ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

World's Oldest Known Blueprints? 8,000-Year-Old Stone Carvings Depict Plans for Developing Ancient 'Desert Kite' Traps

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 05.17.2023 23:54 PM

Upon analyzing, archaeologists found that certain stone carvings had significant similarity scores, with some desert kites located a few miles away. Read to learn more.

Plastic-Degrading Fungi and Bacteria Found in China That May Help Tackle Global Waste

05.17.2023 23:03 PM

Scientists identified a diverse microbiome of plastic-eating fungi and bacteria in a man-made plastisphere in the coastal marshes in China. Read the article to learn more.

1,700-year-old Roman Watchtower Remains Found in Switzerland; What Were These Structures Used For?

05.17.2023 22:48 PM

Archaeologists were able to unearth the ruins of a prehistoric watchtower from A.D. 400. Read to learn more.

How Big Was the T. Rex Population? Study Estimates That There Were 1.7 Billion of Them Lurking Over Earth Prior to Their Extinction

05.17.2023 21:39 PM

While an earlier study estimated that there were roughly 2.5 billion T. rex dinosaurs before, recent recalculations lowered this number to 1.7 billion. Read to learn more.

Traditional Kimchi Tool Onggi Works Better for Fermentation [Study]

05.17.2023 11:00 AM

The traditional way of making kimchi using onggi produces better results than the use of jars for mass production. Read to know why.

Can AI Locate Rare Minerals on Earth? Scientists Developed a Machine Learning Model To Locate Mineral Deposits

05.17.2023 10:30 AM

A machine learning model based on AI was developed by a group of researchers to serve as predictive tool in locating rare minerals. Find out more about it in this article.

Runner From Scotland Left With Six Holes, Painful Claw Marks on Head After Buzzard Attack

05.17.2023 09:00 AM

A runner was left injured after a buzzard attacked him. Continue reading to know the full story. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Accipiter (Rainer Altenkamp, Berlin)) Runner From Scotland Left With Six Holes, Painful Clawmarks on Head After Buzzard Attack On Sunday, a man was out for a run in Friockheim, Angus, but the outing left him injured.

Extremely Severe Tropical Cyclone Mocha Strikes Myanmar and Bangladesh, Satellite Image Captured by NASA

05.17.2023 07:30 AM

A powerful tropical cyclone named Mocha hit the countries of Myanmar and Bangladesh as it made its landfall, causing severe casualties in the local communities. Read the article to find out more.

NASA Satellite Spots Early Signs of El Niño As Warm Waters Move Eastward Across the Pacific Ocean to West Coast

05.17.2023 01:20 AM

NASA's Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite spotted Kelvin waves traversing the Pacific in an eastward direction, which is regarded as a sign of El Niño. Read the article to learn more.

Is New York City Sinking Soon? New Study Shows Enormous Weight of Skyscrapers Could Submerge and Vanish the Big Apple

05.17.2023 01:15 AM

New York City may be experiencing subsidence due to the massive weight of its skyscrapers, which weigh 764,000,000,000 kilograms. Read to learn more.

Pompeii Skeletons Reveal That People Died Due to Earthquakes Before Devastating Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

05.17.2023 00:18 AM

While the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii killed over a thousand people, some individuals may have also died due to earthquakes around the area. Read to learn more.

Ancient Mummified Egyptian Children Show Signs of Anemia, Malnutrition, Growth Defects

05.17.2023 00:02 AM

Seven out of 21 mummified children in Egypt exhibited signs of anemia. Read to learn more. A new study on 21 ancient mummified Egyptian children shows that these children could have widely suffered from anemia and may have experienced other health problems, including growth defects and malnutrition.

Newly Discovered Underwater Volcano Spewing Continuous Stream of Methane-Rich, Muddy Liquid Probably After the Last Ice Age Explosion

05.16.2023 23:56 PM

The remarkable underwater volcano, identified by an underwater rover, was observed 80 miles south of Norway's Bear Island (Bjørnøya) in the Barents Sea.

Ancient Worship: Bird Remains in Prehistoric Temple of Isis Suggest Ancient Romans May Have Offered These Creatures as Sacrifices to the Goddess

05.16.2023 23:35 PM

The archaeologists found remains of a turtle dove, a goose, and at least eight chickens, among other animal remains. Read to learn more.

Oldest Human Footprints in Germany: 300,000-Year-Old Findings Reveal That Ancient People May Have Foraged, Bathed Among Prehistoric Elephants, Rhinos

05.16.2023 21:53 PM

The discovery of three hominin footprints, two of which belonged to children, sheds light on the co-existence of humans and beasts in a prehistoric Paleolithic area. Read to learn more.

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