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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Image shows the VaMEx-3 project, which is funded by the German Space Agency at DLR with funds from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK), undated photo. It enables cooperation between different robot systems that are intended to land on Mars one day. (TZI, University of Bremen/Newsflash)

Robot Dogs To Soon Explore The Surface Of Mars, Researchers Claim

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:April 7, 2023

A swarm of robotic dogs, wheeled vehicles and flying drones are planned to be the next to start exploring Mars after the success of the NASA Mars Rover project. There…

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Picture shows the starlet sea anemone, undated. These sea creatures can learn without a brain according to a new study by Simon Sprecher, a neurobiologist at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. (Newsflash)

Threatened Sea Anemones Now Living In UK Waters As Well Can Learn Without Possessing A Brain

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:April 7, 2023

Researchers claim to have found that it is not necessary to have a brain in order to learn something. The remarkable discovery was made by Prof. Simon Sprecher from the…

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Image shows rock glaciers which are widespread in the Alps, but less known than 'normal' glaciers, undated photo. The active Bock glacier in the Outer Hochebenkar is in the middle, while the Inner Hochebenkar with an inactive rock glacier is on the right. The Gurgler ridge is in the background. (3DGEO Heidelberg/Newsflash)

Rising Temperatures May Cause Rockfalls In Alps, Says Study

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:March 29, 2023

New research has shown that rising temperatures have made rock glaciers in the Alps unstable. The study, which was led by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OAeW), showed a significant…

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Image shows a representation of the zodiac sign Sagittarius, undated photo. German and Egyptian scientists have found unique ceiling paintings in the temple of Esna, in the city of Esna, Egypt. (Ahmed Amin, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Newsflash)

Archaeologists Restore Unique Zodiac Ceiling Paintings In Ancient Egyptian Temple

• Post author:ananova
• Post published:March 24, 2023

An international team of archaeologists has restored a series of rare ceiling paintings showing astrological signs of the Zodiac in an ancient Egyptian temple. The researchers, from the University of…

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Image shows a scan of the sound producing nose of a harbor porpoise, undated photo. It shows parts of the two sound sources, and the fatty melon that conducts sound into the water. (Christian B. Christensen, Aarhus University/Newsflash)

Kardashian Vocal Fry Used By Whales To Catch Prey

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:March 10, 2023

A sexy vocal technique used by Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry is also being used by dolphins and whales to help them catch their prey, says a new study. Vocal…

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