A Viking-era mass grave contains a mysterious mix of dismembered human remains and complete skeletons, including a ‘giant’ who underwent brain surgery.
Archaeologists have unearthed a Viking-era pit filled with the dismembered bodies of 10 people outside Cambridge, England. This unusual mass grave also contains the remains of a very tall man who underwent brain surgery and may be related to a 9th century conflict between the Saxons and Vikings. In the summer of 2025, a team […]
New ‘sunlit’ comet could become visible to the naked eye during daylight hours if the sun doesn’t destroy it
Astronomers have discovered an exciting new ‘sun-grazing’ comet that will have a dangerously close encounter with our home star within two months. Some experts predict that the giant ice ball could become bright enough to be seen with the naked eye during the day, but only if the comet survives the sun’s dangerous shot. The […]
Incredibly powerful ‘ghost particles’ that crashed into Earth may have come from an exploding black hole, potentially upending both particle physics and cosmology
Incredibly powerful ‘ghost particles’ that recently crashed into Earth may have come from a rare type of explosive black hole, researchers claim. If true, the researchers claim, this unusual event could prove a theory that could upend our understanding of both particle physics and dark matter. However, this is just one theory and there is […]
Tutankhamun’s sandals: 3,300-year-old footwear that allowed King Tut to walk over his enemies.
simple facts Name: Tutankhamun’s sandals Contents: Embellished leather sandals Source: Tomb of King Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt Created: Around 1330 BC When British archaeologist Howard Carter and local Egyptians excavated King Tut’s tomb in 1922, they discovered thousands of artifacts buried with the young pharaoh. These sandals, one of the dozens of pairs […]
Ancient Inuit people braved icy waters to reach a remote island in Greenland 4,500 years ago, archaeologists discover
Paleo-Inuit people arrived on a remote high-Arctic island off the northwest coast of Greenland about 4,500 years ago, according to a new study that documents evidence of prehistoric habitation there. With sophisticated watercraft and fine-tuned seafaring techniques, these early Arctic peoples repeatedly made perilous open-ocean journeys to islands to access vital marine resources. The island […]
‘Night owls’ may have worse heart health, but why?
Some people perform best in the morning, while others feel most awake and productive at night. But growing evidence suggests that the latter group, night owls, may be linked to poorer heart health. Now, a large study published January 28 in the Journal of the American Heart Association is lending weight to this idea. Taking […]
Microorganisms in Iceland are hoarding nitrogen, which disrupts nutrient cycling
As soils at high latitudes warm, microorganisms in the soil change the way they process nutrients such as nitrogen. Typically, these microorganisms recycle nitrogen, pulling it from the soil and converting it into inorganic forms such as ammonium and nitrate that plants can absorb. But a new study published in the journal Global Change Biology […]
Physicists push quantum limits by turning superfluid into supersolid and back again for the first time
Scientists simply observed a strange phase of matter transform into an even stranger phase. For the first time, they witnessed a superfluid transform into a supersolid. I wasn’t even sure this transition was possible. In a study published January 28 in the journal Nature, researchers observed groups of excitons (quasiparticles that combine electrons and electron […]
The dramatic death of comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) caught on camera — Space Photos of the Week
simple facts What is it: Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) Location: 220 million miles away in the constellation of Pisces Share date: January 28, 2026 Just as the mythical Icarus flew too close to the sun and had his feathers and wax wings melt, comets are often affected by orbiting too close to our star. That […]
Did the ancient Greeks let women compete in the Olympics?
Ancient Olympians were famous for their strength and agility, but were there any women among these athletes, and were there other sporting opportunities in which ancient Greek women could compete? The Ancient Olympic Games involved people from all over Greece, and sometimes from all over Greece, and lasted from about 776 BC to 393 AD. […]