Papyrus scroll burnt to a crisp during Vesuvius eruption deciphered with help of AI
A papyrus scroll that was burned and carbonized when Mount Vesuvius erupted almost 2,000 years ago has been virtually unrolled…
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admin Astronomers trace a ghostly cosmic particle to distant ‘Shadow Blaster’ galaxy
Scientists still don’t know where ghostly particles called neutrinos originate. A distant galaxy could be a potential source.
Archaeologists unearth second Alamo cannonball in rare discovery
Archaeologists discovered an iron cannonball near the Alamo Church in San Antonio that may have played a role in the…
The most controversial fossil site in human evolution just got even more puzzling
Scientists studied the remains of a mysterious human relative called Homo naledi found deep in a South African cave and…
A seismic event bounced off Earth’s core and shifted an island country
Scientists have discovered that seismic waves traveling to Earth’s core and back caused almost all of Japan to shift eastward…
SpaceX is flying high off its public debut. It’s also having its biggest identity crisis to date
For two decades, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was determined to keep the company his own private incubator for outlandish goals.…
Sunken wreck of WWII ‘hell ship’ used to transport POWs discovered after more than 80 years
Archaeologists have discovered the wreck of the Hōfuku Maru — the final resting place of 1,000 British and Dutch POWs…
An unusual strategy helps some tropical butterflies live 25 times longer than their relatives
A tropical butterfly from the Heliconius tribe has evolved to live a maximum lifespan of 348 days, nearly 25 times…
Watch the first-ever video of a newfound spider’s spring-loaded death trap
Scientists discovered that the Australian “ballista spider” uses a silk cone trap to catapult prey into its web, a feat…
Japan isn’t quite where it once was. Scientists say a newly recognized seismic event is to blame
Scientists have discovered that seismic waves traveling to Earth’s core and back caused almost all of Japan to shift eastward…