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Researchers have successfully developed a new type of smart fiber that integrates wireless energy collection in Shanghai, China. The smart fiber glows when placed in water. (Yang Weifeng/AsiaWire)

Chinese Researchers Revolutionise Smart Clothing By Developing Fibers That Generate Light And Energy

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:August 3, 2024

Chinese scientists have made a groundbreaking advance in wearable technology by developing fibers capable of generating light and electricity when worn. Dr Yang Weifeng from Donghua University in Shanghai, China,…

Photo shows the serpentine sword from the Tomio Maruyama Tumulus, undated. The sword with total length of 285 centimeters was probably used in rituals. (Newsflash)

Researchers Say Giant Sword Discovered In Japan Was Probably Only Used In Rituals

Post author:Marija Stojkoska
Post published:April 9, 2024

A massive sword that is as long as a giant snake that has been discovered in Japan was once used in rituals, researchers have said. The 237-centimetre (993-inch) sword was…

Picture shows Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, undated. She is 119 years old resident of Itaperuna, Brazil. (Newsflash)

Researchers To Study 119-Year-Old Woman In Bid To Discover Secrets To Longevity And Old Age

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:March 22, 2024

Researchers are to study this 119-year-old woman in a project to unlock the secrets of longevity and old age. Dona Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva lives in Itaperuna, in the…

Jaguar plays with its cub in the Pantanal of MT, Brazil, undated. The area of 108 thousand hectares is monitored by 165 cameras. (Sesc Pantanal, GEVS/Newsflash)

Researchers Touched By Rare Videos Of Jaguar Breastfeeding Her Cubs

Post author:Marija Stojkoska
Post published:March 9, 2024

Jaguar shows her motherly affection by breastfeeding her cubs which has touched researchers. The rare videos recorded in the largest Private Natural Heritage Reserve in Brazil, the RPPN Sesc Pantanal,…

The world's first cloned Tibetan sheep is born in Qinghai, China, undated. The sheep weighed 3.4 kilograms and was clinically healthy. (AsiaWire)

Researchers Make Scientific Breakthrough After Cloning Two Tibetan Sheep From Adult Animals’ Donor Cells

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:March 5, 2024

Researchers have made a significant scientific breakthrough after successfully cloning two Tibetan lambs using the body cells of adult sheep. The two Tibetan lambs were born in China's Qinghai province…

Photo shows tiny fleck of paint, taken from the 'Mona Lisa', undated. The fleck is revealing insights into previously unknown steps of the artists process. (Adapted from the Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07000/Newsflash)

Researchers Discover Mona Lisa Masterpiece Contains Toxic Pigment Mix

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:October 17, 2023

Researchers have discovered that Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa masterpiece contains toxic paint. The new study says that a recent analysis of both the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper…

Photo shows a cranial trauma that bears witness of a violent death. International team of researchers analyzed over 3,500 skulls found in the Middle East, In the 12,000 years before antiquity. (Joachim Wahl,University of Tubingen/Newsflash).

Cranial Injury Study Reveals Huge Violence In Lawless Ancient Middle-Eastern Cities

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:October 16, 2023

A lack of legal frameworks in the disorganised first cities to be built in the Ancient Middle East led to a significant increase in violence between inhabitants, according to researchers…

Picture shows a X-ray micro-CT of a male Eucera inside its nest, undated. Scientists hope to find out more about bees' survival strategies after discovering 3,000-year-old mummified solitary bee larvae in Portugal. (Fernando Muiz, NewsX/Bee)

Researchers Baffled By 3,000-Year-Old Mummified Bees

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:October 10, 2023

Scientists hope to find out more about bees' survival strategies after discovering 3,000-year-old mummified solitary bee larvae in Portugal. Researchers from Lisbon and Seville said the bees, which were ready…

Image shows the newly discovered sea isopod Austroniscus brandtae, undated photo. It lives 8,338 metres (27,355 feet) underwater in the Puerto Rico Deep Sea Trench in the north-west Atlantic. (Terue Kihara/Newsflash)

Boffins Find New Sea Louse In Five-Mile Deep Atlantic Trench

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:September 5, 2023

Researchers have discovered a new deep-sea louse living an astonishing five miles under the Atlantic Ocean. The isopod - a close relative to woodlice - was found in the Puerto…

Picture shows spider found in a cave, undated. Researchers from the Humboldt Institute managed to enter a remote and unexplored area of Caqueta, Colombia, where they found cave-dwelling species, some of which could be new. (Felipe Villegas, Humboldt Institute/Newsflash)

Researchers Find New Species Of Fish And Insects Inside Untouched Cave In Colombia

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:April 19, 2023

Researchers in Colombia may have discovered never-before-seen species living inside a remote and untouched cave. Expert teams from Germany's Humboldt Institute and La Venta Esplorazioni Geografiche found various species of…