12,000-year-old Aboriginal sticks may be evidence of the oldest known culturally transmitted ritual in the world ~humanities.history Article 759 words 16 votes
Astronauts stranded in space due to multiple issues with Boeing's Starliner — and the window for a return flight is closing ~space spaceflight.crewed Article 525 words 53 votes
Plato's burial place finally revealed after AI deciphers ancient scroll carbonized in Mount Vesuvius eruption ~humanities.history Article 453 words, published Apr 25 2024 21 votes
Sulfur dioxide pumped out by the erupting volcano on Iceland is currently traveling across northern Europe – scientists concerned it could impact the ozone layer ~enviro Link 9 votes
Two waves of mass death hit prehistoric Denmark, with farmers wiping out hunter-gatherers and pastoralists later wiping out the farmers, genetic study reveals ~humanities.history Link 15 votes
In a first, NASA's Perseverance rover makes breathable oxygen on Mars ~space Article 522 words 18 votes
Wobbling muon experiment could reveal a fifth force of nature — if the results hold up ~science physics.particle Article 672 words 20 votes
Cosmic rays reveal 'hidden' thirty-foot-long corridor in Egypt's Great Pyramid ~humanities.history Article 824 words, published Mar 2 2023 8 votes
Why did the Democratic and Republican parties switch platforms? ~humanities.history Article 620 words, published Nov 2 2020 6 votes
Blind people could 'see' letters that scientists drew on their brains with electricity: scientists stimulated the brain using electrodes implanted on its surface ~science medicine Link 8 votes
Radar uncovers the remains of a Viking ship, discovered on a farm near a medieval church at Edøy in Norway ~humanities.history Article 353 words 7 votes
4,000-year-old mummies showed early signs of heart disease ~humanities.history Article 511 words 8 votes
Earth's magnetic pole is wandering, lurching toward Siberia ~science physics Article 912 words, published Jan 14 2019 6 votes
Bizarre particles keep flying out of Antarctica's ice, and they might shatter modern physics ~science physics.particle physics.astro Article 1837 words 14 votes
Earliest version of our alphabet possibly discovered ~humanities.languages Article 976 words, published May 16 2018 6 votes
Drone reveals massive Stonehenge-like circular monument in Ireland ~humanities.history Article 942 words, published Jul 19 2018 2 votes