Scientific discoveries — breakthrough findings, new species, and the science making headlines.
Ancient shipwreck discovered off Turkey claimed to be world’s oldest
An Early Bronze Age shipwreck discovered off Turkey's coast represents what researchers claim is the world's oldest known ship, according to reporting…
Dinosaur named new species 102 years after fossil found on Isle of Wight
Researchers have identified a new dinosaur species named Invictibellatrix amberina, based on a fossil discovered on the Isle of Wight more than a cent…
The Monte Verde controversy is back: who first lived in the Americas?
The Monte Verde archaeological sites in Chile have reignited a longstanding debate about who first inhabited the Americas. According to New Scientist,…
Does each new covid-19 variant pose a significant threat?
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Neanderthal Europe was as much a wooden age as a stone age
Neanderthals relied on wood as heavily as stone for creating tools during their time in Europe, according to research covered in New Scientist. The co…
Extinct yak relative discovered from DNA in Denisova cave
# Extinct Yak Relative Discovered from DNA in Denisova Cave Researchers identified a previously unknown yak species through genetic analysis of bone …
Ancient Egyptians sacrificed pharaohs' servants so they could continue to serve their king in the afterlife, new study finds
# Ancient Egyptians Sacrificed Pharaohs' Servants for the Afterlife Ancient Egyptians practiced human sacrifice approximately 5,000 years ago, accord…
Modern forensics reveals human sacrifice in ancient Egypt's royal burials
Ancient Egyptian First Dynasty kings were entombed with dozens of officials and artisans buried simultaneously alongside them, according to forensic a…
Scientists were wrong about this strange mammal for nearly 40 years
# Mongolian Fossil Overturns Decades of Mistaken Beliefs About Ancient Mammal Lineage A pristine fossil discovered in Mongolia's Gobi Desert has forc…
Scientists burned their own scrolls to unlock a 2,000-year-old mystery
# Ancient Scrolls Reveal Their Secrets Through Lead-Detecting X-Rays Researchers have cracked a problem that has vexed classicists for two millennia.…
Stonehenge’s 6-ton altar stone may have traveled from Scotland by glacier
# Stonehenge's Altar Stone: A Journey Across Glaciers and Continents Researchers have proposed a radical origin story for one of Stonehenge's most en…
The first season of Heroes is almost perfect – here’s why
# The First Season of Heroes Remains a Masterclass in Serialized Television Hayden Panettiere's self-healing cheerleader Claire Bennet captured audie…
Mathematician discovers rare eight-faced shape
# Mathematician Discovers Rare Eight-Faced Polyhedron With Genus-3 Topology A mathematician has identified a genus-3 polyhedron, a rare eight-faced s…
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Scientific discoveries — breakthrough findings, new species, and the science making headlines.