Newly-Identified Molecule Could Be the Key to Targeting Obesity and Osteoporosis
Australian scientists identified a molecule that could hold the key to peptide-based drugs targeting obesity, osteoporosis, and inflammation.
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Scientists Find A Whole New Ecosystem Hiding Beneath Earth's Seafloor
an international team of marine biologists have discovered ecosystems of worms, snails, and bacteria living underground, under the seafloor.
13-Year-old Finds Megalodon Shark Tooth on Vacation at the Beach
The schoolboy had previously collected around 100 small shark teeth during trips to the shoreline, which is a known spot for prehistoric finds
2,000-year-old Roman House Uncovered in Malta Reveals Ancient History of Wealthy Society
A research team from the University of South Florida has discovered a 2,000 year-old house that once belonged to a wealthy family—still in exceptional condition—during an excavation in Malta. They collaborated with scientists from around the world on the Melite Civitas Romana Project, uncovering what life was like 2,000 years ago when Romans ruled Malta, […]
Pre-Incan 'Floor of Thunder' Found Where Ritual Dances Atop Stone Platform Made Booming Footsteps Like Thunder
The floor could accommodate 26 dancers, and was hollow underneath with layers of resonant material on the underside of the cavity.
Alongside What Appears to Be Pizza, Recent Pompeii Excavations Reveal Yet More Hidden Treasures
The item sitting on a silver platter in a new fresco looks lot like one of the other things the city of Naples is famous for: pizza.
Mythical City of Underground Labyrinths Found Beneath Altar of 15th Century Church in Mexico
Legend has it that the Zapotec built a great labyrinthine city called "Lyobaa," or "place of rest," centered around a gate to the underworld
Stunned Researchers Discover that Metals Can Heal Themselves 'Without Human Intervention'
A lot remains unknown about the self-healing process, including whether it will become a practical tool in a manufacturing setting.
Fossil Preserves Dinosaur Being Attacked and Eaten by Mammal as Mudslide Entombs them Both
The scene was frozen in time by a mudslide and contains some of the first evidence of actual predatory behavior by a mammal on a dinosaur.
MIT Scientists Accidentally Discover 'Blackest Black' Material Ever, Inspired by Artist Who Uses it to Amaze Audiences
MIT researchers had been developing carbon nanotubes with pantry ingredients-and when they used salt, they were startled by its resulting color, or lack it.
Simple Urine Test Could Detect a Deadly Brain Tumor that Can Kill Within 12 Months
Led by a team at Japan's Nagoya University, scientists were able to successfully detect IDH1 mutation, a characteristic mutation of gliomas.
Man Finds Surprise of a Life in His Field: 700 Coins from Civil War 'The Great Kentucky Hoard'
Consisting of $1, $10, and $20 gold liberty dollars minted between 1840 and 1863, the discovery is being called the Great Kentucky Hoard.
Prehistoric 'Axe Factory' Found in Britain Triggers Search for More Artifacts
Over 1,000 large sarsen boulders have been identified in England, but this is only the second polishing boulder of its size.
Incredible Discovery Beneath the Southern Amazon Reveals Urban-Agrarian Society Never Seen Before
Scientists discovered an ancient Amazon society that thrived for 900 years, with monumental earthworks, canals, and large pyramids now hidden.
Nature's Famous Spiral is Coded into 400 Million Years of Plants-But Not in This New Fossil
The Early Devonian Period produced a plant known as the clubmoss, which arranged its leaves in a spiral, but outside the Fibonacci Sequence.
The Only Piece of Roman Pottery Inscribed with Poet Virgil's Verse Discovered
As to why it was on the bottom of the olive oil amphora and who put it there, the authors of the study have no answers.
Eerie Echo Detected Coming From Milky Way's Black Hole 200 Years Ago (Listen)
Scientists have recorded a sound coming from the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way, from an event around 200 years ago.
Teen Girl's Secret Message Left in a Wall 48 Years Ago is Found: 'I was Absolutely Shocked!'
Written by a 14-year-old girl in 1975, a video of the note went viral on TikTok and made a mini interest-storm around the life of the author
4 Years After Discovery, the First Viking Ship Burial Found in Over 100 Years Reveals its Lost Secrets
Since its discovery in 2018 Norwegian archaeologists have figured out a lot about what was going on from the time of the burial and the ship.
Largest Ruby Ever to Come to Auction Breaks Record
Sotheby's, which handled the sale, described the stone as exceedingly rare and the most valuable ruby ever to go under the hammer.
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