The human remains of 29 people, buried as sacrificial offerings more than 1,000 years ago, have been discovered in a pre-Inca temple in northern Peru. Researchers found four tombs in the Huaca Santa Rosa de Pucalá dig site, in the Lambayeque region of Peru, with the remains of children and teenagers. They were originally buried … Read more
Some species of carnivores, like bears, wild cats and civets may actually avoid each other in an effort to conserve resources and survive, a new study suggests. A group of researchers, led by those at Japan‘s Hiroshima University, looked at nine species (a bear, three different civets, two wild cats, a skunk, a mustelid and … Read more
The real life Jetsons! Start-up develops a $92,000 flying vehicle dubbed Jetson One that ‘anyone can own and fly’ The electric flying vehicle can operate for about 15 minutes on a single charge It comes 50 per cent complete with the rest built at the new owners home The device, which sells for £66,000 ($92,000) … Read more
Archaeologists excavating a Byzantine-period structure in Biblical Bethsaida believe they have found new evidence proving the ancient ruins are of the long-lost Church of the Apostles. The team unearthed a stunning mosaic flooring made of tiny yellow, red and orange tiles that bear two inscriptions written in ancient Greek. The flooring, dating back 1,500 years, … Read more
It has been billed as the world’s most environmentally friendly rocket. Running on biofuel and producing up to 96 per cent less emissions than fossil fuel-powered vehicles, the Orbex Prime is designed to be reusable and not leave debris on land, the oceans or in the atmosphere. Not only that, but it’s being built right … Read more
As space tourism moves from science fiction to science fact, NASA is looking further into the future to when civilians will go far beyond Earth’s orbit to visit distant worlds. The American space agency shared its ‘Visions of the Future’ for such journeys in a new video that shows tourists kayaking on the waters of … Read more
A blade carefully crafted from wood is able to ‘cut through steak like butter’ and is three times sharper than a standard stainless-steel knife, its developers claim. It is made using a new hardening process which makes wood 23 times stronger than usual – and are better for the environment, according to experts behind the … Read more
La Niña has returned to the Pacific Ocean, bringing along drier weather to southern California, which had hoped for a wet winter to combat drought, along with loads of precipitation in the northeast. This event is referred to a ‘double-dip La Niña’ because it formed a year after a previous system. Bob Larson, expert senior … Read more
A blue–green dish held in the British Museum — long thought from Korea — has been shown to be one of less than 100 known pieces of the rarest type of Chinese pottery. The reassessment has raised the value of the bowl from £5,000 to £15 million. Dating back some 900 years to the time … Read more
Japanese astronomers captured footage of a potential impact on Jupiter, just a little more than a month since a similar incident was observed. A team, led by Ko Arimatsu of Kyoto University, released footage of a mysterious bright light appearing on the gas giant for about four seconds on October 15. The event occurred in … Read more