Leonardo Da Vinci was pretty much the definition of a Renaissance man, and not just by virtue of being a man who lived during the Renaissance. He was an artist, a scientist, a musician; a dick pic connoisseur and the creator of a mechanical lion that could walk several steps and then rip its own […]
13,000-Year-Old Campsite In North America Shows A “Way Of Life Lost To Time”
Some 13,000 years ago, wandering people set up a campsite in the Great Lakes region and returned to the plot each summer. The site is one the earliest ever discovered in this part of North America, revealing fresh insights into the population of the continent. Advertisement The humans belonged to a group known as the […]
California’s Wolf Population Doubles This Year With 30 New Pups Born
Following a rambunctious breeding season, California’s wolf population has rapidly expanded in the past year. At least 30 new pups have been born in the state this year, bringing the total number of known gray wolves in California to around 65. Advertisement As of 2024, there are seven known wolf families in California found across […]
What Is “Tired Light”, The Theory That Denies The Big Bang?
The idea that the universe is expanding was first proposed by Edwin Hubble in the late 1920s and has been repeatedly backed up by empirical observations over the past century. Despite this, an alternative notion known as the Tired Light theory won’t seem to fully go away, with some scientists clinging on to the idea […]
First Magnet-Controlled Prosthetic Hand Allows Amputee To Move Fingers With His Mind
In the newest breakthrough in prosthetic technology, researchers in Italy have unveiled a robotic hand that is magnetically controlled. There are no wires or electrical cables to be seen here – instead, the wearer directs the movements of the fingers with just their mind and the power of magnets. Advertisement The device has been taken […]
Greenland’s Climate-Driven Megatsunami Caused The Whole Earth To Shake For 9 Days
Last year, a landslide sent a wall of water 200 meters (650 feet) high rushing down a Greenland fjord. Thankfully, not only was no one hurt but hardly anyone noticed. Seismologists across the globe were confused by signals they had never seen before. Fortunately, a research station at the mouth of Dickson Fjord, while abandoned […]
The Infamous “Spiders On Mars” May Finally Have An Explanation
As we’ve explored the Solar System’s planets and moons using probes and orbiters, we have found and studied plenty of unusual features, from Jupiter’s “Great Blue Spot” to signs of something stirring beneath Europa’s ice. Advertisement One particularly striking feature, perhaps because it sparks our pareidolia, is the so-called “spiders on Mars“. Images taken of […]
Rare Isopod Filmed Swimming Upside-Down And Backwards 6,000 Meters Deep
Deep in the ocean lives an unusual isopod that’s known to swim upside-down while going backwards with the help of peculiar paddle-like legs as long as your fingers. Scientists recently captured several of these critters on camera, revealing for the first time their surprising snack of choice: sargassum. Advertisement Sargassum would seem an unlikely choice […]
Polaris Dawn Crew Makes History With First-Ever Private Spacewalk
Today, Polaris Dawn Mission Commander Jared Isaacman and Mission Specialist Sarah Gillis made history, becoming the first people to conduct a spacewalk on a private mission. Advertisement This morning, the four crewmembers sat inside their spacecraft and waited as the cabin depressurized. Once complete, they were protected from the vacuum of space by nothing but […]
Did Everybody Just Watch A Live Stream Of Billionaires Breaking Space Law?
Today at 6:12 am ET (10:15 am GMT), the crew of Polaris Dawn made history, becoming the first-ever private citizens to conduct a spacewalk. But they may have made history with another first; the first-ever livestream of a space crime. Advertisement In 1967, 111 countries around the world signed up to the Outer Space Treaty, […]
Shaking A Bottle Of Cola Doesn’t Increase Its Pressure. So Why Does It Explode?
Everyone is familiar with what happens when you shake up a bottle of soda and then open it up, or else hand it to an unsuspecting friend and let them open it up. Advertisement If you don’t, well it will explode everywhere. But the reason that happens may not be what you have been told. […]
A New Forest Is Sprouting In Jasper After The Largest Wildfire In 100 Years
Earlier this year, a devastating wildfire ripped through 33,048 hectares (81,663 acres) of land in Jasper National Park in Canada. According to the BBC, it was the park’s worst wildfire of the last century, and yet already a new forest is emerging from the ash. Advertisement “This fire has even surprised me as a fire […]
New World Record Set With 19 Humans In Earth Orbit At The Same Time
It’s “rush hour” in Earth orbit at the moment. With three new humans arriving at the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday, September 11, plus the all-civilian Polaris Dawn mission, a total of 19 people are orbiting Earth right now – that’s a new world record. Advertisement A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts – Don […]
Watch Live As Private Citizens Perform A Spacewalk For The First Ever Time
Today is the day that the crew of Polaris Dawn will conduct the first spacewalk ever attempted by private citizens. Polaris Dawn Mission Commander Jared Isaacman and Mission Specialist Sarah Gillis will conduct the spacewalk, leaving the safety of Crew Dragon Resilience, and test SpaceX’s newly designed spacesuits, specially designed to give astronauts more maneuverability. […]
Moving Bubbles On The Surface Of Another Star Seen For The First Time
Astronomers have seen bubbles on the surface of red giant star R Doradus for the first time. This is the first time scientists have observed such incredible details on the surface of a star that is not the Sun. Advertisement R Doradus is a variable red giant star. It has a volume over 5 million […]
Scientists Gave LSD To Dogs With Autism-Like Behavior – It Altered Their Brain Activity
A single dose of the psychedelic drug LSD appears to alter the brain activity of dogs with autism-like traits during social interactions. Unlike other canines, these pooches were unable to synchronize their neural activity with humans when being petted, yet all that changed when they ingested the trippy substance. Advertisement Describing their findings in a […]
Nerio: Mars May Be Missing A Third, Far Larger Moon
New research has suggested that Mars had – and then lost – a third, far larger moon. If correct and supported by further evidence, it could explain a number of unusual features on the planet’s surface. Advertisement Mars, rubbing it in the face of moonless Venus and Mercury, has two moons to its name. The […]
Some Of The World’s Rarest Eggs Found In Australian State Forest
During a routine sweep for endangered wildlife prior to logging operations, staff from Australia’s Forestry Corporation stumbled upon what they’ve called “a significant ecological find” – a clutch of eggs belonging to the coastal emu, one of the world’s rarest birds. Advertisement While the common emu, one of Australia’s most iconic species, has a stable […]
The First Person Ever Killed By A Robot Died 45 Years Ago
On January 25, 1979, Robert Williams became the first person on record to be killed by a robot. The first-of-a-kind death took place in the US over 45 years ago – but it was far from the last fatality at the hands of a robotic system. Advertisement Williams was a 25-year-old employee at the Ford […]
New Fanged Fighting Frog Species Found Hopping About In The Philippines
Ever heard of fanged frogs? Well, over 80 species of these toothy anurans that belong to the genus Limnonectes are hopping about Southeast Asia, and now their ranks have grown even further with a new species described in the mountains of the Philippines. At the moment there are 11 species of fanged frogs known to live […]
