The Seychelles archipelago used to be a major whaling ground, especially for Soviet whalers during the 20th century. In 1979, the waters of the Republic of Seychelles became part of the Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary, yet almost nothing was known about the habitation of blue whales until a recent Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) project…
Scientists have reconstructed the skull of a 40-something Neanderthal woman buried in a cave 75,000 years ago. The woman, found in 2018, was given the name Shanidar Z after the cave in Iraqi Kurdistan where she was laid to rest. To learn more about Neanderthal anatomy, scientists spent nine months piecing together Shanidar Z’s skull from 200 bone fragments. “There is some artistic license there,…
From what scientists can tell, only 5% of the universe is visible, including Earth, the sun, other stars, and galaxies that are made of protons, neutrons, and electrons bundled together into atoms. The rest, according to NASA, is made of an invisible substance called dark matter (27%) and a force that repels gravity known as…
Astronomers and scientists are waiting with bated breath to find out whether observations from Planet K2-18b can confirm the theory of alien life on the exoplanet. Twice as big as Earth and 120 light-years away, Planet K2-18b was recently found to possibly have life-supporting evidence, and today, on April 26, the James Webb Space Telescope…
NASA engineers had good news to share after receiving decipherable data from Voyager 1 for the first time in months. The space agency has been working for the past five months to fix an issue with the device that is currently about 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) away from Earth. On Monday, April 22,…
Nearly 10 years later, new evidence from an American company sparked hope in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, with officials expressing confidence in approving a new search proposal, regardless of its cost. Texas-based company Ocean Infinity reportedly claimed to have found scientific evidence of the plane’s final resting place at the…
In June 2023, a group of naturalists noticed an odd detail in one of the frogs they found during their trip to observe amphibians and reptiles at a roadside pond in Karnataka, southern India. Perched on a twig, a live golden-backed frog presented researchers with an unexpected sight: a tiny mushroom sprouting out of its…
Scientists have long acknowledged the significance of social bonds in improving quality of life, reducing stress, and prolonging lifespan among diverse species. A new study attempts to explore this subject further, looking into the neural mechanisms behind such bonds in the context of romantic and enduring partnerships. The study, published in the journal eLife, has unveiled the…
A man who had grown tired of his neighbor’s loud reggaeton music devised a solution to have the tranquility he desired. Maker and developer Roni Bandini decided to act on the matter by programming a Raspberry Pi-powered response. Roni programmed his Raspberry Pi device to detect when reggaeton music was playing and interfere with nearby Bluetooth speakers, making…
