Cool Finds
Your Old Bra Clasps Can Save Injured Turtles
The clasps are glued on either side of a shell fracture, then pulled together with a zip tie to stabilize the injury
Coffinfish Can Hold Their Breath for Up to Four Minutes on the Ocean Floor
This evolutionary adaptation may help the deep-sea dwellers conserve energy or defend against predators
Found: An ‘Undisturbed’ Roman Ship Near Cyprus
The vessel is still packed with amphorae, and may testify to Cyprus’ importance in ancient maritime trade routes
Prehistoric Crocodiles Preferred Plants Over Prey
A study of croc teeth show many species during the time of the dinos were herbivores and omnivores, not strict meat eaters
Fear of Foreign Food May Have Led to the Death of This Crusader King
A new analysis shows France's Louis IX and much of his army suffered from advanced scurvy during the Eighth Crusade in Tunisia
Listen to the First Known Song of the North Pacific Right Whale
Researchers spent years trying to trace the source of the rhythmic, gunshot pattern to the endangered whale species
Lost Version of Delacroix Masterpiece Goes on View After Being Found in Paris Apartment
The painting, made in preparation for 1834's 'Women of Algiers in Their Apartment,' went missing in 1850
Results of Boaty McBoatface's First Research Mission Published
The little yellow submarine named by the internet explored the Southern Ocean, finding surface winds drive mixing in the deep abyss
Scotland's Tiny Artificial Islands Date to the Stone Age
Five crannogs in the Outer Hebrides were built 5,000 years ago, perhaps for ritual purposes
A Perfectly Preserved 32,000-Year-Old Wolf Head Was Found in Siberian Permafrost
Given the head’s state of preservation, researchers are hopeful that they can extract viable DNA and use it to sequence the wolf’s genome
Ancient, Inedible 'Cheerios' Found in Austrian Archaeological Site
Made from wheat and barley, researchers believe the dough rings were likely ritual objects, not breakfast cereal
Keep Calm and Don’t Stress Out the Dog
When humans feel anxious, their dogs do too, according to new study
Museumgoer Spots a Misidentified Portrait of Rodin
A Spanish graphic designer recognized his art hero in a portrait at Madrid's Lázaro Galdiano museum labeled as the notorious King Leopold II of Belgium
A 10-Mile-Wide Ladybug Swarm Buzzed Over San Diego
At first, meteorologists thought the shadow on the radar was a storm. But this cloud didn't bring rain
Nanoscale Structures Give Dragonfish Their Terrible, Invisible Teeth
Crystals in the enamel and an unusual interior structure render the giant teeth invisible, making the fish one of the deep seas's most fearsome hunters
Astronomers Snap a Rare Picture of Two Baby Planets
The Very Large Telescope imaged Planets PDS 70b and PDS 70c about 370 light years away creating a gap in the gas and dust disk around their star
A Medieval Chess Piece Potentially Worth $1.2 Million Languished in a Drawer for Decades
The Lewis warder, part of a larger trove of 12th-century ivory chessmen, was purchased for £5 in 1964
Ancient Fingerprints Show Men and Women Both Made Pottery in the American Southwest
Long thought to be primarily women's work, new analysis of ceramic fragments shows both sexes created pottery at Chaco Canyon
The Oldest Film of a Solar Eclipse Has Been Restored and Released Online
In 1900, magician, astronomer and filmmaker Nevil Maskelyne used a special adapter to film the astronomical event in North Carolina
Lost Footage of One of the Beatles' Last Live Performances Found in Attic
A man filmed the missing 1966 'Top of the Pops' appearance from his TV set
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