Archaeologists discovered an urn with a reddish liquid in a family mausoleum dating to the 1st century AD in the Carmona necropolis in Seville. An archaeochemical study identified this liquid as white wine, making it the oldest wine preserved in liquid form. The Spanish urn was recovered in 2019 after a family having some work done on…
Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China, and his tomb is renowned for being guarded by an army of 6,000 life-sized terracotta warriors. Although Qin Shi Huang (259–210 BCE) accomplished much in this life, his ultimate goal was to defeat death. He constructed a massive underground city, complete with armor and weaponry, to protect himself from…
The carcass of the hoodwinker fish that appeared on Gearhart beach on June 3. (Image credit: Tiffany Boothe/Seaside Aquarium) A rare giant hoodwinker sunfish that washed ashore Gearhart beach in Oregon could be the largest of its species ever sampled. Beachgoers were stunned when a massive, 7-foot-long (2 meters) fish with a round body, huge fins…
It is still a myth for many people that a human has stepped foot on the lunar surface. Since the 1960s, the world has been influenced by a lot of conspiracies moving around the Space Race, but it has provided the potential to create a sci-fiction that helps broaden humans’ thoughts. Probably, cinema has influenced people…
A 200-hectare-wide and nearly 100-meter-deep hole in Siberia’s Yana Highlands, known as the “Batagaika Crater,” is expanding faster than expected due to climate change. The Batagaika crater, also known as the “Gateway to Hell,” was created when the “eternal ice”—the frozen soil in Siberia—began to melt. This melting released a significant amount of methane, a…
Located in the Takaichi District of Nara Prefecture, Japan, the village of Asuka is famous for its mysterious stones. The ancient origins of the village date back to the Tumulus period, also known as Kofun Jidai (c. 3rd century–538 C.E.). Kofun Jidai period (AD 250–552) is characterized by a specific type of earth mound in the shape of…
Did you know that an orca whale was spotted hunting down a great white shark all alone? Scientists confirmed their findings in African Journal of Marine Science lately, based on a video footage and photographs of the event in June 2023. Orcas are known to typically hunt in packs of about 2 to 6. If they ever…
It’s common knowledge that medium-sized animals like cheetahs, tigers or even dogs are known to be faster than bigger animals like elephants, or even smaller ants. However, there are exceptions. An interdisciplinary team of scientists provide a biomechanical explanation – combining biology with mechanics (as in physics). Apparently, their findings can inform robot designs, inspired…
Shiva stars are shown in green and Shakti stars in pink.© S. Payne-Wardenaar / K. Malhan / MPIA Two Astronomers, Khyati Malhan and Hans-Walter Rix of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, through their analysis, have successfully pinpointed what are believed to be two integral components or building blocks in the formation of the Milky Way: they…
A robot developed by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has just set a new world record for solving the Rubik’s Cube in the shortest possible time: it managed the feat in just 0.305 seconds, beating the previous record of 0.38 seconds, which was also set by a robot developed by Mitsubishi. Literally, if you blink, you’ll miss…
