One of the ocean’s most intelligent and aggressive predators has once again surprised scientists with its new behavior. In the Gulf of California, researchers observed orcas working together to destroy dead sunfish In pieces – a questionable food processing technique that makes it easier for young whales to eat giant bony fish weighing up to …
The face of a young woman adorned with a laurel wreath, clad in elaborate clothing and unusual cork sandals has been revealed nearly 1,700 years after her death. He is one of 16 people from the Roman-era town of Aquincum in present-day Hungary whose faces have been recreated for “Once We Were Like You”. new …
3D rendering (above) and in situ example (above) of poles from Lake Tayse fishing nets OSLO, Norway – Fish nets dating back 7,000 years have been radiocarbon identified in Lake Tesse, located in the mountains of southern Norway, according to a la brujula verde Report. About 10,000 years ago, as the glaciers retreated from the …
Astronauts have grown a common crystal in space – but this extraterrestrial version is exhibiting a very unusual behavior. under a microscope, crystal It looks more like a miniature sculpture from the future than something that would have formed naturally. The pyramid-like assembly folds in on itself in stair-stepped layers that seem almost too organized …
Patient: A 6 year old boy in the Netherlands symptoms: The child was being given blood transfusion as a treatment lymphoblastic leukemiaA type of blood cancer that originates in the bone marrow after she experienced a severe allergic reaction. His blood pressure dropped and he developed a rash. Swelling appeared around his lips, tongue and …
Science word of the day: biogenesis Pronunciation: ay-bye-oh-jen’-ih-sis What does it mean: The emergence of life from nonliving matter through chemical processes is abiogenesis. Scientists still don’t know exactly how biogenesis occurred on Earth. range of principles From lightning strikes, which could transform water, methane, ammonia and hydrogen into amino acids and sugars – the …
Researchers say runoff from Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet could seriously disrupt the currents in the Atlantic Ocean that regulate global climate. But a new study suggests that fresh water will not trigger a complete and irreversible collapse of circulation as some research predicts. By 2100, Greenland’s meltwater could cause an additional 10% to 20% …
Tomb, Saqqara, Egypt Cairo, Egypt—Three rock-cut tombs from the New Kingdom period (circa 1550-1070) BC) have been discovered in the Bubastian Necropolis at Saqqara, ahram online Report. Amr al-Tayeb, director of the Saqqara archaeological site, said carvings on the wall of the first tomb showed it belonged to an official named Mentuhotep, who is shown …
Ancient DNA is revealing new details about the people who lived at Shimao, one of the most important Neolithic settlements in China. Conclusion, published in NatureExplain the origin, family relationships and social organization of population. They also identify genetic links with communities farther south and provide evidence that mass burials associated with human sacrifice at …
Cairo, Egypt-ZME Science Zainab Hashesh of Beni Suef University and her colleagues examined the bones of six individuals who were buried beneath the pyramids of Dahshur about 4,000 years ago, the report said. Four of them were daughters of Pharaoh Amenemhat II, identified as Princesses Ita, Khenemet, Itaweret, and possibly Satathormerit. The other two individuals …