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1,100-year-old breastplate to ward off evil may contain the oldest Cyrillic writing ever found

7 weeks ago from Live Science

An inscription on an 1,100-year-old breastplate found in a ruined fortress in Bulgaria may contain one of the earliest known examples of Cyrillic text, researchers claim.

Science news this week: The spark of life in space and 1.7 billion T. rexes

7 weeks ago from Live Science

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news over the past few days, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Humongous, 100-foot-long dinosaur from Argentina is so big its fossils broke the road during transport

7 weeks ago from Live Science

About 90 million years ago, a ginormous long-necked dinosaur measuring nearly 100 feet (30 meters) long lumbered through what is now Patagonia, Argentina.

Accelerated Christian Education textbooks used in UK schools deny human-caused climate change

7 weeks ago from Newswise - Scinews

One of the world's largest fundamentalist Christian education groups is teaching its students climate change denial as fact, and still presents the theory of evolution as an 'absurd and discredited'...

How migration makes life more resilient

7 weeks ago from PopSci

The silver Y moth migrates between southern and northern Europe every spring. David Tipling/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Excerpted from The Jewel Box: How Moths Illuminate Nature’s Hidden Rules by Tim Blackburn. Copyright © 2023. Published...

‘Violent’ earthquakes accompanied the infamous volcanic eruption that buried Pompeii

7 weeks ago from PopSci

The remains of those killed during the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE were well preserved in ash,. Pompeii Archaeological Park/Italian Minister of Culture The preserved ancient Roman city of Pompeii is...

The ghosts of the dinosaurs we may never discover

7 weeks ago from PopSci

Deserts like Arches National Park might have been rich with dinosaur diversity, but poor at preserving long-dead fossils. Meryl Rowin for Popular Science Everything we’ve learned about dinosaurs essentially comes from fossils. But...

The ghosts of the dinosaurs we may never discover

7 weeks ago from PopSci

Deserts like Arches National Park might have been rich with dinosaur diversity, but poor at preserving long-dead fossils. Meryl Rowin for Popular Science Everything we’ve learned about dinosaurs essentially comes from fossils. But...

The ghosts of the dinosaurs we may never discover

7 weeks ago from PopSci

Deserts like Arches National Park might have been rich with dinosaur diversity, but poor at preserving long-dead fossils. Meryl Rowin for Popular Science Everything we’ve learned about dinosaurs essentially comes from fossils. But...

Blueprints engraved in stone from Saudi Arabia and Jordan could be the world’s oldest

7 weeks ago from PopSci

An aerial view of a desert kite in the Jebel az-Zilliyat region of Saudi Arabia. The kite dates back to the Stone Age and was a kind of hunting trap. O. Barge,...

A giant new spinosaur species has been unearthed in Spain

7 weeks ago from PopSci

A rendering of the newly discovered Protathlitis cinctorrensis near coastal areas where it lived during the Cretaceous Period. Grup Guix A dinosaur specimen unearthed in Castellón, Spain in 2011 is likely a brand...

Ancient Mesopotamian texts show when and why humans first kissed

7 weeks ago from PopSci

Romantic pecks probably originated in multiple societies thousands of years ago. Deposit Photos Humans are born with instincts for crying and smiling, but not for kissing. Sometime in the past, our ancestors had...

Ancient Mesopotamian texts show when and why humans first kissed

7 weeks ago from PopSci

Romantic pecks probably originated in multiple societies thousands of years ago. Deposit Photos Humans are born with instincts for crying and smiling, but not for kissing. Sometime in the past, our ancestors had...

This ancient farming practice could get a boost from the US farm bill

7 weeks ago from PopSci

A silvopasture system can do more than simply save farmers money; it can help them diversify what they grow. USDA NRCS Texas via Flickr This article was originally featured on Nexus Media and Ambrook...

This ancient farming practice could get a boost from the US farm bill

7 weeks ago from PopSci

A silvopasture system can do more than simply save farmers money; it can help them diversify what they grow. USDA NRCS Texas via Flickr This article was originally featured on Nexus Media and Ambrook...

This ancient farming practice could get a boost from the US farm bill

7 weeks ago from PopSci

A silvopasture system can do more than simply save farmers money; it can help them diversify what they grow. USDA NRCS Texas via Flickr This article was originally featured on Nexus Media and Ambrook...

Titanic: First ever full-sized scans reveal wreck as never seen before

Full-sized digital scans reveal shipwreck in stunning detail, showing unopened champagne bottles.

Titanic: First ever full-sized scans reveal wreck as never seen before

Full-sized digital scans reveal shipwreck in stunning detail, showing unopened champagne bottles.

How Canadian walrus Smooshi ended up in Abu Dhabi

The tale involves a long legal battle and a unique bond between a man and Smooshi the walrus.

Hundreds of thousands of Canadians get concussions each year — many don't recover

7 weeks ago from CBC: Health

Hundreds of thousands of Canadians get concussions every year, and a growing body of research suggests that many take much longer to recover than previously thought — or don’t ever...

462-Million-Year-Old Fossil Trove Holds Miniature World of Marine Creatures

7 weeks ago from Scientific American

Paleontologists have uncovered a miniature world of sea creatures whose tiny guts, eyes and even brains remain visible 462 million years after they perished

The Closest Living Relative of the First Animal Has Finally Been Found

7 weeks ago from Scientific American

A debate has been settled over the earliest animal ancestor—a free-swimming creature with a well-developed nervous system

Stone Engravings of Mysterious Ancient Megastructures May Be World's Oldest 'Blueprints'

7 weeks ago from Scientific American

Stone engravings of ancient megastructures called desert kites may be the earliest “blueprints” ever discovered

The First Kiss in Recorded History Dates Back Nearly 5,000 Years

7 weeks ago from Scientific American

Kissing probably predates Homo sapiens as a species, but the first texts documenting the beso go back to the early Bronze Age

Largest and oldest T. rex named "Scotty" revealed

7 weeks ago from CBSNews - Science

The largest tyrannosaurus rex to ever roam the earth is about to make his official debut. CBS News got a look at "Scotty" before he goes on display at a...

Adapt or Die

7 weeks ago from CBSNews - Science

The climate cycles that have driven mass extinctions, are shortening and becoming more severe. The species that can adapt to environmental changes survive, while others simply die off. CBSN Originals...

Adapt or Die

7 weeks ago from CBSNews - Science

The climate cycles that have driven mass extinctions, are shortening and becoming more severe. The species that can adapt to environmental changes survive, while others simply die off. CBSN Originals...

Column: Contrary to latest claims, there's still not a speck of evidence that COVID escaped from a Chinese lab

7 weeks ago from LA Times - Health

The Wall Street Journal tries to revive the lab leak theory on COVID's origins as a gift to the GOP, but it's still nonsense.