Astronomers Discover Blockbuster Star They Nicknamed Barbenheimer Because 'We've Never Seen Anything Like This'
SDSS astronomers have discovered an enormous celestial star so unusual they named it 'the Barbenheimer Star'
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Archaeologists Discover Ancient Cities Hidden in the Ecuadorian Amazon
It now shows that, during certain centuries, the Amazon's poor soil and seemingly impenetrable jungle may have been home to millions
Astronomers Detect Oldest Black Hole Ever Observed Dating 'From the Dawn of the Universe'
GN-z11 is a compact galaxy, about one hundred times smaller than the Milky Way, but the ancient black hole is likely harming its development.
This Tiny Moon of Saturn Is the Smallest Case of a Subsurface Ocean Ever Found in the Solar System
Think of a glacier shaped like a ball the size of California or Spain and you have some idea of what Mimas looks like.
Discovery of Immense Fortifications Dating Back 4,000 Years Enclose Khaybar Oasis in Northwest Arabia
You don't need to pile sandstone and dirt up 15 feet—as tall as three men—and build 180 bastions to keep your camels from wandering off.
New Enzyme Allows CRISPR Technology to Accurately Target Almost Any Human Gene
A new CRISPR gene editing technology expands access to nearly every gene to potentially target and treat a broader range of diseases.
Hoard of Bronze Jewelry Found in Polish Lake Reveals Ancient Celtic Water Burial Ritual
The Chełmno were not, throughout most of their existence, prolific workers or consumers of metal objects, so the find is considered crucial.
Jade Funerary Mask of Great Mayan King Found at Little-Known Site in Guatemala
Far from the Mayan heartland, Chockitam is now the center of a usurping theory about the nature of royal society in the Mayan empire
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tombs With Colorful Mummy Masks and Treasured Statues
Archaeologists have discovered tombs in Saqara, 1,800-4,800 years old, that contained colorful mummy masks, plates, statues, and artwork.
Scientists Spot Mysterious Aurora on Distant Celestial Object
Unlike any planets in our solar system that experience aurorae, it's an isolated object in space with no nearby star to create one.
Archeologists Confirm Oldest Viking Ship Burial in All Scandinavia-Could Rewrite the Viking Age
It dates back so far, there's a technical question about whether or not one can even call it a Viking ship burial
First-time Ever, Scientists Find Planet Almost as Big as its Host Star: 'How little we know about the universe'
The team established the mass of the transiting body as 0.35% the mass of the star, and about the size of Neptune-technically impossible.
'New Species' of Frog With Fangs Hunts Crabs Even Though it's No Bigger Than a Quarter
"Many frogs in this genus are giant, weighing up to two pounds. At the large end, this new species weighs about the same as a dime."
This 2,300-year-old Mosaic Made of Shells and Coral Has Just Been Found Buried Under Rome
At 16 feet long and 2,300 years old, the incredibly detailed mosaic was made of seashells, coral, mother of pearl, and blue tiles from Egypt
World's Oldest Saddle Discovered in Mongolia Confiscated from Looters
A rigid saddle allowed the rider to do much more, including fighting at high speeds and for sustained periods.
Scientist Photographs Once in a Lifetime Sighting of Bird with Half Male and Half Female Plumage
Half of its body was blue, which meant that the men were looking at a "bilateral gynandromorph," or a bird that was half male half female.
76,000 Gold and Silver Artifacts Recovered from Chinese River Charts Infamous 17th Century Warlord's Conquests
At the meeting of the Jin and Min rivers, the warlord's fleet was attacked, and Zhang lost his treasury worth 8.8 million pounds of silver.
Locked in a 4 Billion-Year-old Dance, Six New Exoplanets Demonstrate the Cosmic Beauty of 'Resonant Orbits'
6 newly-discovered exoplanets are orbiting in perfect resonance around a star in an eons-long 'waltz' that indicates they are newly formed.
Complete Stegosaurus Fossil Found With Skin Still On in Northern China
The Stegosaurus measures 5 meters in length, or around 15 feet, and is so well preserved that a mineralization of its skin was created.
Scientists Discovered More Than 100,000 Ancient Coins at an Excavation Site in Japan
An innovation of the Chinese, the copper coins were minted with a hole in the middle through which woudl run a straw rope for easy transport.
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