When we think of spiders, we most often picture webs of cobwebs that they use to capture their prey. Now, new research published in Ecology and Evolution reveals another surprising way a spider uses...
The largest active volcano in Europe - Etna is sliding eastward into the sea, and scientists fear that it could cause a catastrophic tsunami, the "Greek Reporter" reported.
Scientists are concerned that the slow movements...
An unknown god described in inscriptions from the ancient city of Palmyra, located in modern Syria, has long puzzled scientists. But now a researcher says she's cracked the case, Live Science reports. Palmyra has...
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“These incredible photos taken above CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have sparked new conspiracy theories and fears that 'portals' are...
Zoologists have discovered that foxes living in the Scottish Highlands regularly eat the excrement of domestic dogs. They feed most actively on them during periods with a low number of voles, their main prey....
British archaeologist Adrian Marsden reported on the results of a study of a treasure found several years ago in Norfolk County. The most valuable finds were ten Roman gold coins - aureus, minted during...
They are less efficient than humans, but enough to catch and eat bamboo, scientists say
Fossils unearthed in China help scientists better understand one of the wonders of evolution: the giant panda's false thumb, which...
Colombia, Spain and a Bolivian tribe dispute whose galleon and its riches sunk in the Caribbean sea
At the end of May 1708, the Spanish galleon "San Jose" set sail from Panama for the homeland....
Retailers sometimes use the decoy effect to maximize the sales of a particular product or option.
Every retailer is interested in increasing their turnover or maximizing the sales of a particular product at some point...
What is dark matter? Does it even exist, or do we just need an adjustment to our theory of gravity?
What is dark matter? It has never been observed, yet scientists estimate that it makes...
In the laboratory of the Bavarian Monuments Authority in Bamberg, scientists have begun thawing a block of ice containing remains from an elite 6th-century burial. The block was specially created by archaeologists using liquid...
The famous ancient military leader died at the age of 58 on his wedding night, after marrying his new wife.
The leader of the ancient tribe of the Huns, Attila, terrified the inhabitants of both...
HiJENKS weapons are capable of "frying" enemy vehicles like a microwave.
The US Air Force recently tested a new weapon not designed to kill people or destroy buildings. The device, called "High-Power Cooperative Electromagnetic Non-Kinetic...
The mummy, which is more than two and a half thousand years old, has been kept in Novosibirsk for 30 years, reports Alina Guritzkaya for Sibkray.ru.
The body of a man was found by scientists...
The Perseverance rover has taken its first sample from the Jezero delta on Mars.
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover has taken its first sample from the Jezero delta!
Since arriving at the delta, “Percy” has been observing...
The earliest known depictions of two biblical heroines were recently discovered by a team of archaeologists at the ancient synagogue of Hukok in the Lower Galilee.
The Huqoq Excavation Project is entering its 10th season....
The 900 MW water battery, which cost Switzerland 2 billion euros and took 14 years to build, has already been put into operation. The battery is located 600 meters underground in the Swiss Alps,...
In 1979, an old DC-3 transport plane landed at a Marine Corps base near Beaufort, South Carolina. On board was an extremely unusual cargo, which even the military who served at the base came...
On June 21, at the Klondike gold mines near Eureka Creek in Canada, workers found the body of a baby mammoth in the permafrost that had died about 30,000 years ago. This is the...
The European Space Agency (ESA) has decided to permanently end cooperation with Roscosmos on the second part of the ExoMars project, which involved sending a Russian landing platform and a European rover to Mars,...
Psychologists have confirmed the link between hunger and negative emotions. An experiment involving 64 volunteers who lived normal lives and filled out a questionnaire with questions about well-being five times a day showed that...
According to scientists, the discovery will help us better understand how stars are formed
A team from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Germany discovered a cloud of propanol alcohol molecules located at...
The study authors hope to use their discovery to one day develop new cellular therapies.
Processes in the human body transform harmless immune cells into ruthless killers
According to a recent study, the human body has...
What are the health ramifications, especially related to cancer, of BBQ grilling meat over an open flame?
Barbecue is sometimes promoted as a healthier style of cooking. When compared to cooking methods like frying which...