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An international team of underwater archaeologists made an incredible discovery last year, when they found three new shipwrecks in the treacherous Mediterranean waters off the coast of Tunisia. One of the wrecks is ancient, dating back to somewhere between 100 BCE and 200 CE, while the other two are thought to be from the late […]

Ammonites the size of an adult human were gliding through Earth’s oceans around 80 million years ago. Today, their fossils are found all around the world, but the biggest of them all was retrieved in Germany back In 1895, and it was an absolute whopper. It belonged to Parapuzosia seppenradensis, which is thought to be […]

Everyone’s favorite smart, sentient “aliens” just got a whole lot weirder: Octopuses are able to recode proteins in their nerve cells to protect their brains from changes in temperature, new research has revealed. When things get chilly, the canny cephalopods tinker with their RNA – the messenger molecule between DNA and protein production – ensuring […]

A newly discovered dinosaur in Utah is thought to have lived in a time of big environmental change and stood on the edge of a period of rapid warming on Planet Earth. Iani smithi dates back approximately 99 million years and lived in what is now Utah during the mid-Cretaceous. Iani smithi is a special […]

The “rebound” is an inescapable trope in romantic novels and rom-coms, understood to be relationships that are started up almost immediately after another one has ended. People who enter into these relationships are often uncharitably thought of as being “hung up” on their previous partners, trying to deal with unresolved feelings by jumping into something […]

The first rabid moose in Alaska was announced by the Department Of Fish And Game after an animal was found stumbling, drooling, and acting aggressively on June 2. Rabies in moose is rare, but not unheard of, and this latest case marks a historic first for the US state. “The moose was unbalanced, stumbling, drooling […]

Scholars are baffled by a mysterious object from Emperor Rudolf II’s collection: a hand bell, made from an alloy of seven metals and said to have been used to summon spirits, contains an enigmatic cipher on the inside. The Habsburg emperor Rudolf II (1552–1612) went down in history as one of the greatest patrons of […]

In the 30 years since Steven Spielberg’s movie came out, people from all walks of life have wondered if bringing back dinosaurs is possible. We couldn’t let the anniversary pass without asking scientists working on dinosaurs and cloning if such a feat is feasible. Host Rachael Funnell spoke with dinosaur expert Dr Susie Maidment from […]

Greenhouse gas emissions have reached “an all-time high,” causing human-caused climate change to increase at an “unprecedented rate.” This is, of course, in spite of promises from policymakers and the world’s biggest companies to wean the planet off fossil fuels.  A new analysis by 50 leading scientists has warned that human-induced warming reached an average […]

Phubbing: you’ve probably done it, and you probably hate it. Ignoring other people in favor of staring in rapt attention at your phone is unlikely to lead to relationship or social success. But have you ever thought about the impact that parents’ phubbing can have on their kids? A new study has found some evidence […]

“Once a cheater, always a cheater” – it’s an adage you’ve no doubt heard before, perhaps you’ve even said it yourself, red flag waving, but is there actually anything in the phrase? While many people believe that a track record of infidelity in relationships is a surefire sign of future adultery, that doesn’t necessarily mean […]

The Illusion of the Year competition has announced its winners. The competition, celebrating brain-bending visual and audio illusions, crowned an illusion of a LEGO car appearing to pass through a solid LEGO wall as its champion.  Second place went to a seemingly-ordinary tower of cubes and an actually ordinary pencil. Advertisement Third place in the […]

The Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) officially known as GRB 221009A was so powerful it was quickly dubbed the BOAT (Brightest of All Time). A new study reveals a reason why some of that brightness has been surprisingly enduring. The BOAT did not just edge past previous records. Instead, it was 70 times as bright as […]

Here’s something nobody warns you about until you are about to have, or have recently had, a baby: their skulls are surprisingly malleable.  When babies are born, they have soft spots on their skulls where the bones have not yet fused together. Strange as they are to discover on your baby’s noggin, they serve us […]

A camera shaped like a star-nosed mole can take photos without needing a lens. How? Because it doesn’t take a photo at all, but instead uses artificial intelligence (AI) to generate an image of where you’re standing. The concept has been named Paragraphica by creator Bjørn Karmann, a senior experience and interaction designer based in […]

Elephant whiskers aren’t like those found on other animals, like cats and rats. They are thick and immobile, leading researchers to wonder what purpose they actually serve. Elephant whiskers were first described back in 1890, but a new study is the first of its kind to dive into how the bristles may benefit these animals. […]

An enormous pit stuffed with the burned remains of animals, ancient treasures, and unanswered questions was discovered in 1978 by archaeologists in Andalucía, Spain. Here, in the Guadiana Valley, they found the remnants of three temples that housed members of an ancient civilization. That was, until one day they decided to pack it all up, […]

The Ancient Egyptians are famed for their intricate hieroglyphic writing system, with many stunning (and disturbing) examples surviving to this day. But have you ever wondered how their spoken language would have sounded, and – more importantly – how we know? Take a trip back into the past to find out more. Advertisement Credit: NativLang […]

A deadly and previously incurable type of heart disease has been entirely reversed for the first time, leaving the patients with no symptoms. The team of researchers from University College London found a set of antibodies that reversed transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) in three men, which would otherwise have likely caused death within four years.  […]