“It was a glass container filled with nails… We thought it was something unusual, but we couldn't pinpoint what it was.” Library of CongressA painting depicting the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862. The Union occupied the area after defeating the…
The researchers also found remnants of what is believed to be soot-based ink still present on the tips of these stone tools, left over from the tattooing process that took place during the Classical Period, which spans 250 to 900
A telescopic image of the region of sky around ASKAP J1832-0911. (Image credit: Ziteng (Andy) Wang, ICRAR) Astronomers have stumbled upon a mysterious object that is emitting unusual signals from deep space, and have no clear idea of its nature.…
Most of the Earth's gold and other precious metals are found in the core. (Image credit: Yuri_Arcurs via Getty Images) A new study shows that scientists have found evidence of gold and other precious metals coming from the Earth's core.…
Researchers say the Maka Lahi boulder was found more than 600ft from a rocky outcrop and was likely thrown there by a powerful wave 7,000 years ago. (Image courtesy of Martin Koehler, UQ) A huge rock rising hundreds of feet…
Simulated image of the supermassive black hole in M87, taken at different frequencies. Astronomers using the Event Horizon Telescope have developed a new method for surveying the radio sky at multiple frequencies, meaning we may soon be able to obtain…