Denmark's Museum of Evolution displays a rare, 97% complete skeleton of a Camarasaurus Grandis, a sauropod discovered in Wyoming ~science Article 342 words 12 votes
This is the first animal ever found that doesn't need oxygen to survive ~science biology Article 693 words, published Jun 21 2024 48 votes
Scholars discover rare 16th-century tome with handwritten notes by John Milton ~books libraries Article 961 words, published May 15 2024 17 votes
Mining firm Rare Earths Norway says it has discovered Europe's largest proven deposit of highly prized rare earth elements ~enviro Article 14 votes
Ramses II’s long-lost sarcophagus has finally been identified ~humanities.history Article 457 words 26 votes
Scientists pinpoint driver of IBD and other disorders; work under way to adapt existing drugs ~health medicine Article 782 words 14 votes
Biologists discovered a widespread protein that abruptly shuts down a cell’s activity — and turns it back on just as fast ~science biology.micro Article 1673 words 20 votes
Argentine scientists find speedy ninety-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur ~science Article 356 words 12 votes
Scientists discover hundreds of unique species in Africa’s newest ecoregion ~enviro Article 951 words 11 votes
A discovery among the mummies reveals a sick, sad truth. Parasitic worms plagued these ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. ~humanities.history Link 8 votes
Nobel Prize-winning phycisist Peter Higgs died at 94. About sixty years ago he proposed the Higgs Boson, an elememtary particle essential in describing mass in the Standard Model of particle physics. ~science physics.particle Link 28 votes
Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed Higgs boson, dies aged 94 ~science physics.particle Article 359 words 27 votes
Swedish land owner wins legal battle to keep 14kg meteorite – appeals court ruled that such rocks should be considered “immovable property” and part of the land where they are found ~space Article 324 words 23 votes
Helium discovery in northern Minnesota may be biggest ever in North America ~science Article 462 words 28 votes
TRAPPIST-1 caught stripping atmosphere of possibly habitable exoplanet ~space astronomy Link 12 votes
Scientists make breakthrough discovery while experimenting with urine ~tech Article 371 words 21 votes
Astronomers accidentally discover dark primordial galaxy without stars ~space astronomy Article 408 words, published Jan 8 2024 25 votes
Engraving on an almost 2,000-year-old knife believed to be the oldest runes ever found in Denmark ~humanities.languages Article 504 words 11 votes
Embracing idiosyncrasies over optimization: The path to innovation in biotechnological design ~science biology Article 466 words 3 votes
Astronomers make rare exoplanet discovery, and a giant leap in detecting Earth-like bodies ~space astronomy Article 946 words 15 votes
Commentary - on archaeology and small mundane discoveries ~humanities.history Article 578 words, published Jan 7 2024 4 votes
Scandinavia's oldest known ship burial is located in mid-Norway – Merovingian period discovery pushes back tradition of ship burials ~humanities.history Article 962 words 11 votes
What am I thankful for this year? Amazing scientific discoveries. ~science medicine Article 1037 words 19 votes
Elusive egg-laying mammal named after Sir David Attenborough caught on camera for the first time ~science biology Article 652 words 23 votes
Another gold treasure discovery in Norway – thirty-five 1400 year old gold foil figures found in a pagan temple near Hov ~humanities.history Article 1569 words, published Sep 19 2023 12 votes
Jewel of the forest: New electric blue tarantula species discovered in Thailand ~science Article 706 words, published Sep 26 2023 12 votes
James Webb Space Telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion ~space astronomy Article 777 words 12 votes
Norwegian family finds Viking-era relics while searching for a lost gold earring in their garden ~humanities.history Article 9 votes
As the earth warms, glacial archaeologists in Norway are in a race against time to preserve objects before they are destroyed by the elements ~humanities.history Article 826 words 10 votes
Planet K2-18 b has an ocean and atmosphere that could support life ~space astronomy Article 1056 words 24 votes
Archaeologists reveal largest palaeolithic cave art site in Eastern Iberia ~humanities.history Article 379 words 16 votes
How to see a newly-discovered green comet this week, before it vanishes for 400 years ~space astronomy Article 460 words 11 votes
Vast bubble of galaxies discovered, given Hawaiian name "Hoʻoleilana" ~space Article 772 words, published Sep 5 2023 15 votes
Metal detectorist makes Norway's ‘gold find of century’ – cache comprised nine gold medallions and gold pearls that once formed an opulent necklace, as well as three gold rings ~humanities.history Article 476 words 8 votes
Archeologists in Norway found an arrow that was likely trapped in ice for 4,000 years ~humanities.history Article 414 words 11 votes
As a young industrial designer, Patricia Moore undertook a radical experiment in aging. Her discoveries reshaped the built world. ~design Article 5075 words, published Aug 31 2023 26 votes
Archaeologists in Turkey have identified massive structures below a Roman-era castle ~humanities.history Article 591 words 28 votes
Live roundworm found in Australian woman's brain in world-first discovery ~science biology Article 822 words 14 votes
Wobbling muon experiment could reveal a fifth force of nature — if the results hold up ~science physics.particle Article 672 words 20 votes
Scientists discover new ecosystem underneath hydrothermal vents ~science biology.marine Article 843 words 20 votes