A 4,500-year-old cemetery has been discovered southeast of the famous Giza Pyramids, the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced this morning (May 4). Several tombs and burials were discovered in the cemetery, with one of the oldest tombs holding the remains of two individuals — one named “Behnui-Ka” and another named “Nwi.” Their sarcophagi were found intact and …
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Ah, the aromas of spring. The clean scent of freshly mown grass. The sweet fragrance of lilacs in bloom. But what’s causing that sulfurous smell from your urine after eating one of the season’s earliest vegetables? It’s asparagus, of course. Just what is it that gives “asparagus pee” that pungent smell? “To me, my urine …
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If you grew up in the suburbs, you recognize it immediately: the sweet, sharp smell of someone mowing a lawn or ballfield. As it wafts into your nostrils, it somehow manages to smell exactly like the color green. But what are we really smelling when we inhale that fresh-cut grass scent? And why do we …
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By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer | May 5, 2019 08:50am ET 0 0 MORE Partner Series Could Life on Earth Have Come from Another Star System? Artist’s illustration of ‘Oumuamua, the first known interstellar object spotted in our solar system. Credit: M. Kornmesser/ESO Life may have traveled to Earth from afar, aboard an interstellar …
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Extraterrestrials, take note: The U.S. Navy plans to set up an official reporting and investigative system that will monitor reports from its pilots about unidentified flying objects. But while this “X-Files”-worthy operation sounds newsy, don’t expect to hear details about it anytime soon. The Navy doesn’t intend to make the data public, citing the privileged …
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Do you really love coffee and alcohol because of their taste? A new study revealed that our preferences for caffeine, alcoholic beverages and other sugary sodas are not for their taste but for how they make us feel. The research was conducted by genetic scientists at Northwestern University. Marilyn Cornelis and her fellow scientists, through this research, set …
Since 2007, researchers have been receiving ultrastrong, ultrabright radio signals lasting only a few milliseconds. These enigmatic flashes have been called fast radio bursts (FRBs), and they appear to be coming from billions of light-years away (they’re not aliens, it’s never aliens). Recently, scientists managed to capture a repeating FRB, which flashed six times in a row, …
Nuts, including walnuts, are among the healthiest foods you can eat. They are packed full of vitamins, minerals, fibre, healthy fats that may support your health in various ways. They are also rich in antioxidants that can help with weight management as well as fight and prevent disease. According to a new study, eating a …
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has spent 15 years in space. In honor of this anniversary, 15 of Spitzer’s greatest discoveries are featured in a gallery. Launched into a solar orbit on Aug. 25, 2003, Spitzer trails behind Earth and has been gradually drifting farther away from our planet. Spitzer was the final of NASA’s four …
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When the NASA’s Swift satellite first stared taking pictures in 2007-2008, it focused on the Triangulum Galaxy. At the time, it created the “most detailed ultraviolet image of an entire galaxy ever taken.” The bright purples and blues highlight the star formation happening in the Triangulum Galaxy. • It is often mistakenly called the Pinwheel …
The mystery of methane on Mars may finally be solved as scientists Monday confirmed the presence of the life-indicating gas on the Red Planet as well as where it might have come from. In the 15 years since a European probe reported traces of the gas in the Martian atmosphere, a debate has raged over …
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