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April 14, 2022

Thick Boned

Paleontologists finally settled the debate over whether the Spinosaurus was a semiaquatic beast or just preferred to hunt near bodies of water, according to Reuters. Known as the largest carnivorous dinosaur, the Spinosaurus surpassed the intimidating Tyrannosaurus rex in size. Yet, the extinct reptile has been labeled...

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April 13, 2022

Real BFFs

Male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins are known for their peculiar and complex social systems that resemble those of chimpanzees. The male marine mammals can form intricate alliances to patrol large home ranges and attract females for mating. Now, two new studies are shedding new insights into the bottlenose...

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April 12, 2022

Of Old and New Peaks

Peru’s most famous archaeological site, Machu Picchu, has been wrongly named for more than 100 years, CNN reported. The majestic Machu Picchu – which means “old mountain peak” in the Indigenous Quechua language – was part of the Incan empire that spanned from what is now...

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April 11, 2022

Trashy Shelters

A recent study on marine pollution discovered that octopuses have been reinterpreting the saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” Smithsonian Magazine reported. Previous research has shown that the cephalopods often use trash as tools or take up residence in glass containers and plastic bottles. But...

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April 08, 2022

Reading the Stars

Archaeologists recently discovered that a 2,500-year-old artificial lake off the west coast of Sicily was actually one of the Mediterranean’s largest sacred pools, CNN reported. The huge body of water – longer and wider than an Olympic-sized swimming pool – is located on the island of...

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April 06, 2022

Dressed To Listen

Some types of fabric can muffle sounds and music but scientists recently developed a fabric that can listen to noises, including human heartbeats, according to Science News. In a new study, a research team created a new fiber that acts as a microphone and can capture...

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April 05, 2022

Colorful Funerals

The inhabitants of the ancient city of Çatalhöyük, located in modern-day Turkey, had some strange burial practices that have left archaeologists perplexed, Gizmodo reported. Inhabited from 7100 to 5950 BCE, Çatalhöyük is considered one of the oldest cities in the world. Just like today’s urban areas,...

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April 04, 2022

The Regulators

Boas and pythons are known as constrictor snakes, which can kill their prey by coiling their long bodies around their target and suffocating them. These types of snakes – which includes the infamous anaconda – can swallow large prey without choking. Recently, scientists finally discovered that these...

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March 31, 2022

All in the Family

Scientists constructed the largest ever human family tree to provide a glimpse of humanity’s genetic history going back two million years, New Scientist reported. In their study, a research team compiled more than 3,600 complete genomes, the majority belonging to our species, Homo sapiens, as well...

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March 30, 2022

Nicely Frosty

A research team discovered a novel way to prevent ice cream from becoming icy and crunchy after long periods in the freezer, Cosmos Magazine reported. Ice cream tends to lose its softness because of tiny ice crystals in it: These crystals are very small – less...

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March 29, 2022

The Bores

A new research paper found that certain characteristics – and professions – can make a person appear boring, Science Alert reported. A science team asked more than 500 people in five different studies to determine which traits, jobs and hobbies are considered stereotypically boring. In the first...

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March 28, 2022

Revelations

Almost three years ago, the world watched in horror as the iconic 12-century Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was in flames. Out of the ashes, however, came an unusual discovery, Live Science reported. Recently French archaeologists found a number of old tombs, including a 14th-century lead sarcophagus,...

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March 25, 2022

Binary Bros

Astronomers recently discovered a unique binary star system forming three separate planetary systems following a three-decade study of the young celestial bodies, Newsweek reported. For years, scientists had been observing the SVS 13 double-star system, which is located around 980 light-years away from Earth. The two...

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March 24, 2022

Tiny Artists

Young children made major contributions to the art world tens of thousands of years ago, according to a new study. Researchers from Britain’s Cambridge University and Spain’s University of Cantabria discovered that children – and toddlers – were responsible for a quarter of hand stencils painted...

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March 23, 2022

Greenhouse Gas Muncher

Scientists recently discovered a tiny marine predator that could be the “secret weapon” in fighting climate change, according to Sky News. A research team found the single-celled microbe isolated from waters off the coast of Sydney, Australia. Named Prorocentrum cf. balticum, the small predator uses photosynthesis...

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March 22, 2022

Oinks of Happiness

Pigs don’t say much with their oinks and squeals but a new study has found that these sounds do express a variety of emotions, the Washington Post reported. Scientists used a data set of more than 7,000 vocalizations from more than 400 pigs at commercial farms....

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March 21, 2022

Endurance on Ice

Marine researchers and technicians recently discovered the wreck of the “Endurance,” which had sunk to the bottom of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea more than 100 years ago, the New York Times reported. For more than two weeks, explorers scanned about 150 square miles of deep, freezing waters...

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March 18, 2022

Desert Artists

A recent archaeological discovery in the Jordan desert is shedding new light about the hunter-gatherer populations that roamed the area during the Neolithic period, CNN reported. Archaeologists of the Jordan-based South Eastern Badia Archaeological Project (SEBAP) uncovered a 9,000-year-old ritual complex at a Neolithic campsite located...

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