Dune, the epic series of sci-fi books by Frank Herbert, now turned into a movie of the same name, is set in the far future on the desert planet of Arrakis. Herbert outlined a richly detailed world that, at first glance, seems so real we could imagine ourselves within it. […]
Day: October 28, 2021
We May Finally Know The Enigmatic Origins of Ancient Mummies Discovered in China
There’s a a desert land in the very heart of Eurasia, dry enough to naturally mummify human remains. A Bronze Age discovery has now revealed the secret origins of the people who once called this region of China home. The Xiaohe people’s cattle-focused economy and difference in appearance have […]
NASA Says We Need to Talk About What Happens When We Find Life Beyond Earth
Even though we have not found any evidence of extraterrestrial life so far, that’s not to say we shouldn’t be prepared for the day when that could change. After all, many scientists think that alien life is a distinct possibility – if not an outright probability. While we are […]
Evidence of prehistoric human activity in Falkland Islands — ScienceDaily
Since its first recorded sighting by European explorers in the 1600s, scientists and historians have believed that Europeans were the first people to ever set foot on the Falkland Islands. Findings from a new University of Maine-led study, however, suggests otherwise; that human activity on the islands predates European arrival […]
Living descendant of Sitting Bull confirmed by analysis of DNA from the legendary leader’s hair. — ScienceDaily
A man’s claim to be the great-grandson of legendary Native American leader Sitting Bull has been confirmed using DNA extracted from Sitting Bull’s scalp lock. This is the first time ancient DNA has been used to confirm a familial relationship between living and historical individuals. The confirmation was made possible […]
Astronomers discover massive galaxy ‘shipyard’ in the distant universe — ScienceDaily
Even galaxies don’t like to be alone. While astronomers have known for a while that galaxies tend to congregate in groups and clusters, the process of going from formation to friend groups has remained an open question in cosmology. In a paper published in the Astronomy & Astrophysics Journal, an […]