A new study has suggested that the famous Tyrannosaurus rex did not openly display its deadly teeth, Smithsonian Magazine reported. Instead, paleontologists believe the king of the dinosaurs had lizard-like lips that would cover its large dentures. Scientists have theorized that the T. rex had a mouth...
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It’s been long known that there is water on the Moon, but scientists have long wondered how it is stored on the lunar surface. Now, a new study on recently collected lunar samples shows that water is hidden within small glass beads spread out across the...
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Millions of years ago, horses roamed North America before they went extinct around 11,000 years ago. However, in the 16th century, Europeans reintroduced them to the eastern coast of the present-day United States, which had a significant impact on Indigenous ways of life. While first introduced...
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Photosynthesis seems pretty simple at first glance: Plants use water, sunlight and carbon dioxide to create their own food as well as oxygen. But the process is actually so complicated that scientists have spent centuries studying the specifics of what exactly happens inside the plants, according...
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South America’s Thylacosmilus atrox was a strange creature. Living around five million years ago, the animal was a 220-pound marsupial sporting long and deadly canines – similar to those of other saber-toothed cats, such as the Smilodon fatalis. Now, a research team found that the extinct mammal’s...
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Everyone needs a little pitstop during long journeys. So do birds. A new study found that some migratory birds occasionally take breaks on long migration routes to boost their immunity, the Washington Post reported. A research team closely studied a group of migratory birds making stops on...
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In 2017, astronomers in Hawaii spotted the first interstellar object entering the Solar System. Dubbed ‘Oumuamua – Hawaiian for “messenger from afar arriving first” – there has been much speculation over the “cigar- or pancake-shaped” object that was traveling so fast, it could not be bound...
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The South African daisy is schooled in the art of deception: Known as the Gorteria diffusa, it is able to create “fake lady flies” on its petals to attract male insects for pollination so it can reproduce in harsh desert environments. Other members of the daisy...
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An Australia-based meat company recently unveiled a meatball made from the flesh of the woolly mammoth, the Guardian reported. Last week, visitors at the Nemo science museum in the Netherlands got to see – but not taste – a food product from the long-extinct creature that...
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New archaeological evidence suggested that Roman Britain had its fair share of gladiatorial fights and spectacles, the Guardian reported. A science team carefully studied a second-century CE vase first discovered in a Roman grave in Colchester, England in 1853. The vase was used as a funerary...
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New research has found evidence that great apes spin themselves around on ropes or vines to get dizzy for fun, Science Alert reported. In a new study, a research team analyzed 40 online videos of great apes – gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans – spinning on ropes...
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In 1987, paleontologists uncovered the remains of a long-necked dinosaur that some 162 million years ago roamed what is now northwestern China. Named Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum, the species belonged to a group of dinos called sauropods, known for their large sizes, long necks and tails, and vegetarian...
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Ludwig van Beethoven suffered from a variety of ailments throughout his life, including gastrointestinal issues and – most famously – deafness. Still, questions surrounding the death at the age of 56 of the revered pianist and composer have lingered, with scholars blaming his alcohol consumption or...
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The recent mapping of a tiny insect’s brain just showed how complex the mind is, regardless of size or species, according to New Atlas. Researchers at the University of Cambridge and Johns Hopkins University unveiled the first complete, high-resolution brain map – known as a connectome...
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Astronomers discovered evidence that Venus is volcanically active, a finding that confirms decades-long speculation about the Earth’s fiery neighbor, National Geographic reported. Venus and Earth are similar in size but they have some major differences: Venus lacks plate tectonics, is scalding hot and an outside view...
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A 2020 study discovered that flamingos can form close “friendships” with other birds in their flock and avoid those they don’t like. Now, a research team found that the pink-feathered birds are actually very picky about whom they hang with, and tend to form cliques with...
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In 2020, archaeologists uncovered a treasure trove in Vindelev, central Denmark, which included Roman coins that had been reworked into jewelry. Among them was a fifth-century gold disc, known as bracteate, depicting some runic inscriptions and the image of a person. Recently, academics closely studied the precious...
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Scientists created mice from two fathers in a breakthrough that could lead to radical developments in human reproduction, the Telegraph reported. Achieving this required turning male-sex XY chromosomes into female-sex XX chromosomes, according to project biologist Katsuhiko Hayashi, who presented his findings – which need to...
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A new archaeological study on skeletal remains in eastern Europe found evidence that humans began riding horses some 5,000 years ago, Science News reported. Early humans began domesticating horses for their meat and milk around 3500 BCE, while the oldest known depictions of horseback riding date...
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Italian archaeologists recently discovered the ancient Roman equivalent of today’s drycleaners buried in the city of Pompeii, the Miami Herald reported. Archaeological teams came across a number of buildings while excavating unexplored areas of the ancient Roman city. Pompeii and many of its inhabitants were buried...
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