8 ancient Roman shoes of “exceptional size” found in a Roman fort near Hadrian’s wall
Archaeologists excavating Roman forts in northern England have unearthed several giant ancient leather soles measuring over 11.8 inches (30 cm). This discovery adds to the growing collection of archaeologists of ultra-elevated ancient shoes found in ancient forts known as Magna. Researchers currently have eight of these extra extra lasing shoes. This is one quarter of […]
The oldest and most complete Egyptian human genomes ever sequenced reveal their bond with Mesopotamia
Scientists sequence the oldest and most complete genome of ancient Egypt, and the DNA reveals that the male who lived five or even thousand years ago had roots in both Mesopotamia and North Africa. The man who lived in the old kingdom in the third millennium BC offers researchers a rare glimpse into the genetic […]
“A totally new phenomenon”: an alien planet is about to die by killing it
Astronomers captured the first evidence of a “planet harboring a wish for death.” The alien world is very close to that star, and the star cooks it with a star explosion until it dies. The planet known as hip 67522 B is HIP 67522, a faint Jupiter-sized planet bound in a tight seven-day orbit around […]
First evidence of the star “double explosion” taken with stunning images
For the first time, astronomers have captured stunning visual evidence that a star dies double. The twin eruption was discovered by scientists studying two concentric rings of calcium surrounding SNR 0509-67.5, the remnants of the star that encountered an explosive endmise in the IA supernova centuries ago. And the discoveries are more than just beautiful […]
Diagnostic dilemma: shingles punctures a hole in a man’s bladder
Patient: 77-year-old Chinese man Symptoms: Seven hours before admission to the hospital, the patient developed shortness of breath, abdominal pain, and “obvious” abdominal distension. He had problems with urination and defecation for about four days, and a week before hospitalization he was given antiviral and pain relief medication for a case of shingles affecting the […]
Chemotherapy suggests that healthy blood cells can “look old”
Some chemotherapeutic drugs cause more damage to healthy cells than others, new research finds. Researchers have discovered four new mutation signatures related to chemotherapy – patterns of DNA damage left behind by certain classes of drugs. They also identified several drugs that can even “artificially aging” healthy blood cells through these mutations. Findings released Tuesday […]
Scientists zapped students’ brains with electricity to improve mathematics learning
Unperceived electrical signals delivered to the brain can improve mathematical skills in college students, a new study found. Researchers say the technology isn’t far from being unprepared for home use, but one expert emphasized that more research is needed. In the new study, the researchers recruited 72 students from Oxford University. Researchers evaluated volunteer mathematics […]
2 “New Stars” exploded into the night sky at once – potentially for the first time in history
The second “new star” unexpectedly appeared in the night sky, without warning, less than two weeks after the first explosion of light near the same light. These unprecedented “stars” are made of light coming from the explosion of a rare star known as the classic Nova. Scientists believe this is the first time in recorded […]
“That’s how I imagine if I saw a huge dinosaur in reality I would react”: What science advisors at Jurassic World Rebills think about the film
Dinosaurs debuted on Wednesday (Jurassic World) this summer, “Rebirth of Jurassic World” and are appearing in cinemas. The series, which began in Jurassic Park over 30 years ago, is one of the only major live-action blockbuster franchises to promote dinosaurs to the big screen. So, what about being a paleontologist who advises Hollywood about these […]
Rare snowfall in the Atacama Desert forces the world’s most powerful radio telescope into “survival mode”
Rare snowfall in the driest locations on the planet has halted the operation of one of the world’s leading telescope arrays. Climate change can mean that stations will face such extreme weather events in the future. Snow has less than an inch of rainfall per year, with Atacama’s large millimeter/sub-millimeter array (ALMA), a large network […]