News Desk

No, the Big Bang theory is not ‘broken.’ Here’s how we know.
1st February 2023 | Ancient, Space, Tech

Now, there’s more research to back up the Big Bang. Recently, researchers took a more careful look at the data and determined that the distant galaxies discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope are, indeed, perfectly compatible with our modern understanding of cosmology.

Newly discovered green comet comes close to Earth Published
1st February 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Ancient, Humans, Space

A newly discovered comet will make its closest approach to our planet on Wednesday.Astronomers say the object’s journey toward us took around 50,000 years.

 

Cryptic lost Canaanite language decoded on ‘Rosetta Stone’-like tablets
31st January 2023 | livescience.com | Ancient, Humans

Two ancient clay tablets discovered in Iraq and covered from top to bottom in cuneiform writing contain details of a “lost” Canaanite language that has remarkable similarities with ancient Hebrew.

Large number of animal skulls found in Neanderthal cave
31st January 2023 phys.org | Ancient, Animal Life, Humans

A team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions across Spain, working with one colleague from Portugal and another from Austria, has discovered a large number of animal skulls placed by Neanderthals in Spanish cave more than 40,000 years ago

The Mysterious Asymmetry of Jupiter’s Asteroids May Finally Be Explained
31st January 2023 | sciencealert.com | Humans, Space

Jupiter isn’t alone along its orbital path around the Sun. Two giant swarms of asteroids have been snared in the gravitational interaction between the gas giant and our star, leading and trailing Jupiter as it treads its cosmic measure.

1.2-Million-Year-Old Obsidian Axe Factory Found In Ethiopia
26th January 2023 | iflscience.com | Ancient, Humans, Weird

Forged in magma and capable of producing the sharpest blades on Earth, obsidian is without a doubt one of the most badass materials ever imagined… The jet-black volcanic glass is also extremely delicate and dangerous to work with and was not mastered by humans until the latter part of the Stone Age… or so we thought.

Earliest human remains discovered in northern Britain
25th January 2023 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

An international team led by archaeologists at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has discovered the earliest human remains ever found in northern Britain.

The James Webb Telescope detected the coldest ice in the known universe – and it contains the building blocks of life
25th January 2023 | livescience.com | Ancient, Animal Life, Earth, Space

The James Webb Space Telescope’s latest observations of icy molecules will help scientists understand how habitable planets form.

This Asteroid Has Survived For 4 Billion Years. That Could Be a Huge Problem
25th January 2023 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Space

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences discovered that rubble pile asteroids are an extremely resistant type of asteroid and hard to destroy by collision.

Can Psychedelics Repair Consciousness After Brain Trauma?
24th January 2023 doubleblindmag.com | Humans, Misc.

Psychedelic medicines have shown great promise in treating mental health conditions and helping patients see life from a new perspective, but their benefits may go even further in repairing injuries to the brain and, therefore, consciousness itself.

Milky Way found to be more unique than previously thought
24th January 2023 ras.ac.uk | Ancient, Humans, Space

A new study shows that the Milky Way is too big for its “cosmological wall”, something yet to be seen in other galaxies. The new research is published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

‘Golden boy’ mummy was protected by 49 precious amulets, CT scans reveal
24th January 2023 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

The ancient Egyptians believed that when we died, our spiritual body sought out an afterlife similar to this world. But entry into this afterlife wasn’t guaranteed; it first required a perilous journey through the underworld, followed by an individual last judgment.

Archaeologists discovered dozens of headless bodies in a 7,000-year-old mass grave
24th January 2023 | businessinsider.com | Ancient, Humans

Archaeologists have discovered a 7,000-year-old mass grave in Slovakia containing 38 skeletons, with all but one decapitated. The remains were found at the Vrá ble-Vèlke Lehemby site in Slovakia, one of the largest settlements of the European Neolithic period.

Sword Mistaken For Replica Is Actually An Ancient 3,000-Year-Old Weapon
24th January 2023 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Humans

In the 1930s, a tarnished bronze sword was pulled from the banks of the Danube River that runs through Budapest.

Unlocking the Secrets of Animal Communication: Dogs Show Things to Humans but Pigs Do Not
23rd January 2023 scitechdaily.com | Animal Life, Humans

This study shows that directing humans’ attention to interesting locations may not be something that every domestic animal can do.

The ancient trees at the heart of a case against the Crown
23rd January 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Ancient, Earth, Humans

A small indigenous community is fighting a historic land rights claim in Canada – and they are using ancient trees and famed British explorer Captain Cook’s journal to help make their case.

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