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Madagascar spiders “stitch” leaves together to make traps for hunting prey

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...

Collapse of the Etna volcano could trigger a tsunami in the Ionian Sea

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...

A mysterious “Master of the Universe” from ancient Palmyra has finally been identified

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...

Pictures taken above the Large Hadron Collider have stoked fears. Are new portals opening?

The post was published in iXBT.com blogs, its author is not related to iXBT.com editors “These incredible photos taken above CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have sparked new conspiracy theories and fears that 'portals' are...

Scottish foxes eat dog feces

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....

Treasure of gold Roman aureus buried in Britain before the Roman conquest

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...

Pandas have had two thumbs for millions of years

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...

Mythical treasures of the ship “San Jose” turned out to be real

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....

The Decoy Effect: What It Is and How to Make It Work for You

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...

Dark Matter: Is a Revolution Coming to Physics?

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...

Archaeologists thaw a block of ice containing the remains of a warrior boy who lived 1,300 years ago

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...

Buried in three coffins made of gold, silver and steel: scientists continue the search for the tomb of Attila

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...

Testing of weapons to “kill” enemy electronics, but not soldiers

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...

Lying in a mound with a naked concubine: scientists showed a mummy that is 2.5 thousand years old

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...

NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Takes First Core From the Jezero Delta

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...

1,600-year-old depictions of Old Testament heroines discovered in Israel

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....

A water battery has been launched in Switzerland: it was built in 14 years and 2 billion euros

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,...

Forbidden island with a dangerous biological laboratory

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...

In the gold mines of the Klondike a baby mammoth found preserved in the permafrost

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...

Europe finally refused to cooperate with Russia on the ExoMars mission

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,...

Link between hunger and anger confirmed

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...

A large amount of alcohol in the center of the Milky Way found

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...

NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover: Sometimes Things Get Complicated

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has a big job on its hands. One of its main objectives is to search for evidence of past Martian life.

Turning Harmless Cells Into Ruthless Tumor and Virus Killers

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...

BBQ Cooking: Does Grilling Cause Cancer?

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...
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