The first-ever scale model of Stonehenge that lets researchers explore how the monument would have sounded in its heyday has been created by UK researchers. The model was made using 3D printing and custom modelling techniques, and represents how the monument would have originally looked and sounded. Researchers hope that sound tests with the 157-stone … Read more
The New Guinea singing dog, known for making harmonic sounds with its high-pitched barks and howls, was believed to only exist in captivity – until now. Scientists spotted a pack of these dogs running wild in the hills of Indonesia after the animals were believed to have gone extinct in the wild 50 years ago. … Read more
The New Guinea singing dog, known for making harmonic sounds with its high-pitched barks and howls, was believed to only exist in captivity – until now. Scientists spotted a pack of these dogs running wild in the hills of Indonesia after the animals were believed to be extinct 50 years ago. The findings were uncovered … Read more
Ancient burial ground containing the bones of 350 people squashed into tiny circular graves is unearthed on a train station construction site in Japan Osaka City authorities have been surveying ruins in the area for three decades The so-called ‘Umeda Tomb’ is one of seven historical grave sites within the city Experts believe the site … Read more
The Google Arts & Culture team continues to work on improvements that will add to the knowledge of everyone. Since most people around the world are still on lockdown, thanks to the pandemic situation, kids need more entertainment than ever. The tech giant has actually introduced a number of new products, services, and updates especially … Read more
When a massive wildfire swept through California´s oldest state park last week it was feared many trees in a grove of old-growth redwoods, some of them 2,000 years old and among the tallest living things on Earth, may finally have succumbed. But an Associated Press reporter and photographer hiked the renowned Redwood Trail at Big … Read more
Ancient Mars is believed to of had planetwide storms that filled lakes and rivers with rainfall on the planet – sometimes enough to flood the surface. Using satellite images and topography, the team looked at the catchment and watersheds of Martian ‘paleolakes’ to quantify how much precipitation filled lake beds and river valleys 3.5 billion … Read more
Turkish President Recep Erdogan on Friday ordered another ancient Orthodox church that became a mosque and then a popular Istanbul museum to be converted back into a place of Muslim worship. The decision to transform the Kariye Museum into a mosque came just a month after a similarly controversial conversion for the UNESCO World Heritage-recognised … Read more
Spectacular penguin with yellow feathers and a bright red bill that waddled Earth more than three million years ago could be the ‘missing link’ between living seabirds and their ancient relatives Fossil remains were found of the ancient red-billed crested penguin species Researchers say the birds are a ‘missing link’ to modern New Zealand penguins … Read more
Ancient ‘hell ants’ had deadly scythe-like mandibles that they used in a vertical motion to pin prey against their horn-like appendages, a fossil has revealed. The 99 million-year old insect stunningly preserved in amber from Myanmar was trapped just as it embraced its final victim — an ancient relative of the cockroach. Alongside revealing just how … Read more