What scientists learned after they studied the world's strongest men
WEB4 days ago — It examined the muscle and tendon morphology (structure) of one of the world’s strongest ever men – England’s Eddie Hall. Measuring an exceptionally strong person such as Hall – who ...
Octopuses hunt with fish and punch them when they don’t …
WEB4 days ago — The octopus, seemingly annoyed at the fish, promptly punched it. In response, the blacktip grouper, returned to the group of fish and continued to mind its business. This intrigued Eduardo Sampaio ...
Norway opens the world’s first commercial carbon storage facility
WEB4 days ago — Norway’s gamble. Norway, Europe’s largest oil producer after Russia, is betting heavily on CCS technology as part of its climate strategy. The government has supported 80% of the bill for the ...
The cute, fluffy panda may have had omnivorous ancestors - ZME …
WEB4 days ago — Kretzoiarctos beatrix was smaller than modern brown bears but weighed more than 100 kilograms. The teeth of these species are very similar to those of pandas, which feed almost exclusively on ...
Scientists find ancient 250-million-year-old seafloor from the time …
WEB3 days ago — New Questions About Deep Earth Structures Credit: Jingchuan Wang et al. This discovery offers new clues about the behavior of the Pacific Large Low Shear Velocity Province (LLSVP). It’s a giant ...
Ancient, 3,300-year-old arrowheads shed light on Europe's oldest ...
WEB4 days ago — The battlefield in the Tollense Valley was first uncovered in 1996 by an amateur archaeologist. Excavations at the site have revealed over 12,500 bones belonging to at least 150 skeletal remains ...
Mount Everest is having a growth spurt -- and it's because of its …
WEB4 days ago — Sometimes, this uplift can be balanced by erosion, resulting in a stable mountain height. But in the case of Everest, the net growth rate is at around 1 mm per year, or 1 meter every 1,000 years ...
Scientists finally figure out what causes static electricity after ...
WEB3 days ago — In ancient Greece, philosopher Thales of Miletus noticed something strange. When he rubbed fur on amber, the amber attracted dust. This seemingly trivial observation was the first documentation of ...
DNA confirms identity of doomed Franklin expedition captain who …
WEB3 days ago — The identification of Fitzjames marks only the second time DNA has been successfully used to name a member of the Franklin expedition. In 2021, researchers identified John Gregory, the Erebus ...
Astronomers discover new planet orbiting closest single star, just …
WEB3 days ago — The planet (called Barnard b) is just over half the mass of Venus and orbits its star once every 3.15 Earth days. Located a mere six light-years away, Barnard’s star is a red dwarf and the ...