Back in 2018, the world was briefly fascinated by the remains of a particular victim of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Victims
Parts of the “Treasure of Villena” found in the Iberian Peninsula appear to have originated from space, new research has revealed. First discovered in 1963,
China has unveiled the design for its new reusable space shuttle, set to ferry cargo between Earth and the country’s Tiangong Space Station. While we
The deep sea is home to a lot of weird creatures. Some are brand new species living in the midnight zone, while others are recorded
An almost perfect intermediate between Archaeopteryx and modern birds has been discovered with its skull preserved in extraordinary three-dimension. To find such an intact fossil bird
In 1903, the Wright brothers made the first sustained human flight, flying the first plane above Kitty Hawk, North Carolina for a then-impressive 12 seconds.
The atomic explosion that struck Nagasaki in 1945 can be traced back to the Hanford Site, an unsuspecting desert in Washington state where colossal quantities
Visibility of, and investment in, generative AI – programs such as ChatGPT, Midjourney, and other large language model (LLM) based technologies – has exploded in
Around 6,000 years before the Bronze Age cart wheel was invented, a group of textile makers in the Middle East may have designed the world’s first
At just 7.8 million light-years away, the newly discovered dwarf galaxy dw1322m2053 is remarkable for its isolation and lack of star-forming activity. If that wasn’t
Earth’s waters are filled with billions of fish, coming in all manner of glorious colors, shapes, and sizes – but which is the smallest fish
A team of astronomers believe they have found a black hole in the early universe gobbling down matter at a rate of 40 times greater
A beautifully decorated coffin and burial chamber loaded with goods have started to unveil the story of an ancient Egyptian priestess who lived nearly 4,000
Science is no stranger to discovering species, losing them, and then rediscovering them again, but what’s less common is to realize that the animal you
Almost 60,000 years ago, a massive underwater avalanche took place just off the coast of Northwest Africa. Initially, about 1.5 cubic kilometers (0.36 cubic miles)
For the first time, amber fragments have been recovered from Antarctica, or, to be more specific, from an offshore sedimentary basin. The fossils mean we
Lovers of all things colorful and sparkly are in for a treat with an unusual variety of ammonite that’s set to go to auction later
