“Through these links, Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn a commission or revenue for some items.” Here’s what you’ll learn after reading this story: The Menkaure Pyramid, one of the three famous pyramids of Giza, has long been suspected of having another entrance that the robbers could never find. While exploring several non-invasive methods, researchers … Read more
Around 39,000 years ago, a woolly mammoth died in what is now Siberia, destined to be encased in ice and permafrost that would eventually preserve its body – down to its hair and muscles. Now that mammoth, known as Yuka, is offering scientists a new look at the flow of genetic information in ancient creatures. … Read more
in 2024 a team of scientists conducted fieldwork around Pha Daeng Cave in Thailand. Their specific mission was to explore the wildlife in the area. They found two dragon centipedes mating on a rock. However, upon closer inspection, they realized that it was not one of the known dragon centipede species. It was a completely … Read more
Magnetic signatures hidden in rocks tell us a lot about Earth’s magnetic field and the shifting of continents and tectonic plates over millennia, but for some periods the geological record doesn’t make much sense. A new analysis of rocks from one of these periods, the Ediacaran (about 630-540 million years ago), aims to solve a … Read more
in 2023 A published study of more than 1,000 adults suggests that cannabis use can leave lasting fingerprints on the human body, not in our DNA code itself, but in the expression of that code. US scientists have found that this can cause changes in the epigenome, which acts as a set of switches that … Read more
Plastic pollution isn’t just an ocean problem anymore—it’s a lot closer to home than you think. A recent study found that the average human brain may contain the microplastic equivalent of five plastic bottle caps. The New York Times delved deeper into the topic with a study in February showing that scientists are just beginning … Read more
A man on South Carolina’s death row who taunted investigators with messages written in his victim’s blood chose to die by firing squad on Friday. Stephen Bryant, 44, will be the third this year to die in South Carolina under the latest execution method. His execution is scheduled for November 14. Bryant is on death … Read more
As the manhunt for the suspects in the Louvre jewel heist continued on Monday, a Paris prosecutor said she feared the investigation could be undermined by “urgent revelations” over the weekend, when two other robbery suspects were arrested. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said publicly released information about the arrests in the Louvre case should not … Read more
Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission when you make a purchase through links to our articles. Aerial view of the earthen mounds of Cahokia, Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. A huge marker from Cahokia was cut 900 years ago and came from more than 100 miles away, a … Read more
Before Earth, there was a “proto-Earth”, a primitive piece of rock that formed four and a half billion years ago. It was drastically different from Earth as we know it today, spreading lava and rock across its barren surface and bubbling with potential. This molten phase did not last long. When it was less than … Read more