Athens, Greece-artnet news It is reported that after eight years of work, the pediment at the top of the western facade of the Parthenon has been restored, and the scaffolding has been removed. “Today we are talking about the completion of an extremely demanding restoration intervention, thanks to which the western floor of the Parthenon …
A remarkable fossil site in northwestern China has yielded hundreds of prehistoric bird remains, including clusters of broken bones compressed into pellet-like masses similar to the bones produced by modern owls. For years, paleontologists suspected that a large predator was responsible for hunting these birds, but no direct evidence of such an animal was ever …
From government surveillance programs to microchips in vaccines, technology-centric conspiracy theories have exploded in the digital age, adding to some of the best conspiracy theories already in existence. While most probably seem laughable to the technically literate, some of these theories have spread like wildfire and had significant real-world impacts. And although most are complete …
The causes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have been poorly understood, but now, scientists have pointed to a dysregulated immune response that may cause the condition in some patients. ibdWhich is characterized by chronic inflammation of all or part of the digestive tract, affecting millions of people worldwide. Its major forms are Crohn’s disease, which …
Disc-shaped flint knife, Bulford, England Bulford, England—according to a report in GuardianTraces of a 5,000-year-old structure corresponding to the summer and winter solstices have been discovered in south-western England, about three miles from Stonehenge. Construction of the first phase of Stonehenge began around this time. Phil Harding of Wessex Archeology was investigating the area ahead …
Bronze cannonball (left) and lead cannonball (right), Alamo, Texas San Antonio, Texas-news 4 san antonio It is reported that the second cannonball dug into The Alamo was destroyed in the spring of 1836 by Mexican troops led by Antonio López de Santa Anna and accompanied by James Bowie and William B. It has been linked …
Researchers have identified a new species of “walking shark”, a rare group of small carpet sharks that use their fins to “walk” on shallow reefs. A team of divers spotted the newly discovered shark, which they named Hemicillium dijonae, In the deep waters around the reefs of southeastern Papua New Guinea. There was a small, …
Between 750 and 900 AD, the population and political power of the Maya lowlands in Central America declined dramatically. Over the years, researchers have repeatedly linked this decline to periods of severe drought. This explanation has long dominated scientific thinking. But new findings based on a 3,300-year-old sediment record suggest the story may be more …
For years, scientists believed Tyrannosaurus Rex Reaches its adult size at about 25 years of age. But a major new study suggests the iconic hunter may have taken longer to mature. according to research, T. rex It probably continued to grow for about 40 years before reaching a maximum size of about eight tons. The …
For most people, minor cuts or scrapes are no big deal – the body heals itself quickly, and antibiotics can deal with any infection. But some wounds, such as severe burns and diabetic ulcers, are prone to bacterial infections that may be resistant to antibiotics. “Diabetes wounds are very difficult to heal and people live …