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Ancient DNA reveals the surprising hidden killers that wiped out Napoleon’s army during the 1812 Russian invasion.
25/10/2025

Ancient DNA reveals the surprising hidden killers that wiped out Napoleon’s army during the 1812 Russian invasion.

Ancient DNA reveals Napoleon’s army was decimated by hidden fevers, not typhus, during the disastrous 1812 Russian invasion.

"This marks a paradigm shift." Archaeologists say they have discovered the "technological fingerprint" of the earliest p...
25/10/2025

"This marks a paradigm shift." Archaeologists say they have discovered the "technological fingerprint" of the earliest people to arrive in ancient North America.

New analysis of ancient artifacts reveal evidence that the First Americans arrived from East Asia by traveling along the coast more than 20,000 years ago.

These remarkable Cretaceous-era "mummies" are helping solve a mystery that has been more than a century in the making.
24/10/2025

These remarkable Cretaceous-era "mummies" are helping solve a mystery that has been more than a century in the making.

The preserved record of “dinosaur mummies” soft tissue discovered in Wyoming is shedding new light on what these creatures truly looked like.

Warning network's campaign to 'target' 3I/ATLAS sparks theories about a secret planetary defense effort.
23/10/2025

Warning network's campaign to 'target' 3I/ATLAS sparks theories about a secret planetary defense effort.

This week, the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) announced a new campaign that will target 3I/ATLAS.

A new variety of time crystal is challenging our ideas about these bizarre structures.
23/10/2025

A new variety of time crystal is challenging our ideas about these bizarre structures.

Researchers have discovered that quantum interactions between particles can be used to create time crystals with their own internal rhythm, challenging previous beliefs about these strange structures.

New secrets to the mystery of Cahokia, one of America's great "lost" ancient megacities, have been unearthed by archaeol...
23/10/2025

New secrets to the mystery of Cahokia, one of America's great "lost" ancient megacities, have been unearthed by archaeologists.

Analysis of a massive wooden monument has uncovered new secrets of Cahokia, America’s greatest lost civilization.

The mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is producing a "hidden" trail of particles in its wake; these scientists hav...
22/10/2025

The mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is producing a "hidden" trail of particles in its wake; these scientists have a bold plan to intercept it.

3I/ATLAS is producing a "hidden" tail of charged particles, and these scientsts have a bold new plan to send spacecraft into it.

Scientists have revealed the brain's hidden "radar" that sweeps the mind to spot the unexpected.
21/10/2025

Scientists have revealed the brain's hidden "radar" that sweeps the mind to spot the unexpected.

Brainwaves scan the cerebral cortex like a radar system to bring attention to visual anomalies, according to new MIT research.

"We don't know why it happens." Scientists have discovered several American bat species glow an eerie green when exposed...
21/10/2025

"We don't know why it happens." Scientists have discovered several American bat species glow an eerie green when exposed to UV light.

Scientists studying North American bats have found several species that have the ability to glow when exposed to UV light.

Archaeologists have unearthed a series of massive, lost prehistoric megastructures in Europe’s Adriatic Hinterland.
21/10/2025

Archaeologists have unearthed a series of massive, lost prehistoric megastructures in Europe’s Adriatic Hinterland.

Archaeologists uncover prehistoric Megastructures in Slovenia’s Karst Plateau, revealing previously unknown ancient European ingenuity.

In a significant first, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected "seeds of life" molecules around a protostar beyo...
21/10/2025

In a significant first, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected "seeds of life" molecules around a protostar beyond the Milky Way.

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted "seeds of life" molecules around a protostar 160,000 light years from Earth.

A baffling incident involving a "mystery object" that collided with a plane and caused minor injuries last week is under...
20/10/2025

A baffling incident involving a "mystery object" that collided with a plane and caused minor injuries last week is under investigation. Here's what we know.

Investigators say the origin of a "mystery object" that collided with a plane and caused minor injuries last week remains unknown.

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