3/21 - How Marsupial Lions Saw the World (Paleontology and Fossils)
We normally think of marsupials as being like opossums or kangaroos, mostly herbivorous creatures found in Australia, but millions...
Ancient People Made Cheese in Poland
Archaeology and Ancient Cultures
A new study by the University of York, UK, has found evidence of cheese making in a site dated to the late Neolithic period...
Newly Discovered Enzyme Turns Air Into Energy
(Biology)
Scientists in Australia have discovered an enzyme that can turn air into electric energy. The discovery was published in the top journal...
Eggshells Reveal a Long Lost Bird Lineage
(Paleontology and Fossils)
Elephant birds were some of the largest birds to ever live, standing ten to twelve feet tall and weighing 770 to 1,600 (upper...
Ancient Burial Site Found in Chile (Archaeology and Ancient Cultures)
A new study co-authored by a George Washington University research professor examined the Inca Empire's instruments of culture and...
Webb Telescope Captures Stars Forming
Last week, the James Webb telescope captured something amazing: the formation of stars. Now, for the first time ever, scientists can witness the formation of...
Neanderthals Hunted and Butchered Huge Elephants
According to a finding last Wednesday, our closest ancestors, the neanderthals, hunted huge elephants that could feed over a hundred people. The bones...
Meteorites Reveal Possible Origin of Building Blocks of Life
Meteorites have revealed to researchers the likely far-flung origin of Earth's volatile chemicals, some of which form the building blocks...
17 Pound Meteorite Discovered in Antarctica
On Wednesday of last week, a daring team of scientists went to recover meteorites in Antarctica, one of which being a monstrous 17 pounds. This team included...
NASA’s Webb Telescope Discovers its First Exoplanet
Since its launch in late 2021, the James Webb telescope has been traveling our galaxy and setting records. Now, it has found its first planet from...
The Last Apollo 7 Astronaut Has Died
Civilian astronaut Walter Cunningham, age 90, has died in Houston, Texas. He was on board the Apollo 7 in 1968 and was part of NASA’s mission to put humans on...
