Cool Finds
Introducing the Scutoid, Geometry's Newest Shape
The scutoid allows skin cells to remain packed tightly together even over curved surfaces
Most of Mars' Dust Comes From One Place
Erosion of the Medusae Fossae Formation has, over billions of years, likely covered the entire planet in 10 feet of volcanic dust
1,000-Year-Old Handprint From "Europe's Lost People" Discovered In Scotland
The mark was left by a Pictish coppersmith at Swandro, a site in the Orkney Islands that is quickly washing into the sea
‘Amazing Dragon’ Fossils Unearthed in China Rewrite Story of Long-Necked Dinosaurs
The dino family emerged 15 million years earlier than previously thought
People Were Messing Around In Texas at Least 2,500 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
Pre-Clovis projectile points and other artifacts at the Gault Site date back 16,000 years ago or even earlier
The Andromeda Galaxy Ate The Milky Way's Lost Sibling
New simulations show Andromeda absorbed the large galaxy M32p about 2 billion years ago
Claude Monet's Glazed Biscuit Kitty Cat Returns to the Artist's Home
The terracotta feline was believed to have gone missing after the death of Claude Monet's son Michel
The Century’s Longest Lunar Eclipse Will Shroud the Moon This Week
Including phases where the moon is partially masked, the event will last nearly four hours total
New Clues About Why the Confederate Submarine H.L. Hunley Sank
An emergency keel-block release suggests the crew did not panic, meaning they may have been incapacitated when the sub went down
Archaeologists Find 2,000-Year-Old Wooden Bowl, Strands of Hair in Northern Scotland
The Iron Age artifacts were sealed in a subterranean chamber of the Cairns Broch, a tower-like stone structure
Egyptian Authorities Open Sealed Ptolemaic-Era Sarcophagus
Rampant speculation about what was inside the black granite tomb has swirled since the relic was first discovered at a building site in Alexandria
Jupiter Officially Has 12 New Moons
The new satellites are mostly tiny and include one oddball that is on a collision course with some of the 78 other moons orbiting the planet
Archaeologists Discover Evidence of Bread Baked Before Advent of Agriculture
The bread, which was found in northeast Jordan, dates back about 14,400 years and likely resembled modern-day wraps
Drought Reveals Giant, 4,500-Year-Old Irish Henge
The circular structure in the Boyne Valley was discovered by drone photographers searching for signs of hidden Neolithic sites
Exhibit Reveals Rings From Freud's "Secret Committee"
The founder of psychoanalysis handed out the rings to students, colleagues and friends who supported and spread his theories
Check Out These Awesome New 3D, Full-Color X-Rays
The scanner uses technology developed for the Large Hadron Collider
Oldest Stone Tools Outside Africa Unearthed in China
Six artifacts date to 2.1 million years ago, potentially rewriting what we know about which species led the migration out of Africa
Oldest Greek Fragment of Homer Discovered on Clay Tablet
The verses come from the ancient city of Olympia and date to the Roman era
This Beer Was Developed For Breast Cancer Patients
A Czech brewery's Mamma Beer is alcohol free and slightly sweet to help overcome the metallic taste of "chemo mouth"
A Research Ship Is Hunting Meteorite Fragments Off the Coast of Washington
The research ship E/V Nautilus is combing through samples and sediment hoping to recover the first space rock from the ocean floor
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