Archeology
Woman's body found in ancient tomb with terrifying traces
A woman buried in a medieval cemetery has creepy markings that hint at a terrifying truth behind it.
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Archeology
The world's oldest earthquake-proof tomb
The tomb of Cyrus the Great, built more than 2,500 years ago, is considered the oldest structure with effective earthquake resistance.
Archeology
The truth about the 2,300-year-old stuffed swan in Siberia
Archaeologists have found a stuffed swan in a burial mound in Siberia. It is believed to belong to the Pazyryk culture, an Iron Age people.
Archeology
Argentina discovers world's oldest dinosaur tadpole fossil
Based on phylogenetic analysis of modern amphibian larvae, the fossils helped identify Notobatrachus tadpoles as very close to the group that includes all living frogs a…
Archeology
Strange creature discovered that turned into gold after 450 million years
Fossils of strange Ordovician creatures have emerged intact with every cell replaced by gold, but are
Archeology
Cloth suspected to be the legendary purple cloak of Alexander the Great
A purple and white cotton cloth discovered in a royal tomb half a century ago may be the cloak of Alexander the Great.
Space science
A star's strange orbit around a black hole proves Einstein right again
Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity continues to prove its worth, 108 years after it was officially published.
Space science
James Webb Telescope Collides in Space
After nearly a year in orbit, the gold-plated mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope has collided with space rocks 14 times, causing permanent damage.
Space science
Where is the center of the universe?
The universe formed about 13.77 billion years ago, but its expansion has made pinpointing the center of the universe beyond human reach.
Space science
First 'hybrid' star and planet object revealed outside the Milky Way
Strange objects recently captured by the James Webb Space Telescope could reveal new secrets of the early universe.
Space science
From outside the Solar System, Voyager 1 still sends data back to Earth
Forty-seven years after its launch, Voyager 1 continues to bring back important data from outside the Solar System.
Space science
The most terrifying 'cannonball' ever flew past NASA's telescope
NASA has just released unique images of IC 3225, a giant object that is behaving unusually 100 million light years from Earth.
Space science
Meteor showers and interesting astronomical phenomena taking place in November you should not miss
November will have many interesting astronomical phenomena worth admiring, including a new moon, a supermoon, two brilliant meteor showers, and a direct Uranus conjuncti…
Space science
China unveils reusable space shuttle
China on October 29 revealed the design of the Haolong spacecraft, a commercial spacecraft used for low-cost cargo trips to the space station.
Space science
'Halloween' comet ATLAS melts as it approaches the Sun
Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS), once expected to become a