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Geneticists found three living relatives in the mummy from Switzerland

Christina Wurst from the private research center Eurac Research, together with scientists from Italy and Switzerland, analyzed the woman's mitochondrial DNA and found her living relatives. In 2018, researchers said they were able to identify...

The Dardanelles Underwater Park takes visitors to the wreckage of warships

In Turkey, an underwater park takes visitors to the wreckage of 14 British and French warships sunk in the Dardanelles during World War I. The site, located on the Gallipoli Peninsula in northwestern Turkey,...

Scientists Warn: Sunscreen That Includes Zinc Oxide Loses Effectiveness and Becomes Toxic After 2 Hours

Sunscreen that includes zinc oxide, a common ingredient, loses much of its effectiveness and becomes toxic after two hours of exposure to ultraviolet radiation, according to a collaboration that included Oregon State University scientists. The...

An experiment to simulate life on Mars begins in the israeli desert

An experiment to simulate living conditions on Mars will take place in the desert in southern Israel, France 24 reports. A group of six astronauts will spend a month in fake spacesuits, performing various...

Archaeological sensation: the largest winery from Byzantine times discovered

A sophisticated wine-making facility, the largest of the Byzantine period ever discovered in the world, has been found by archaeologists near the town of Yavne, 24km from Tel Aviv, the Israeli Antiquities Service said....

What awaits us with a single government and total control of AI. Explaining the Singleton Hypothesis

Nick Bostrom, professor of philosophy and director of the Institute for the Future of Humanity at Oxford University, is trying to understand what the future holds for humanity. In the course of his research,...

Paradox of the Young Weak Sun: Extreme CO2 Greenhouse Effect Heated Up the Young Earth

Although sun radiation was relatively low, the temperature on the young Earth was warm. An international team of geoscientists has found important clues that high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere were responsible...

“Vegetarian” Giant Tortoise Attacks and Eats Seabird As Horrified Researchers Film

Credit: Anna Zora Researchers have captured on film the moment when a Seychelles giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea, attacked and ate a tern chick. This is the first documentation of deliberate hunting in any wild tortoise...

Snapchat is the biggest winner of Facebook’s crash

Snapchat's consumption rose by more than 20% after Facebook's services stopped working for six hours on Monday. It is also the biggest winner among competing applications during the worst crash for the American giant...

Why famous people fly into space and what they do there

Flight into space is a very expensive event that requires long preparation. Therefore, space tourists are mostly rich people who can afford long tests, a thorough medical examination and the purchase of a spacecraft...

A Concrete Solution: Recycled Concrete and CO2 From the Air Are Made Into a New Building Material

Two samples of calcium carbonate concrete, one using hardened cement paste (left) and the other using silica sand. Both raw materials are common construction and demolition waste products. Credit: © 2021 Maruyama et al. A...

Astrophysicists Explain Puzzling Results From Gravitational Wave Observatories

In the late stages of binary neutron star formation, the giant star expands and engulfs the neutron star companion in a stage referred to as common-envelope evolution (a). Ejection of the envelope leaves the...

Collecting Lithium From Seawater To Meet Demand for Batteries

Asst. Prof. Chong Liu’s lab is developing a new type of electrode that can extract valuable elements from seawater using a process called electrochemical intercalation. This method could present one of the most sustainable...

NASA Images of the Week

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features two interacting galaxies that are so intertwined, they have a collective name – Arp 91. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, Acknowledgement: J. Schmidt NASA Images of the...

Weighing Cancer Cells To Help With Treatment Decision-Making

Researchers at MIT and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a new way to determine whether an individual cancer patient will respond to a particular drug. Their method involves exposing cells to the drug and...

Advanced Housekeeping Keeps Space Station in Tip-Top Shape

The Soyuz MS-18 crew ship relocates from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module on September 28, 2021. Credit: NASA The Expedition 65 crew focused on a variety of advanced housekeeping activities today...

A 3,200-year-old stone inscription telling of a Trojan prince from the sea people has been unraveled

An inscription on a stone slab of 3200 years, which tells about a Trojan prince and who is from the mysterious sea peoples, was read, archaeologists announced yesterday, October 7, Live Science reported. The 29-meter-long...

Japanese scientists presented a method of moving objects with sound waves

Scientists from Japan have presented to Japanese Journal of Applied Physics a new method for manipulating objects at a distance. This is a "sound trap" - objects can be moved using sound waves. Researchers at...

We can use nuclear bombs to protect the Earth from asteroids

The technology that can cause Armageddon can also prevent it. A study by scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States and Johns Hopkins University reveals that nuclear bombs may be the...

A foreign trio was arrested for espionage at Arsenal arms factory in Bulgaria

Three foreigners, who held responsible positions in “Arsenal” (town of Kazanlak), were arrested on suspicion of espionage, the Ministry of Interior announced. The specialized operation was carried out after it was filed on October 3...

See a treasure of Venetian glass vessels found in the Black Sea bay on the Bulgarian coast

On August 27, 2021 in the Archaeological Museum of Burgas will be opened an exhibition dedicated to the results of archaeological underwater research of the Center for Underwater Archeology and the National History Museum...

Sustainable Electricity-Free Air Conditioner Can Harness Solar Energy To Reduce Temperatures on Hot Days

Sustainable Electricity-Free Air Conditioner Can Harness Solar Energy To Reduce Temperatures on Hot Days

Satellites View Southern California Oil Spill

Satellites View Southern California Oil Spill

Archaeologists have found bouquets in Mexico almost two thousand years old

Archaeologists have found bouquets in Mexico almost two thousand years old

Well-preserved cells with original dinosaur DNA have been identified

Well-preserved cells with original dinosaur DNA have been identified
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