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Scientists Reconstruct Oldest Modern Human Genome From 45,000-Year-Old Skull
April 14, 2021
Scientists Reconstruct Oldest Modern Human Genome From 45,000-Year-Old Skull
The genome of a modern human was deciphered, whose skull was found in the Zlatý Kun (“Golden Horse”) cave in…
In Our Quest To Understand Dark Matter Jupiter Might Have An Answer
April 13, 2021
In Our Quest To Understand Dark Matter Jupiter Might Have An Answer
Physicists have analyzed the gamma radiation of Jupiter for the first time in search of traces of dark matter annihilation. According…
100-Million-Year Old Beetle Trapped In Amber Could Solve One Of Earth’s Biggest Mysteries
April 13, 2021
100-Million-Year Old Beetle Trapped In Amber Could Solve One Of Earth’s Biggest Mysteries
Chinese and British paleontologists have described an unusual sample of Burmese amber that is about 100 million years old and…
Mystery Rulers From Pyramid City Teotihuacán Influenced Maya Empire
April 13, 2021
Mystery Rulers From Pyramid City Teotihuacán Influenced Maya Empire
An international team of researchers has identified a mysterious object in the ancient Mayan city of Tikal. It turned out…
NASA To Build A Giant Telescope On The Far Side Of The Moon
April 12, 2021
NASA To Build A Giant Telescope On The Far Side Of The Moon
NASA has decided to continue work on the largest radio telescope in the solar system in a Lunar crater on…
What If Our Universe Is No More Than A Computer Algorithm? Microsoft Researchers Think So
April 12, 2021
What If Our Universe Is No More Than A Computer Algorithm? Microsoft Researchers Think So
Despite all the knowledge of the universe modern scientists have, theoretical physicists always find their ways to new theories about…
60 Years Since The First Human Space Flight
April 11, 2021
60 Years Since The First Human Space Flight
On April 12, we celebrate exactly six decades since the launch of the first human to space. Anniversaries are a…
Monkey Plays Pong Using The Mind Thanks to Musk’s Neuralink Chip
April 10, 2021
Monkey Plays Pong Using The Mind Thanks to Musk’s Neuralink Chip
Elon Musk’s company Neuralink showed a monkey that was able to control the cursor on the computer screen while playing…
The Human Brain Evolved No More Than 1.7 Million Years Ago In Africa
April 9, 2021
The Human Brain Evolved No More Than 1.7 Million Years Ago In Africa
Anthropologists have discovered that the brain of our anthropoid ancestors began to transform into a “human brain ” much later…
Ancient Cave Painting Artists Were High Due To Lack Of Oxygen Inside Caves
April 9, 2021
Ancient Cave Painting Artists Were High Due To Lack Of Oxygen Inside Caves
Researchers Yafit Kedar and Ran Barkai from Tel Aviv University (Israel) have hypothesized that prehistoric artists went deep into caves…
Archaeologists Unearth 3,000-Year-Old Lost Ancient Egyptian City
April 8, 2021
Archaeologists Unearth 3,000-Year-Old Lost Ancient Egyptian City
The Egyptian archaeological mission led by the legendary Dr. Zahi Hawass has discovered sand-covered urban structures that are more than…
35,000-Year-Old Tools Found in Australia Are Among Oldest Ever
April 8, 2021
35,000-Year-Old Tools Found in Australia Are Among Oldest Ever
Archaeologists have discovered bone tools that are more than 35 thousand years old in Australia. Excavations were held in the…
2,500-Year-Old Archeological Find Rewrites History of Crete
April 8, 2021
2,500-Year-Old Archeological Find Rewrites History of Crete
A team of archaeologists from Belgium has discovered an unusual 2,500-year-old ceremonial building in the city of Itanos in Crete.…
The Rainbow On Mars That Was Not
April 7, 2021
The Rainbow On Mars That Was Not
Several days ago, the Perseverance rover completed the operation to land the first extraterrestrial helicopter “Ingenuity” on the surface of…
This 3,500-Year-Old Stone Slab is the Oldest Map of Europe
April 7, 2021
This 3,500-Year-Old Stone Slab is the Oldest Map of Europe
The ancient Saint-Bélec stone slab may be the oldest three-dimensional map of an area in Europe. This is the conclusion…
Ripples in Space-Time Reveal Traces of Black Holes From the Beginning of Time
April 6, 2021
Ripples in Space-Time Reveal Traces of Black Holes From the Beginning of Time
Is there a connection between dark matter and primordial black holes? What if the mysterious dark matter that scientists struggle…
Astronomy and the Charting of Stars is as Old as our Civilization
April 6, 2021
Astronomy and the Charting of Stars is as Old as our Civilization
How did the ancients know so much about space and the Solar System? How is it possible that we find…
James Webb Telescope Will Help Us Find Whether We Are Alone In The Galaxy
April 5, 2021
James Webb Telescope Will Help Us Find Whether We Are Alone In The Galaxy
In the past few years, we have seen a real boom in the discovery of exoplanets. Today there are 4375 such…
The Amazon Was Born When Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Smashed Into Earth
April 5, 2021
The Amazon Was Born When Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Smashed Into Earth
The collision of the dinosaur-killing asteroid millions of years ago not only ended the dinosaurs but also revived the Amazon…
To Save Earth, NASA Plans to Crash a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid
April 4, 2021
To Save Earth, NASA Plans to Crash a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid
Last year, the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a contract for the design, construction, and testing of three spacecraft for…
5,800-Year-Old Surprising Archaeological Find In UK
April 3, 2021
5,800-Year-Old Surprising Archaeological Find In UK
The discovery of the remains of a salt mine in a coastal Neolithic settlement in the north-east of England showed…
Saturn’s Moon Enceladus and Antarctica’s Ocean Are Eerily Similar
April 3, 2021
Saturn’s Moon Enceladus and Antarctica’s Ocean Are Eerily Similar
Inside the ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, global circulation processes can operate, transferring heat and various substances from the bottom…