A diver was shocked to find part of a giant tusk on the sea floor. At first, fossil-hunting diver Alex Lundberg thought the lengthy object on the bottom off Florida’s Gulf Coast was a piece of wood. It turned out to be something far rarer, Lundberg said: a large sectionContinue Reading
A huge, round, 4,000-year-old building has left archaeologists puzzled and threats to disrupt a major airport project on a Greek tourist island. The structure is described as a “unique and extremely interesting find” from Crete’s Minoan civilization, famous for its sumptuous palaces, flamboyant art and enigmatic writing system. Resembling aContinue Reading
Men tend to eat meat more often than women, and this is seen most in countries such as the UK where there are higher levels of gender equality, a study suggests. Higher levels of gender equality and development might mean women have more freedom to ditch meat, while it mayContinue Reading
Twin boys were often slaughtered in human sacrificial rituals at a notorious Mayan temple, new research has revealed The grim discovery was made after ancient human remains found in the ancient city of Chichen Itza were analysed using state of the art technology by an international team of scientists. TheContinue Reading
A poker face may be seen as a useful tool to have in negotiations, but in some cases, it could also lose you the game. Researchers at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) found that being pleasant and facially expressive may also make someone a better negotiator. The results, published in theContinue Reading
A diver was shocked to find part of a giant tusk on the sea floor. At first, fossil-hunting diver Alex Lundberg thought the lengthy object on the bottom off Florida’s Gulf Coast was a piece of wood. It turned out to be something far rarer, Lundberg said: a large sectionContinue Reading
Pairing shelter dogs with a compatible companion could help to reduce their stress and might help them find homes sooner, a study suggests. The findings offer one possible solution for animal shelters struggling with limited space and long waits for dogs needing adoption, researchers say. According to the study, dogsContinue Reading
Simply thinking about where you are going may be able to activate mental maps in the brain, new research suggests. As people travel their usual route to work or the shops, they engage maps in the brain that store information about paths taken and locations previously visited, so they canContinue Reading
A 43-year-old Australian avocado farmer found the fossilized remains of a pterosaur in the Australian outback that scientists now say is a new species of the prehistoric flying reptile which lived alongside the dinosaurs. Kevin Peterson, who reportedly also works as a curator at the Kronosaurus Korner Museum in Richmond,Continue Reading
A huge, round, 4,000-year-old building has left archaeologists puzzled and threats to disrupt a major airport project on a Greek tourist island. The structure is described as a “unique and extremely interesting find” from Crete’s Minoan civilization, famous for its sumptuous palaces, flamboyant art and enigmatic writing system. Resembling aContinue Reading
