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December 22, 2022

Pandora’s Box

Scientists recently revived a record-setting 48,500-year-old virus that had been buried under the Siberian permafrost for millennia, Smithsonian Magazine reported. In their study, the research team said the ancient pandoravirus was revived along with a group of other viruses found in the permafrost. They noted that all...

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December 21, 2022

The Royal Flush

It might be advisable to close the toilet lid when flushing, according to a new study on public hygiene. Scientists at the University of Colorado in Boulder found that a toilet flush can blast out a flurry of tiny water droplets invisible to the naked eye,...

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December 20, 2022

Got Milk?

Ants can produce “milk” to nourish themselves and their offspring, Researcher Orli Snir initially noticed that the pupae of clonal raider ants would produce a watery, golden-tinted fluid that would eventually drown them if the strange goo was not removed, the New York Times reported. This was...

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December 19, 2022

Reading Fire

Homo sapiens and the now-extinct Neanderthals were thought to be unique in their ability to use fire as a tool. Now, a discovery suggests that the two hominid species weren’t alone, according to The Hill. Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger and his colleagues discovered evidence that another pre-human ancestor,...

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December 16, 2022

A Monkey Peace

A new study on a spider monkey’s skeleton is shining new light on the intricate relations and geopolitics between ancient Mesoamerican civilizations, Smithsonian Magazine reported. In 2018, an archaeological team discovered the monkey’s remains in the ancient city of Teotihuacán, located in central Mexico. The finding...

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December 15, 2022

Old Divers

A new study has suggested that some dinosaur species had the ability to dive underwater similar to the way modern penguins do, the New York Times reported. Paleontologists first discovered the fossilized remains of a duck-sized dinosaur in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert in 2008. Recently, they were...

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December 14, 2022

New Sources

Scientists successfully synthesized cocaine from a genetically-engineered tobacco plant, Mashable South East Asia reported. The stimulant drug – labeled as a tropane alkaloid – has only been naturally created from the coca plants predominately found in South America. While the chemistry behind the synthesis remains a mystery,...

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December 13, 2022

Remains of the Games

A big stadium game wouldn’t be the same without the snacks and drinks to consume while watching the excitement on the field. The spectators at gladiatorial combats in ancient Rome’s Colosseum felt that way, too, ArtNet reported. Italian archaeologists recently discovered the remnants of ancient snacks, coins...

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December 09, 2022

The Lost Emperor

Dubious Roman coins have sparked a debate among historians over their authenticity and the existence of an obscure Roman emperor, CNN reported. In a new study, researchers in the UK analyzed one gold coin featuring the portrait and the name of the alleged Roman emperor, Sponsian....

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December 08, 2022

The Shy Pigeon

Scientists recently caught sight of a chicken-sized bird that hadn’t been seen in the mountainous tropical forests of Papua New Guinea for more than a century, the Washington Post reported. The black-naped pheasant-pigeon was first identified in 1883 and since then has become the stuff of...

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December 07, 2022

The Golden Tongue

Ancient Egyptians may have had to plead their case for entrance into the afterlife, the Independent reported. Egyptian archaeologists recently uncovered a number of tombs in the ancient cemetery of Qewaisna near the Egyptian capital of Cairo, containing mummies with golden tongues in their mouths. Initially, in...

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December 06, 2022

Off the Charts

Scientists discovered two new minerals never before seen on Earth inside a large meteorite, a finding that could hold important clues about how space rocks form, Live Science reported. Researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada came across the minerals inside a single 2.5-ounce slice...

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December 05, 2022

Hidden in Plain Sight

French codebreakers finally have decoded a letter signed by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in 1547, revealing juicy details involving royal intrigue during an era of religious and strategic conflict in Europe, Business Insider reported. The three-page letter – with parts written in normal script and...

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December 02, 2022

Pots and Bullets

Archaeologists in Guatemala recently found a trove of artifacts at the site of the last Mayan city to resist Spanish conquest centuries ago, helping to better illuminate how this civilization once lived, Agence France-Presse reported. The treasures include burial grounds, ceramics, and bullets from the Tayasal...

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December 01, 2022

The Stubborn Reptile

Conservationists have labeled the Tárcoles River flowing through Costa Rica’s capital as one of the most polluted waterways in Central America, with garbage and wastewater from San José flowing into the river every day. But the crocodiles in the river don’t seem to care – scientists have...

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November 30, 2022

A Fortunate Tongue

Basque is a unique language that has endured for centuries, despite efforts to eliminate it. Predominately found in the north of Spain and parts of southwestern France, Basque has around 700,000 speakers and is considered a “language isolate” – meaning that it is unrelated to any...

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November 29, 2022

I Got Rhythm

People bob their heads and tap their feet when following a beat from a song, which scientists describe as beat synchronicity. While humans are naturally good at it, a research team found that rats can also follow a beat, Cosmos magazine reported. In a new study, researchers...

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November 28, 2022

The Nose Knows

Some animals are able to mediate conflict between others in the same way humans do. A new study found pigs capable of resolving fights among each other using their snouts, the Washington Post reported. Italian researchers closely observed more than 100 pigs on a 13-hectare farm in...

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November 25, 2022

Beyond the Dust

Astronomers recently detected a massive extragalactic structure hiding in an uncharted region of space that has been obscured by the Milky Way galaxy, Futurism reported. Known as the “zone of avoidance,” the region is considered a blank spot in our map of the universe, making up...

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