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An ancient ceramic vessel, possibly a wine ladle, from southern Italy.(Image credit: Getty Images)QUICK FACTSName: Daunian kyathosWhat it is: A painted, one-handled ceramic cup or ladleWhere it is from: Foggia,…
Astronomers have reconstructed the “skeleton” of the cosmos in unprecedented detail, thanks to the largest-ever survey conducted by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The resulting map reveals how galaxies…
Gigantic fossils discovered in Thailand reveal the “last titan,” a long-necked dinosaur that lived up to 120 million years ago when the region was semi-arid, a new study finds.Dubbed Nagatitan…
The worldwide AI race is fast developing beyond the computer screen and focusing on the physical world around us. Top labs are intent on making “thinking” robots, with brains that…
We have been on a years-long campaign of satellite remote sensing of the vast desert landscapes in Eastern Sudan.This involved using satellite aerial imagery to systematically and painstakingly search for…
Quick factsWhat it is: A spiral arm of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)Where it is: 31 million light-years away in the constellation Canes VenaticiWhen it was shared: May 6, 2026Stars form…
At the Alcor facility in Arizona, more than 150 disembodied heads reportedly lie in cryogenic chambers, preserved in hopes that future medical advances can bring these brains back to life…
A composite image of Anne Wolseley Calvert, whose skeletal remains excavated from a 17th-century cemetery have been superimposed onto an image of what she may have looked like in life.(Image…
In the aftermath of the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, many of the 150 passengers are currently being monitored or undergoing up to six weeks of quarantine,…
This week’s science news featured some big headlines for health, including the landmark decision to officially rename polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS).The name change —…