Biomineralization, the remarkable process where living organisms form mineralized tissues like skeletons, has been foundational to life’s shift from single-celled… The post Ancient Fossils Offer Clues to Life’s Complex Evolution appeared first on Curiosmos. Source: Curiosmos

Exploration in the submerged city of Heracleion unveils a remarkable ancient gem: a temple dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite, shining… The post Temple of Aphrodite Discovered in Egypt’s Sunken City of Heracleion appeared first on Curiosmos. Source: Curiosmos

Imagine sand flowing up a hill, defying gravity. Sounds impossible, right? But engineering researchers at Lehigh University have unveiled a… The post Sand Engineered to Flow Uphill appeared first on Curiosmos. Source: Curiosmos

While we haven’t yet seen the universe’s first stars, their direct descendants could be hidden within our own Milky Way… The post The Hidden Descendants of the Universe’s First Stars appeared first on Curiosmos. Source: Curiosmos

The city of Lima, Peru, is often described as a multi-layered historical onion or a treasure chest of surprises. A… The post Mysteries Beneath Lima: Gas Line Dig Reveals Ancient Mummies and Secrets appeared first on Curiosmos. Source: Curiosmos

Recent research available on the arXiv preprint server and submitted to Acta Astronautica is creating a buzz in the space… The post Solar Sails Could Make a Mars Trip Possible in Just 26 Days appeared first on Curiosmos. Source: Curiosmos

Per leggere questo articolo occorrono 4 minuti Una nuova ricerca condotta da un team dell’Università di Liverpool e dell’Università di Aberystwyth ha scoperto, a Kalambo Falls, in Zambia, che mezzo milione di anni fa, prima di quanto si pensasse possibile, gli ominidi costruivano strutture in legno. La ricerca, pubblicata sulla …

NEW YORK, NEW YORK—According to an ArtNews report, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will transfer ownership of two artifacts in its collection to Yemen, although the artifacts will remain at the institution for now. The objects, dated to the third millennium B.C., were looted from the ancient city of Marib about …

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO—Live Science reports that two housing complexes have been found on the western Yucatán Peninsula at the site of the Maya city of Kabah by researchers from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) ahead of the construction of the Maya Train railroad project. These are the …

LILLEHAMMER, NORWAY—An additional five pieces of stamped gold foil have been uncovered at Hov, a site discovered in eastern Norway in 1993, where a total of more than 30 such gold foil figures have been found, according to a Science Norway report. The area is now being excavated ahead of …