Ancient ocean floor surrounds Earth's core, seismic imaging reveals By Jennifer Nalewicki published 14 April 23 Scientists have discovered an ancient ocean floor between the Earth's core and mantle.
The surface of the ocean is now so hot it's broken every record since satellite measurements began By Stephanie Pappas published 14 April 23 The upper levels of the ocean have never been this hot. Blame the end of La Niña and the ever-present heating effect of climate change.
UV light reveals hidden, never-before-seen version of the Gospel of Matthew on ancient parchment By Owen Jarus published 14 April 23 Historians just found a hidden, ancient fragment of the Bible in the Vatican that no one has seen before.
Nearly 150 genes involved in cartilage development may control human height, study suggests By Sascha Pare published 14 April 23 In a study of mouse and human genes, scientists pinpointed 145 genes that regulate the cartilage cells in kid's growth plates and could determine how tall they grow.
In a 1st, scientists predicted that volcanic comet was due to pop 'like a Champagne bottle' — and it did By Harry Baker published 14 April 23 Astronomers accurately predicted that the icy volcanic comet 29P would erupt after noticing changes in its brightness leading up to its latest explosion.
'Short-term memory illusions' can warp human recollections just seconds after events, study suggests By Ben Turner published 14 April 23 A new study suggests that people can misremember events mere seconds, or even fractions of a second after they happen.
Never-before-seen 'crystal-like matter' hidden in a chunk of fossilized lightning is probably a brand new mineral By Harry Baker published 14 April 23 The potential new mineral was discovered in a chunk of "fossilized lightning," or fulgurite, that was left behind when a tree in Florida was struck by lightning.
Saturn will shine just above the crescent moon this weekend. Here's how to see it. By Jamie Carter published 14 April 23 The spectacular Saturn-moon conjunction will happen just before sunrise in the east and can be seen from April 15 to 17.
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Ancient inscription on jar found in Israel links kingdoms of Solomon and Sheba By Jennifer Nalewicki published 13 April 23 A new study has deciphered a mysterious inscription on a jar unearthed in Israel that lists an ingredient for making incense.
The most elusive black holes in the universe could lurk at the Milky Way's center By Paul Sutter published 13 April 23 Astronomers have a plan for using ripples in space-time to hunt for elusive intermediate-mass black holes around the Milky Way's center.
Solar flares created in the lab for 1st time By Harry Baker published 13 April 23 Researchers were able to replicate how solar flares form by creating banana-sized loops of plasma in a lab. The results show that the mini flares are an excellent proxy for studying the real things.
Mystery of Roman coins discovered on shipwreck island has archaeologists baffled By Tom Metcalfe published 13 April 23 Two silver coins minted in during the Roman Empire have been found on a remote and uninhabited island in the Baltic Sea. Archaeologists have no idea how they got there.
As syphilis levels hit 70-year high, sexually transmitted infection epidemic shows 'no signs of slowing' By Nicoletta Lanese published 13 April 23 Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis rose in the U.S. between 2020 and 2021.
Wild African elephants may have domesticated themselves By Carissa Wong published 13 April 23 Wild elephants play, help sick members of their species and babysit each other's young, suggesting they domesticated themselves.
First-ever close-up of a supermassive black hole sharpened to 'full resolution' by AI, and the results are stunning By Ben Turner published 13 April 23 Astronomers have used machine learning to sharpen the 2019 Event Horizon Telescope image of the black hole M87*, the first direct image of a black hole ever taken.
How to watch Europe launch its alien-hunting JUICE satellite live on Thursday By Briley Lewis published 12 April 23 The European Space Agency is sending a probe called JUICE to Jupiter's moons — and we've got all the info you need to watch the launch.
52 million-year-old bat skeleton is the oldest ever found and belongs to a never-before-seen species By Sascha Pare published 12 April 23 The bat skeletons unearthed in southwest Wyoming are the oldest ever found, and their discovery has sparked a reshuffle in the bat family tree.
NASA discovers ultra-rare 'double quasar' about to collide into an unbelievably massive black hole By Joanna Thompson published 12 April 23 A rare double quasar system 10 billion light-years away could help astronomers uncover the secrets of the early universe.
China reported 1st human death from H3N8 bird flu, WHO says By Nicoletta Lanese published 12 April 23 A woman in China was the first person to die of the bird flu subtype H3N8.
