“A truly unprecedented discovery”: A multicolored 3,000-year-old mural with fish, stars and gods discovered in Peru
Archaeologists have discovered a large 3D mural on Peru’s northwest coast. The blue, yellow, red and black paint still adorns 3,000-year-old murals decorated with fish, stars and mythological beings. “The imagery, decorative techniques and exceptional preservation make this a truly unprecedented discovery in the area,” Cecilia Mauricio, an archaeologist at Peru’s Pope Catholic University, who […]
“Butterfly Nebra” spreads its fiery wings with a shining new James Webb Telescope image
Apologies, Birds of the Universe – James Webb’s Space Telescope puts ornithology aside and officially entered its era of entomology. The Butterfly Nebula (officially designated NGC 6302) sparkles about 3,400 light years from Earth in the constellation Scorpio, is the song of the dying swan. At its heart is one of the hottest known stars […]
“It’s time now”: Hurricane Category 6 can be introduced under the new Storm Severity Scale
The new hurricane classification system could help people prepare for storms by incorporating risks from storms and rainfall into categories, a study published this month reveals. Storm surge – rising seawater levels near the coast – and rainfall causes almost 80% of hurricane deaths, but not explained by the Safir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS). […]
70 million year old hypercarnivore eating a dinosaur named after the Egyptian god
A new study says that the giant alligator-like hypercarnivores likely hunted dinosaurs in what is now Argentina 70 million years ago. Researchers discovered fossilized skeletons from extinct apex predators in southern Patagonia in 2020. It was about 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) long and weighed about 550 pounds (250 kilograms). The creature is named the atorox […]
NASA reveals that the dwarf planet Ceres has a hidden “energy source” that may have caused alien life
New NASA research suggests that Ceres (the dwarf planet closest to Earth) may have once had an ancient “power supply” that could trigger the evolution of extraterrestrial life forms in the hidden oceans of a small world. Ceres is the largest object within the main asteroid belt of the solar system, between the orbits of […]
China’s “Darwin Monkey” is a supercomputer inspired by the world’s largest brain.
Chinese scientists have unveiled supercomputers, particularly the monkey supercomputers, built on brain-like architecture. The system, called Darwin Monkey or “Wukong,” has over 2 billion artificial neurons and over 100 billion synapses, and is roughly equivalent to the neural structure of a macaque. Researchers hope to serve as a simulation tool for neuroscientists while also providing […]
Spiders saw them holding fireflies as sparkling prisoners who would prey more on their web
According to a new study, nocturnal spiders photographed fireflies and kept them in their nets to attract more prey, to attract more prey, to attract more prey. When fireflies were stored on the web, sheet web spiders attracted much more prey than bioluminescent beetles. “Our findings highlight the previously undocumented interaction that Firefly Signals, which […]
Treating periodontal disease may protect your arteries, research finds
Research suggests that for a long time, poor gum health is poor and high risk of cardiovascular disease. Now, new trials suggest that treatment for severe periodontal disease may reduce major arterial stenosis over time in healthy individuals. Perhaps by reducing inflammation, this routine oral hygiene procedure may be an unknown way to minimize vascular […]
James Webbspace Telescope reveals strangeness that the first time he has observed interstellar comet 3i/Atlas
Researchers observed 3i/Atlas on August 6 using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. (Image credit: NASA/James Webb Space Telescope) According to a new study, astronomers found something strange in the first image of James Webb’s Space Telescope’s first image of Interstellar Comet 3i/Atlas. The initial observations of the telescope suggest that 3i/Atlas has one of the […]
“Landmark Moment”: Scientists reveal the most detailed photographs of solar flares ever taken
The Inoue Solar Telescope took an image of this solar flare on August 8, 2024. (Image credit: NSF/NSO/AURA, CC-BY) The world’s largest solar telescopes have just taken the highest resolution images of solar flares to date, and they are spectacular. Researchers trained Hawaii-based Daniel K. Inou Esolar Telescope in the final stages of a powerful […]