Archaeologists discover mass burial site of children
Jun 29, 2020 06:04 am UTC| Science
It is not unusual for archaeologists to discover mass burial sites in excavation, but this one may have come as a surprise. A group of archaeologists in Poland unearthed a mass burial site, most of the graves belonging to...
Black holes: Astronomers witness flare from merging black holes
Jun 29, 2020 06:01 am UTC| Science
Despite being known as a black hole, this space object still manages to catch the attention of astronomers because of the extremely bright light it produces. Recently, astronomers were able to witness for the first time, a...
Asteroids: Upcoming Asteroid Day sees no asteroids making a close approach
Jun 29, 2020 06:01 am UTC| Science
Asteroid Day is celebrated at the end of June every year, and this is the sixth year that such a day is celebrated. However, despite it being a day celebrating space rocks, there will not be any asteroid passing by Earth...
Lost continent of Zealandia discovered in new geological maps of the ocean
Jun 26, 2020 08:40 am UTC| Science
Over time, there have been cities that have submerged in the water that would eventually become lost to many until it gets discovered again. A new geological map of the ocean floor made a big discovery as it detected the...
NASA: Agency finds exoplanet orbiting a young star 32 light-years away
Jun 26, 2020 08:39 am UTC| Science
As far as the evolution of the Earth goes, not much is known about our home planet and how it came to be. A recent study appears to potentially hold the key to that as NASA found an exoplanet not far from Earth. The...
New study reveals newfound exoplanets may have the elements needed for life
Jun 26, 2020 08:28 am UTC| Science
The possibility of exoplanets sharing the same attributes or characteristics as Earth has long been explored by scientists. The same goes for the possibility of exoplanets having all the elements necessary to bring forth...
Gene therapy and CRISPR strategies for curing blindness (Yes, you read that right)
Jun 26, 2020 06:55 am UTC| Science
In recent months, even as our attention has been focused on the coronavirus outbreak, there have been a slew of scientific breakthroughs in treating diseases that cause blindness. Researchers at U.S.-based Editas...
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