Tag: Discovery

The history of popcorn is a fascinating discovery that dates back 7,000 years ago. It makes you wonder how people stumbled upon the idea of popping maize kernels to create this tasty treat. Archaeologists...

In 2019, a grave with 269 children's skeletons was discovered in Huanchaco, Peru, who were victims of human sacrifice. Recently, another cemetery was found with 120 skeletons, including two 1.5-year-old toddlers who died of...

Cloggs Cave, located in the Buchan region of eastern Victoria, is a site of great significance for archaeologists and the GunaiKurnai Aboriginal population. Recent excavations at the cave have unearthed evidence of a ritual...

A recent archaeological discovery in Indonesia has shed light on the origins of narrative art, with the uncovering of a 51,200-year-old cave painting in Leang Karampuang, Sulawesi. This remarkable artwork depicts a human-like figure...

The discovery of a 50,000-year-old cave painting in Indonesia has shed light on the earliest known example of representational art in the world. The painting, found in Leang Karampuang on the island of Sulawesi,...

In the ancient Namib desert 280 million years ago, a remarkable discovery has shed light on a massive predator that roamed the cold swamps. This predator, resembling a giant salamander, was named Gaiasia jennyae...

The history of popcorn is a fascinating tale of how a simple snack came to be loved by people all around the world. It's hard to imagine how someone first discovered that popcorn could...

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the University of Calgary have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of mathematics. While working on applying quantum field theory (QFT) principles to string...

Quasicrystals are a unique type of crystal with complex symmetry that can be perfect for generating intricate mazes. This discovery was made by researchers at the University of Bristol while developing an algorithm to...

Researchers have recently made an incredible discovery at a fossil site in Morocco that has been dubbed the “Pompeii of trilobites.” Trilobites, which are marine arthropods that lived millions of years ago, are known...