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Discovered in the deep: the ‘forest of the weird’
12th October 2022 | theguardian.com | Animal Life, Earth, Weird

More than a mile beneath the Pacific Ocean, is a seascape of oddly shaped corals and a glass sponge named after ET.

Orionid meteor shower 2022: How to see dust from Halley’s comet
12th October 2022 | sciencefocus.com | Humans, Space

Nature’s firework display is lighting up the night skies, here’s how you can maximise your chances of spotting an Orionid.

The Trippy Truth About Amanita muscaria, The World’s Most Famous Mushroom
11th October 2022 doubleblindmag.com | Humans, Misc.

The fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is everywhere. Just this morning, I walked past a bug collection kit in Target fashioned in the image of the unforgettable red and white-speckled mushroom…Despite this ubiquity in representation, A. muscaria is very poorly understood.

6,000-year-old skull found in cave in Taiwan possibly confirms legend of Indigenous tribe
11th October 2022 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

A team of researchers with members from Australia, Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam found a 6,000-year-old skull and femur bones in a cave in a mountainous part of Taiwan that might prove the existence of an ancient Indigenous tribe. In their paper published in the journal World Archaeology, the group describes the skull, where it was found and what it might represent.

Sacred Easter Island statues suffer ‘irreparable damage’ after volcano fire
11th October 2022 edition.cnn.com | Ancient, Earth, Humans

Easter Island’s towering stone heads and other archaeological elements have been charred by a fire, according to local Indigenous and Chilean authorities.

Image from: kallerna (Wiki Commons)

Ancient Mars could have been teeming with microbial life, researchers find
11th October 2022 | theguardian.com | Ancient, Space

If the hydrogen-gobbling, methane-producing microorganisms existed, they would have caused their own demise.

Ancient DNA From 1 Million Years Ago Discovered in Antarctica
11th October 2022 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Earth

As we’re a species with ever-shrinking attention spans, it can be difficult to comprehend just how long life has been around on Earth. However, try to get your head around this one: Scientists have dug up fragments of DNA dating back 1 million years ago.

76 child sacrifice victims with their hearts ripped out found in Peru
7th October 2022 | livescience.com | Ancient, Humans

Radiocarbon dating needs to be done on the 76 newly uncovered skeletons, but previously found victims at Pampa La Cruz dated to between A.D. 1100 and 1200.

Tiny reptile unearthed in Scotland was ‘closely related to pterosaurs’
7th October 2022 | theguardian.com | Ancient, Animal Life, Earth, Humans

After more than a century of debate, researchers have settled the mystery of a tiny, enigmatic reptile that left an impression on Scottish sandstone nearly a quarter of a billion years ago.

‘Bad’ Psychedelic Trips Don’t Have To Be Bad
5th October 2022 | vice.com | Humans, Misc.

The “bad trip” is one of the most common caveats against psychedelics. Sometimes it’s mentioned as a well-intentioned warning for first-timers and a reminder for seasoned users, while others use it as a fear-mongering tool meant to discourage any and all psychedelic experiences.

Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Produced Global Tsunamis Up to 2.8 Miles High
5th October 2022 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Animal Life, Earth

The dinosaur-killing asteroid that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago also triggered a jumbo-size tsunami with mile-high waves in the Gulf of Mexico whose waters traveled halfway around the world, a new study finds.

How did the moon form? A supercomputer may have just found the answer
5th October 2022 | livescience.com | Ancient, Earth, Space

The moon could have formed immediately after a cataclysmic impact that tore off a chunk of Earth and hurled it into space, a new study has suggested.

‘Humble’ worm saliva can break down tough plastic
5th October 2022 | bbc.co.uk | Animal Life, Earth, Humans

One of the worst forms of plastic pollution may have met its match in the saliva of a humble worm. Spanish researchers say they’ve discovered chemicals in the wax worm’s drool that break down polyethylene, a tough and durable material.

Nootropic Mushrooms: The Fungi That Build Better Brains
4th October 2022 doubleblindmag.com | Earth, Humans, Misc.

Compounds in these medicinal fungi may be natural “smart drugs.”

Ancient footprints reveal ‘Irish Sea Serengeti’
4th October 2022 | bbc.co.uk | Ancient, Humans

“It’s about 8,200 years old,” says Dr Alison Burns, pointing to a perfectly preserved human footprint pressed into ancient mud on Formby Beach. It is one of hundreds of newly discovered ancient footprints here. The first date back almost 9,000 years and the youngest of the prints are medieval – about 1,000 years old.

Nobel win for Swede who unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA (Update)
4th October 2022 medicalxpress.com | Ancient, Humans, Tech

Paabo spearheaded the development of new techniques that allowed researchers to compare the genome of modern humans and that of other hominins—the Neanderthals and Denisovans.

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