Argentine scientists find speedy 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur ~science Article 356 words 11 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 ~enviro 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 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 Türkiye 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
Ancient skull found in China is unlike any human seen before ~science archaeology Article 519 words 27 votes
Researchers have decoded more than half of the characters in the so-called Kushan script by comparing them with inscriptions in a known ancient language called Bactrian ~humanities.languages Article 641 words 13 votes
Two-faced star seems to have one hydrogen side and one helium side ~space astronomy Article 480 words 17 votes
Ocomtún: A long-lost Maya city that was just discovered ~humanities.history Article 1423 words 16 votes
Seven amazing accomplishments the James Webb Telescope achieved in its first year ~space astronomy Article 1678 words 44 votes
Scientists discover second deep-sea octopus nursery off of Costa Rica ~science biology.marine Article 363 words 32 votes
After fifteen years, pulsar timing yields evidence of cosmic gravitational wave background ~space Article 2056 words 42 votes
Scientists have found signs of a new kind of gravitational wave. It's really big. ~space Article 1217 words 17 votes