A beautifully decorated coffin and burial chamber loaded with goods have started to unveil the story of an ancient Egyptian priestess who lived nearly 4,000 years ago. The discovery was unearthed at the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Asyut, a site along the River Nile that’s been undergoing excavations since 2003. According to a new announcement, […]
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Worm “Lost” For 68 Years Has Been Photobombing Seahorses This Whole Time
Science is no stranger to discovering species, losing them, and then rediscovering them again, but what’s less common is to realize that the animal you thought you’d misplaced is actually being photographed all the time. Such is the tale of the marine worm, Haplosyllis anthogorgicola, that’s been photobombing seahorses at a rate of three in […]
Bed 5 Event: How A Marine Landslide Moved An Enormous 162 Cubic Kilometers Of Sediment
Almost 60,000 years ago, a massive underwater avalanche took place just off the coast of Northwest Africa. Initially, about 1.5 cubic kilometers (0.36 cubic miles) of sediments rolled down across the Agadir Canyon, one of the largest in the world. As this sediment rolled down across the 450 kilometers (280 miles) of the submarine canyon, […]
First-Ever Antarctic Amber Spills Secrets Of The Continent’s Cretaceous Forests
For the first time, amber fragments have been recovered from Antarctica, or, to be more specific, from an offshore sedimentary basin. The fossils mean we now have amber samples from every continent, and provide information about Antarctica’s forests, which were once home to hardy dinosaurs. Atmospheric carbon dioxide was high in the Cretaceous, making the […]
This 71-Million-Year-Old Ammonite Is Also A Rare And Iridescent Gemstone
Lovers of all things colorful and sparkly are in for a treat with an unusual variety of ammonite that’s set to go to auction later this month. The “gem” of an ammonite dates back 71 million years, and comes with a curious coating of ammolite, giving it a dazzling rainbow iridescence. “A ‘Gem’ Ammonite in […]
We’ve Only Been To Uranus Once And The Freak Timing May Have Misled Us For Years
Voyager 2’s visit to Uranus in 1986 occurred just after the planet was slammed by an exceptionally powerful solar outburst. The heightened solar wind compressed the magnetosphere. According to new research, we’ve been treating that squashed magnetic field as standard for 40 years, causing scientists to think the planet has several strange features that are […]
US Government Set To “Pull Back The Curtain” On UFOs In Public Hearing This Week
The US government is preparing to “pull back the curtain” on UFOs in yet another public hearing this week. Transparency is the name of the game, so the whole hearing will be freely broadcast live to the public. The hearing – titled “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth” – will take place on Capitol Hill […]
Epic 4,000-Kilometer Journey Is Farthest Ever Traveled By A West Indian Manatee
Some animals need more help than others, and wild species can be rescued and returned to the wild after being nursed back to health. In some cases, they can even be recaptured after their release if they run into additional difficulties due to close monitoring. On that point, settle in folks – it’s time for […]
Japan Planning “Conveyor Belt Road” Connecting Tokyo And Osaka
Japan has a problem – there aren’t enough truck drivers to meet demand. The solution? A stretch of highway connecting Tokyo and Osaka transformed into an automated cargo transport corridor that’s been dubbed a “conveyor belt road”. The project is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), with plans to […]
“Mystery Mollusk” Unmasked As First-Known Nudibranch To Live In The Midnight Zone
One of the weirdest sea slugs known to science has been discovered at a staggering depth, swimming around right down in the Midnight Zone between 1,013 to 4,009 meters (3,323 to 13,153 feet). As well as becoming the first sea slug known to live in the deep-water column, it also uses its body like a […]
Scientists Find Interesting Clues About America’s Natural History At Bottom Of Yellowstone National Park Lake
At the bottom of Buffalo Ford Lake at Yellowstone National Park, researchers have found interesting clues about the natural history of the area. Before the 1800s CE, the American bison was thriving. Estimates of buffalo numbers on the continent vary from around 30 to 60 million at the start of the century, but that quickly […]
Earth’s Greatest Ice Age Really Did Bring Ice Sheets To The Equator
Immense glaciers once covered the entire Earth, reaching even the equator, geologists have confirmed. The discovery that this also applied in the center of continents, where conditions would have been very dry deepens the mystery of where and how life survives. Geologists learned of the existence of recent ice ages by finding the legacy of […]
Blooming Corpse Flowers’ Hot Death Smell Gets A Molecular Explanation
The corpse flower is one of the strangest plants on the planet, famous for the hot stench of death it unleashes when in bloom – a rare and short-lived event that lures in as many tourists as it does pollinators. Opportunities to study the mechanisms behind the odorous performance are rare, but scientists with access […]
Dazzling Ice Age Amazonian Rock Art Depicts Shamans Spiritually Transforming Into Animals
Arguably the most impressive example of prehistoric rock art ever discovered has finally been interpreted, and the meanings behind the images are truly mind-blowing. Collaborating with Indigenous elders in the Colombian Amazon, researchers learned that the epic collection of ancient paintings alludes to a hidden spiritual dimension that shamans are able to navigate by transforming […]
Weird Rubbery White Blobs Wash Up On Canadian Shores – But What Are They?
Perplexing white blobs have been washing up on the shores of Newfoundland, Canada, in recent months, and one team of scientists that investigated them says that some contain a mix of synthetic rubber and industrial adhesive. The Canadian government is also doing its own testing but doesn’t seem ready to draw conclusions at this point. […]
What Is The Origin Of The Dollar $ign?
The dollar sign may be one of the most recognized symbols in the world. More than a denotation of currency, it’s become a potent emblem of wealth, capitalism, and (in some imaginations) either freedom or greed. Its origins, however, are not so clear. One of the most common misconceptions is that the symbol stands for […]
Swirling Vortices Might Exist On The North And South Pole Of The Sun
There is a lot that we do not know about the Sun but something quite shocking to most people is that we have never seen its poles. All our observations have been looking at the Sun face-on and from that disadvantaged view, scientists aim to work out what is going on there. The latest model […]
Scientist Who Taught Rats How To Drive Explains Why She Did It
A neuroscientist who famously taught rats how to drive back in 2019 has explained why she did it, what we learned from it, and how those findings might relate to humans. In 2019, a study went viral for fairly obvious reasons. It involved training rats to drive little rat cars around a laboratory, earning themselves […]
These Strange Sea Creatures Can Turn Back Time And Age In Reverse
Aging happens in one direction, right? We’re all slowly getting older, accumulating gray hairs and wrinkles, and there’s no going back. While it’s true that as humans we’re not getting any younger, the same can’t be said for comb jellies. When the going gets tough, these strange sea creatures have the incredibly rare ability to […]
How Do Greenhouse Gases Cause Global Warming?
Greenhouse gases cause global warming – it’s a fact that we’ve all seen or heard at some point, perhaps more often than usual recently with climate conferences and elections. But how exactly do they have this effect? The greenhouse effect One of the simpler ways we can answer that question is by thinking about how […]