A shrine dedicated to the legendary founder of Rome, Romulus, has been discovered after archaeologists excavated the Roman Forum and stumbled upon the discovery. The shrine includes an underground chamber containing a 55-inch sarcophagus, and what experts believe may be an altar. The sarcophagus dates to the 6th century B.C., according to experts. “This is […]
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Huge bird migration spotted on weather radar
A huge migration of birds was picked up on a National Weather Service radar in Key West. “Key West radar has had a busy night, but not because of weather! The most impressive display of migratory birds so far this year occurred overnight,” tweeted National Weather Service Key West on Monday. RARE MULTICOLORED CARDINAL SPOTTED […]
Dinosaurs were warm-blooded, shocking study says
It’s a discovery 65 million years in the making. Despite most scientists generally accepting that dinosaurs were cold-blooded creatures, a new study suggests they were in fact warm-blooded. The research, published in Science Advances, looks at fossilized eggshells of the terrible lizards and found that the dinosaurs had warmer body temperatures than their surroundings. A dinosaur eggshell […]
Cyborg locusts could be used to sniff out bombs, scientists say
Could cyborg locusts be the bomb-sniffing dogs of the future? Scientists who received funding from the U.S. Navy revealed last week that they were able to program the bugs to sense various different smells, including from explosives. The team’s preprint research paper, published in BioRxiv, states that the insects have been used to detect gases […]
Jeff Bezos donates $10B to fight climate change
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced on Monday that he will commit a whopping $10 billion to fight climate change as part of a new initiative. The money, which will be doled out in grants via a new fund known as the Bezos Earth Fund, is one of the largest individual donations made so far to fight […]
US WWII bombers, missing for 76 years, discovered in Pacific lagoon
Three U.S. World War II aircraft have been discovered in a lagoon in Micronesia 76 years after they went missing. The planes, which were part of Operation Hailstone in February 1944, are associated with 7 U.S. servicemen listed as missing in action. Project Recover, which harnesses technology in an attempt to find and repatriate Americans […]
Wall made from human bones and skulls, believed to be nearly 500 years old, found near Belgian cathedral
Experts have uncovered a series of grisly walls that are made of human bones at a cathedral in Belgium, the Brussels Times reports. It’s believed the structures were built in the 17th century and used bones that were already more than 200 years old. Included in the walls are thigh and shin bones from adults […]
Extreme weather could cause a massive economic recession ‘like we’ve never seen before’
A shocking new study says that extreme weather events caused by climate change could result in an economic recession “the likes of which we’ve never seen before.” The research, published in Nature Energy, notes that financial markets are not taking into account the risks that catastrophic events such as floods, droughts and other extreme weather […]
NASA’s New Horizons mission sheds new light on how planets form
NASA’s New Horizons mission is providing scientists with fresh insight into how planets form. The mission is also boosting scientific knowledge about the formation of planetesimals, described by NASA as “the building blocks of the planets.” In a statement, the space agency explained that on Jan. 1, 2019 the New Horizons spacecraft flew past an object in […]
Huge great white shark caught on camera in incredible video
A scuba diver off the coast of Florida has captured stunning video footage of a huge great white shark, said to be 15 to 20 feet long. Space Coast Daily reports that diver Jim Cocci filmed the shark near the Breakers Reef off Florida’s East Coast. GRAPHIC IMAGES: SHARK ATTACKS SEAL, TURNS WATER RED Cocci […]
