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Five mysterious ancient artefacts that still puzzle archaeologists (theconversation.com)
Archaeologists are often described as “stumped” or “baffled” by their discoveries. But, in reality, specialists have a good grasp of what most historical objects were created for. But there are a few exceptions to this rule....
Newly Found Dinosaur Seems to Have Had Arms Even Smaller Than T. Rex (www.sciencealert.com)
The Tyrannosaurus rex has a big reputation for its puny little arms, but as paleontologists dig up more of its family members, the species is grappling with some competition....
'Weird' new planet retains atmosphere despite nearby star's relentless radiation (phys.org)
A rare exoplanet that should have been stripped down to bare rock by its nearby host star’s intense radiation somehow grew a puffy atmosphere instead—the latest in a string of discoveries forcing scientists to rethink theories about how planets age and die in extreme environments....
New vestiges of the first life on Earth discovered in Saudi Arabia (phys.org)
Stromatolites are the earliest geological record of life on Earth. These curious biotic structures are made of algae carpets growing toward the light and precipitating carbonates. After their first appearance 3.48 Ga ago, stromatolites dominated the planet as the sole living carbonate factory for almost three billion years....
Trial results for new lung cancer drug are ‘off the charts’, say doctors (www.theguardian.com)
More than half of patients with advanced forms of disease who took lorlatinib were still alive after five years with no progression...
The Biggest Crabs In the World May Have Eaten Amelia Earhart (www.atlasobscura.com)
CAN YOU IMAGINE A CRAB the size of a cat scuttling around your backyard, climbing up trees, and quietly sneaking away with your shiniest pots and silverware? No? Then perhaps you’ve never had the privilege of meeting a coconut crab....
Congress Seeks Full Disclosure on UFOs with New Legislation (newspaceeconomy.ca)
New bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate aims to promote full public disclosure of government records and information related to unidentified aerial phenomena, commonly known as UFOs....
4,000 year-old Egyptian skulls show attempts at brain surgery to treat cancer (www.popsci.com)
Thousands of years ago, ancient Egyptians were performing some medical treatments similar to some that doctors still perform today. Text and archeological evidence reveal that they could build prostheses and fill dental cavities. Ancient Egyptians may have also tried to treat brain cancer, albeit without the benefits of strong...
Ancient Gladiator Sketches Likely Drawn by a Child Discovered in Pompeii (gizmodo.com)
Beautiful frescoes, rudimentary doodles, and a pair of skeletons are the latest discoveries out of Pompeii’s ongoing excavations....
China's latest weapon of war is a gun-toting robot dog (www.businessinsider.com)
China unveiled robot dogs with machine guns that could replace soldiers....
Long Covid teachers join forces to sue ministers (schoolsweek.co.uk)
Scores of teachers with “catastrophic” long Covid plan to launch a group legal challenge against the government, claiming pandemic policy failures led to them being infected at work....
Nine Takeaways From Our Investigation Into 3M’s Forever Chemicals (www.propublica.org)
What you need to know about the inside story of how the company allowed PFOS to seep into all of us while sitting on research that showed the chemical is toxic....
FBI investigating missing ancient treasures from British Museum (www.bbc.co.uk)
The British Museum announced last year that ancient gems, jewellery and other items from its collection, were missing, stolen or damaged....
Parkinson’s Linked With Industrial Solvents in Drinking Water (theamazingtimes.com)
Exposure to the industrial solvent trichloroethylene (TCE) and other volatile organic compounds in drinking water raised the risk of Parkinson’s disease decades later, an analysis of 158,000 military veterans showed....
Alaska's Pristine Waterways Are Turning a Shocking Orange (www.sciencealert.com)
Some of Alaska’s clear, icy blue waterways are turning a startling rust orange – so intense it’s visible from Earth’s orbit....
Egypt is building a $1-billion mega-museum. Will it bring Egyptology home? (www.nature.com)
For 100 years, Egypt’s scientists have watched as their nation’s story was largely told by institutions from Europe and the United States....
Crows Can Actually Count Out Loud, Amazing New Study Shows (www.sciencealert.com)
A team of scientists has shown that crows can ‘count’ out loud – producing a specific and deliberate number of caws in response to visual and auditory cues. While other animals such as honeybees have shown an ability to understand numbers, this specific manifestation of numeric literacy has not yet been observed in any...
Dyson spheres: astronomers report potential candidates for alien megastructures – here’s what to make of it (theconversation.com)
A quick calculation reveals that, if we wanted to collect 10% of the Sun’s energy at the distance the Earth is from the Sun, we’d need a surface area equal to 1 billion Earths. And if we had a super-advanced technology that could make the megastructure only 10km thick, that’d mean we’d need about a million Earths worth...
Potentially Habitable Earth-Sized World Discovered Just 40 Light-Years Away (www.sciencealert.com)
A world that bears more than a passing similarity to Earth has just been discovered orbiting a star just 40 light-years from the Solar System....
Alaska moose kills man trying to photograph its newborn calves (www.bbc.co.uk)
An Alaskan man has been killed by a moose that charged suddenly while he was trying to take photographs of its two calves....
Havana Syndrome: We Don’t Need to Choose between Brain Injury and ‘Mass Hysteria’ (www.scientificamerican.com)
Puzzling Havana Syndrome injuries that have afflicted U.S. diplomats may have a more complicated explanation than solely pulsed microwaves or mass psychology...
Why physicists now question the fate of the Universe (bigthink.com)
For nearly 25 years, we thought we knew how the Universe would end. Now, new measurements point to a profoundly different conclusion....
Researchers discover hidden step in dinosaur feather evolution (phys.org)
The team used ultraviolet (UV) light to identify patches of preserved skin, which are invisible in natural light. Further investigation of the fossil skin using X-rays and infrared light revealed spectacular details of preserved cellular structure....
Exploring Our Solar System with Webb (webbtelescope.org)
Viewing our cosmic neighbors in a new light...