals belied their primitive reputation and had a deep seated sense of compassion.
A team from the University’s Department of Archaeology took on the ‘unique …