Scientists Found a Multidimensional Universe Right Inside Our Brain
Scientists have used a classic branch of math in a totally new way to peer into the structure of our brains. What they’ve discovered is that the brain…
40 Skeletons in Giant Jars Found in the Corsica Necropolis
Archaeologists working on the French island of Corsica discovered around 40 ancient graves where persons were buried inside gigantic jars known as Amphora. The place on the island…
A recent strong outburst from our Sun sent particles racing across the solar system, slamming into Earth’s atmosphere to create a brilliant aurora that took astronauts’ breath away.
Crew-2 astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured this stunning image of a strong aurora above North America November 4, 2021. The beautiful light show was the result of a recent…
Flat Wrong: The Misunderstood History of Flat Earth Theories
For most people, being described as a “flat Earther” is an insult. The idea of the Earth being flat is considered not only wrong, but a model of wrongness, the…
TWO ANCIENT EGYPTIAN KINGDOM TOMBS OPENED IN LUXOR, EGYPT
Two Ancient Egyptian Kingdom Tombs Opened in Luxor, Egypt Two tombs of unidentified officials dated to Egypt’s New Kingdom era have been opened at Luxor’s Draa Abul-Naglaa necropolis…
Woodpeckers Don’t Have Shock-Absorbing Skulls. The birds’ small brain size protects them from getting concussions, a new study finds
A woodpecker prepares to smash its beak against a tree. Carol Gaudreault / 500px via Getty Images About 12 thousand times a day, woodpeckers drill their beaks into trees to search…
Adélie Penguins Are Dwindling in East Antarctica
Researchers blame too much summer sea ice for causing a downward spiral in one colony An Adélie penguin Courtesy of Kate Kloza / Australian Antarctic Program Adélie penguins in East Antarctica may…
What do superb fairywrens have in common with humans? They are more likely to help a family member in distress than a stranger.
Beloved Australian songbird will risk life and limb for its breeding group but ignore cries for help from unfamiliar birds, scientists say Scientists who studied the superb fairywren…
If time stops for an object falling into a black hole, how can LIGO see black holes colliding?
A distant observer would never actually see someone cross into the event horizon of a black hole, according to Einstein’s theory of relativity. I’ve always understood that, according…
If we wish to colonize another world, finding a planet with a gravitational field that humans can survive and thrive under will be crucial.
The super-Earth Kepler 62f, estimated to be around 40% larger than Earth. If we wish to colonize another world, finding a planet with a gravitational field that humans…
A Roman tomb where magical nails were used to fend off the ‘restless dead’ has been discovered in Türkiye
In the ancient city of Sagalassos in southwestern Türkiye, archaeologists have identified an unusual burial practice from the early Roman imperial period, consisting of deliberately bent nails, covering…
The Gilt-Edged Tanager Is A Stunning Little Bird In Iridescent Yellow, Blue, And Gilt-Edged Gold
A member of the genus Tanager is the Gilt-edged Tanager. It is a typically widespread bird found in the Atlantic Forest. Atlantic forest Is one of the world’s…