Deborah Bloomfield

In 1929, a German scholar was examining documents and antiques in the Topkapi Palace library in Istanbul when he discovered something puzzling. The theologian had found a map printed on gazelle skin parchment, which was created in the early 16th century. What was remarkable was that the mysterious map shows part of South America, as […]

A new species of dinosaur has been discovered in Thailand, where it once roamed during the Late Jurassic some 145 million to 163 million years ago. Minimocursor phunoiensis, as it has now been named, was identified thanks to a remarkably well-preserved skeleton unearthed in the Phu Kradung Formation at the Phu Noi locality in Northern Thailand. […]

Ancient DNA taken from corpses at Machu Picchu has revealed that the so-called Lost City of the Incas was home to a multicultural population that hailed from across the empire and beyond. Tracing the genetic roots of 34 Machu Picchans to different regions of the Andes and Amazon rainforest, the researchers explain that those buried […]

Imagine having a spot on your tongue that just won’t go away for half a year, and when finally going to the doctor about it, it turns out to be a very rare disorder – this is what happened to a 72-year-old female patient in a new case report. The patient went into the clinic […]

The world of medicine is filled with some fascinating and sometimes horrendous surprises, and there is one in particular that will have men twitching at the sheer thought of it – the legendary “aubergine deformity”. While it may sound like a culinary mishap involving eggplants in the kitchen, it’s actually the result of a mishap […]

The record for longest gestation in a mammal – that is, how long it takes to cook up a baby – has a curious new contender, as a new study on bowhead whales has revealed their bloodwork indicates they could be pregnant for up to two years. However, whether this topples the African elephant for […]

The largest-ever pedigree constructed from ancient DNA has been pieced together, painting a picture of the lives and relationships of humans who lived 6,700 years ago. The Neolithic marked some big changes for humankind as farming took over from hunter-gathering, enabling our species to develop new social customs and a more sophisticated mating game. Keeping […]

Across the world, there are some extremely important fossil sites that have provided scientists with an array of fossil specimens that help determine all sorts of information about the way these creatures once roamed across the land and seas of ancient Earth. Now, a new specimen of an ancient turtle species has been uncovered in Germany, […]

Genetic evidence suggests that an extinct zebra-like horse was once in the Denisova Cave, a cavern in the Altai mountains of Siberia where three species of human are known to have lived: Denisovans, Neanderthals, and Homo sapiens (that’s us). This begs the question: what were extinct humans’ relationships with this strange beast and were they responsible for […]

We have been spoilt with observations of young stellar systems lately. New images and studies have provided much-needed insight. After all, there is so much we don’t know about how planets come to be. The latest observations provide the first view of large dusty clumps, which are believed to be the source of future gas […]

As South Florida’s seawater temperature reaches triple digits two days in a row, meteorologists are debating if the spike is an accurate reading. If it is, it represents a devastating new world record. At 38.3°C (101°F), it matches that of a hot bath and is above normal human body temperature. It’s a harrowing statistic but […]

Herbig-Haro 46/47 is a notorious pair of young stars. Over thousands of years, they have pulled in gas and dust left over from their formation and then spewed it out in spectacular jets. The process is far from over: they are continuing to absorb material in the disc they are buried in. The latest observations […]

A power failure at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston led to a loss of communication with the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday. The space agency had to use Russian communication systems to tell the astronauts what had happened, indicating the need for other redundancies if the ISS becomes a little less international, as has […]

Here are the statements regarding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena from Former Navy Pilot Ryan Graves, Former US Air Force intelligence officer David Grusch and Retired US Navy commander David Fravor, given on 26th July 2023 during the US Government Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Hearing. Deborah BloomfieldSource Link: US Government Hears Unidentified […]

A mystery creature was filmed in Taiwan near a port at Penghu. Wei Cheng Jian recorded the green slimy animal and uploaded it to his Facebook page.  ⓘ IFLScience is not responsible for content shared from external sites. Advertisement According to National Geographic, the animal is Lineus fuscoviridis, commonly known as the green nemertine ribbon worm. The pink […]

The Denisovans were an extinct species of human that lived alongside Homo sapiens in Eurasia during parts of the Lower Paleolithic (3.3 million years ago until 300,000 years ago) and Middle Paleolithic (300,000 years ago until 50,000 years ago). Don’t be fooled, this prehistoric species was not a knuckle-dragging, slow-witted “caveman” that was outsmarted by […]

On September 7, 1978, around 1.30 pm, Bulgarian BBC broadcaster Georgi Markov was casually waiting on Waterloo Bridge for a bus when he felt a sharp jab in the back of his right thigh, and from there it all went downhill for him. When he turned around he saw a person picking up a dropped […]

Ever wonder what the oldest written text that has ever been found is? Needless to say, it’s pretty old, but humans have been communicating about their experiences and reality for millennia. It just wasn’t written down in ways we would recognize today – writing emerged as a process.  The evolution of written language The oldest […]

South Korean scientists have announced the development of a room-temperature ambient-pressure superconductor. If the claim is verified, this will change the world. Superconductors transmit electricity without resistance and have a series of magnetic properties that make them invaluable in technological applications. Usually, superconductors need to be cooled down to very low temperatures. A superconductor capable […]

Streaming live today, Wednesday, July 26, the US House Oversight Committee will hear the highly anticipated testimony of three witnesses in regards to their experiences with Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs). Commencing with opening statements followed by questions from members of Congress, the witnesses will recount their individual claims of “close encounters”. Former US Navy commanding […]