Paint And The Parthenon Report: Scientists find Egyptian Blue on sculptures; myth of white Greece fades Science No comments yet Ancient Greece, long envisioned as a realm of pure white marble, is now revealed to have been vibrantly colorful. Scientific […] Read more
In 1938, a dockside sorting project took a bizarre turn when a worker pulled a 66-million-year-old ‘extinct’ legend from the daily catch Science No comments yet A routine fishing trip in 1938 yielded an astonishing discovery: a living coelacanth, a fish thought extinct for 66 million […] Read more
In 1900, a routine cleanup at a desert cave uncovered a secret wall protecting a 1,000-year-old library Science No comments yet A routine cleaning in 1900 at China’s Mogao Grottoes led to a major historical find. Monk Wang Yuanlu uncovered a […] Read more
Saving planet and pollinators: Morgan Freeman turned his 124-acre ranch into a paradise sanctuary for bees Science No comments yet Read more
Shechtman’s 10-Fold Symmetry Note: alloy defied crystal rules; quasicrystals reshaped materials science Science No comments yet In 1982, materials scientist Dan Shechtman observed an unusual tenfold symmetry in an aluminum-manganese alloy, defying the established definition of […] Read more
Hidden Warm-Water Tunnels: Seafloor channels funnel heat to Totten Glacier; scientists probe future changes Science No comments yet Beneath East Antarctica’s Totten Glacier, hidden undersea valleys are channeling warm ocean water, melting its ice shelf from below. This […] Read more
How your smartphone camera exists because of Albert Einstein: The Nobel-winning idea that was once considered bizarre Science No comments yet Read more
Scientists discovered nature’s own “brakes” deep beneath the Pacific Ocean that may have prevented massive megaquakes Science No comments yet Read more
Trees cut extra city heat by half, but not quite where most needed Science No comments yet City trees serve as essential green shields, absorbing heat and providing relief from the suffocating warmth generated by urban structures. […] Read more
Scientists reveal more than 1.3 million people may share DNA with Maryland’s earliest colonists Science No comments yet Read more