The Babylonian Map of the World, also known as the Imago Mundi or Mappa Mundi, is a clay tablet from Babylon featuring a schematic representation of the world, accompanied by two inscriptions in…
A new study has recently revealed the discovery of a new species of sauropod dinosaur, called Qunkasaura pintiquiniestra. This herbivorous giant lived in the Cuenca region of Spain approximately 75 million years ago,…
Recent research suggests that the boundaries of the Milky Way may be much broader than previously thought, to the point of already being in contact with its nearest galactic neighbor, Andromeda. This discovery,…
Maureen Cohen, The Open University Do aliens sleep? You may take sleep for granted, but research suggests many planets that could evolve life don’t have a day and night cycle. It’s hard to…
A recent archaeological discovery in the ruins of Fujiwara Palace, located in Nara Prefecture, has brought to light Japan’s oldest multiplication table, dating back some 1,300 years. The discovery, made by the National…
Researchers have developed an innovative technique to visualize internal organs of the body by making overlapping tissues transparent to visible light. The surprising approach, which uses a safe food dye, has been shown…
During recent excavations at Silifke Castle, located in the province of Mersin, southern Turkey, a team of archaeologists made an intriguing discovery: a funerary tablet of Byzantine origin, apparently used as protection against…
Anne Trafton | MIT News Collagen, a protein found in bones and connective tissue, has been found in dinosaur fossils as old as 195 million years. That far exceeds the normal half-life of the peptide…
New research suggests that Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter and the solar system, suffered a devastating impact billions of years ago, which may have altered its internal structure and axis of rotation….
Kerry Walton, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa; Hamish G Spencer, University of Otago, and Nic Rawlence, University of Otago It has long been suspected that a small pāua (known as abalone,…