Archaeologists conducting excavations at the site of a church have unearthed a marble shrine containing a relic that they believe may be tied to Moses receiving the Ten Commandments. The shrine contained a 1,500-year-old ivory box adorned with Christian motifs, according to an Innsbruck University press release. The item was discovered by archaeologists from Innsbruck University […]
Tag: Discover
Archaeologists Discover ‘City of the Dead’ Housing Thousands of Mummies
Archaeologists have discovered a “City of the Dead” in Aswan, Egypt near the Mausoleum of Aga Khan III, putting an end to five years of digging. Three hundred tombs housing ancient mummies were ultimately discovered on a burial plot spanning 270,000 feet. According to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, officials believe that each of […]
Scientists Discover Gene That Causes You to Gain More Weight From the Same Food
You generally hear one of two contradictory narratives about weight loss. The first is that your weight is simply the result of how much you eat and how much you exercise, but the second is that some people’s bodies pack on weight much more easily than others, making weight loss a much more difficult goal. […]
Scientists discover world’s oldest wine containing man’s ashes
(WJW) – Scientists in Spain have discovered the world’s oldest wine, a 2,000-year-old white wine that contains a man’s ashes. According to researchers at the University of Córdoba who published their discovery on Tuesday in the Journal of Archaeological Science, the wine was found inside a funeral urn in an ancient tomb in Carmona, a […]
Children put into protective custody after deputies discover 7 pounds of fentanyl in southwest Bakersfield: KCSO
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man and a woman had four children removed from their southwest Bakersfield home on Monday, after over seven pounds of fentanyl was found inside that home. On June 17, Victor Brava, 38, and Ruth Bayaona, 36, were arrested for allegedly being found with a large quantity of narcotics and cash, […]
Scientists Discover That When You Don’t Sleep, You Turn Into a Bigtime Dumbass
Do you struggle to get a good night’s sleep? It may be making you slow and dumb, according to new research. That’s what a quintet of researchers in Mexico concluded in a new paper published in the journal Experimental Brain Research and highlighted by PsyPost. The scientists examined how sleep deprivation reduces people’s attention spans […]
Scientists Discover World’s Oldest Wine, a 2000-Year-Old White Wine that Contains a Man’s Ashes
Scientists discovered a 2000-year-old white wine inside an urn that also contained a man’s ashes in a Roman tomb in Spain Juan Manuel Roman/ Journal of Archaeological Science Worlds Oldest Wine discovered in an urn Researchers have discovered the world’s oldest wine in a Roman burial site in Spain. The drink contains a surprising ingredient […]
Man Shocked to Discover Rescue Cat Remembers Exactly Where He Was Picked Up as a Stray
Cats are extremely territorial animals. They like claiming their space and calling it their own, whether that’s a studio apartment or an entire block of their neighborhood. In Japan, one local legend about cats is that if you lose yours, you should simply inform the neighborhood strays that your cat has gone missing, and they […]
New Discover Odessa director jumps into new role
Jun. 4—A desire to learn about a new career field led Laura Marts to the hospitality industry. Marts is now director of Discover Odessa, the tourism arm of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce. She previously worked for Visit Midland in a similar role. She also has worked for the City of Odessa in dispatch at […]
Scientists Discover Teeny Tiny Plant With the Largest Genome Ever Sequenced
Fun Sized Small, but mighty! Scientists just discovered the largest genome ever sequenced — in an itty-bitty Pacific fern. Per the New York Times, the newly-sequenced fern was tracked down by an international team of scientists in the wilds of Grande Terre, a volcanic archipelago in New Caledonia. “It doesn’t catch the eye,” botanist Jaume Pellicer, […]
Archaeologists discover Norman bridge during dig
Archaeologists have discovered a Norman bridge during a dig in a West Sussex city. Experts working in Chichester’s Priory Park have uncovered the remains of a military causeway that would have led to the city’s 11th Century castle. The team from Chichester and District Archaeology Society made the discovery during an excavation in the park […]