The ancient Maya have long been a point of interest for archaeologists and researchers attempting to understand civilization. Their work has seen them discover countless relics and artefacts hidden deep inside the jungle. Much of this has consisted of things like pyramids and jewellery, though one find trumped them all. Deep inside the jungle of Belize, Central America, archaeologists have... Continue Reading →
A crew aboard a Japanese fishing boat got a little bit more than they bargained for when they dredged up the corpse of a 30-foot sea creature. Knewz.com reported that the carcass weighing a staggering 3,968 pounds had the fishermen convinced they stumbled upon a modern-day dinosaur. According to the Daily Star, the finding took place east of Christchurch in New Zealand, aboard... Continue Reading →
According to indy100, scientists have received a radio signal from space that is some 8 billion years old. The signal was a “fast radio burst” that lasted for a millisecond but contained extremely high levels of energy. Designated as FRB 20220610A, this burst of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation registered an impressively large amount of energy roughly equivalent... Continue Reading →
An Icelandic volcanologist is sounding the alarm about a 3-foot deep sinkhole discovered near the site of a volcano threatening eruption. It's a sign that the volcanic eruption could reach the town limits of Grindavík, which was evacuated days ago. The sinkhole joins a growing list of signs that the volcano is threatening to erupt,... Continue Reading →
Historian Renaud Morieux was conducting research at the National Archives in London in 2004 when he came upon a box of letters by chance. Opening it up, he discovered scores of unopened and unread notes sent to French sailors during the Seven Year War. Now, 265 years after they were sent, these letters have finally... Continue Reading →
This Titanic menu offers a fascinating look at the opulent dining experience enjoyed by first-class passengers on the doomed ship — though such fare was not available to everyone onboard. This Titanic menu sold at auction is the only known copy from April 11, 1912. On April 11, 1912, first class passengers on the RMS... Continue Reading →
In 1908, a group of Catholic priests discovered what looked like the skeletal remains of a man buried inside a cave in La Chapelle-aux-Saints, a commune in south-central France. The nearly complete skeleton lacked several teeth, earning him the nickname the "old man." However, further investigation by scientists revealed that the skeleton wasn't a modern... Continue Reading →
A diver who spotted something metallic not far from Sardinia's coast has led to the discovery of tens of thousands of ancient bronze coins. Italy’s culture ministry said Saturday that the diver alerted authorities, who sent divers assigned to an art protection squad along with others from the ministry’s undersea archaeology department. The coins dating from... Continue Reading →
The Italian government is planning for a possible evacuation of more than 300,000 people due to a nearby dormant super volcano showing signs of an eruption - one month after American researchers found one rumbling in the US. Campo Flegrei, west of Naples, has experienced more than 2,500 earthquakes in the past three months, with the largest hitting a... Continue Reading →
Kilonova? More like killer-nova. Violent star collisions, called a kilonova, could devastate our planet due to a lethal spew of radiation — namely gamma rays, cosmic rays and x-rays — that are emitted from the celestial event, scientists have discovered. “We found that if a neutron star merger were to occur within around 36 light-years of Earth, the resulting... Continue Reading →
