Medici family mystery may be solved after more than 400 years
New research determined that the mysterious death of a ruler from the powerful Florentine Medici family was due to illness,…
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admin A ‘forbidden experiment,’ two moonshots and the invasive species ravaging the Great Lakes
Nearly 70 years ago, a moonshot project contained the threat of sea lampreys. Could another moonshot save the Great Lakes…
Astronomers detect sugar in interstellar space for the first time
Astronomers detect erythrulose, a sugar key to the origins of life, in interstellar space for the first time.
Rare T. rex fossil sells for record $50.1 million at auction
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton from South Dakota, nicknamed Gus, has become the world’s most expensive fossil sold at auction.
A chance encounter led to one of the largest T. rexes ever found. Now, it could be ‘lost to science’
A large T. rex skeleton nicknamed ‘Gus’ is on track to break auction records, and highlight one of paleontology’s biggest…
Mystery spheres on beach are likely space debris that fell back to Earth
Metal spheres recently found on a beach in northern Queensland, Australia, draw attention to the worsening issue of space pollution.
Elon Musk’s plans refer to an idea conceived in the 1960s. What is the Kardashev scale?
A Soviet astronomer in the 1960s proposed a scale to classify hypothetical alien civilizations. Here’s why the framework is still…
Fossils of an ancient sea creature are the oldest evidence of right-handedness
Research on Spriggina floundersi fossils found the wormlike creatures favored their right sides, a behavioral preference in modern animals that…
Aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who trained as an early female astronaut, dies at 87
Aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who finally went to space half a century after training to be a female astronaut, has…
Sick of Earth? NASA is recruiting volunteers for a yearlong Moon and Mars simulation
For anyone who has ever wondered whether they could handle life on another planet, NASA is offering a chance to…