Image shows cigarettes seized in the port of Trieste in Italy, undated photo. Joined Italian and German customs forces seized over 13.8 million cigarettes and 13.5 tonnes of hookah tobacco on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. (Agenzia delle Accise Dogane e Monopoli e Guardia di Finanza/Newsflash)

Cookies, Ice Cream, and Fries are as Addictive as Smoking, says new research

• Post author:Martin Barillas
• Post published:November 20, 2022

By Martin Barillas ANN AR BOR, Michigan New research reveals that certain highly processed foods may be addictive, when measured by the same standards set for tobacco that have saved…

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Image shows the evolution of modern photosynthesis, undated photo. Max Planck Researchers reconstructed billion-year-old enzymes in the city of Marburg, Germany. (Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Hochberg/Newsflash)

Resurrecting Billion-Year-Old Enzymes Reveals How Photosynthesis Adapted To Rise Of Oxygen

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:October 21, 2022

German scientists have deciphered one of the key adaptations of early photosynthesis by reconstructing billion-year-old enzymes. Using various methods, the research team from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Terrestrial…

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The partial remains of a Neanderthal skull, undated. They were discovered at the Abric Romani site in Capellades, Spain. (IPHES-CERCA/Newsflash)

Neanderthal Skull Reveals Secrets Of Ancient Community

• Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
• Post published:September 5, 2022

A newly unearthed Neanderthal skull has revealed how our ancient cousins could have been around for thousands of years longer than we think, say experts. The skull fragments were discovered…

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A decapitated Egyptian mummy's head discovered in an attic in Kent has undergone a state-of-the-art CT scan to try and uncover its secrets.(Simon Galloway SWNS/Newsflash)

Egyptian Mummy’s Decapitated Head Found In An Attic Reveals Its Secrets Through CT Analysis

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:August 24, 2022

A decapitated Egyptian mummy's head discovered in an attic in Kent, in the United Kingdom, has undergone a state-of-the-art CT scan to try and uncover its secrets. The head, which…

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An illustration of megadolon eating their pray, undated. Scientist theorize the megadolon might require over 98,000 kilo calories every day and have stomach volume of almost 10,000 liters. ( J. J. Giraldo/Newsflash)

Extinct Predator Gulped 8-Metre Prey As A Whole, 3D Model Study Reveals

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:August 23, 2022

Research of a 3D reconstruction of the largest shark that has ever lived reveals that it was capable of devouring prey up to eight metres long in one piece. The…

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Photo shows the Tsanfleuron Pass in the Swiss Alps in an undated photo. It reappeared after being buried under ice for over 2000 years in August, 2022. (Glacier 3000/Newsflash)

Global Warming Reveals Swiss Mountain Route Unseen Since Roman Times

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:August 18, 2022

A Swiss mountain pass buried under ice for more than 2,000 years has reappeared due to global warming. The ice covering the pass between Scex Rouge and Tsanfleuron in the…

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Image shows the plain wreckage in the Swiss Alps in an undated photo. Switzerland's melting glaciers revealed the remains of a plane that crashed on Sunday, June 30, 1968. (Konkordiahuette/Newsflash)

Melting Swiss Glacier Reveals Human Skulls And 50-Year-Old Plane Crash

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:August 17, 2022

Global warming has revealed gruesome human skulls and parts of a crashed plane entombed beneath an Alpine glacier for more than 50 years. The Piper PA-28 Cherokee had not been…

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Stone cover seizing 90 per 60 cm with the representation of a tied up prisoner in an undated photo. Researchers found a crypt where the bodies of the governors were cremated. (Mauricio Marat-INAH/Newsflash)

Ancient Crypt Reveals How Mayan Elite Became Rubber Balls For Games

• Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
• Post published:August 8, 2022

Archaeologists have revealed how the elite from ancient Mayan civilisations became rubber balls to be used in their games. Studies of grease markings in the walls of a centuries old…

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Detail of skull pathology, found at 95 Argentina Street in the Lagunilla neighbourhood in Mexico City, Mexico.. (Juan Carlos Campos Varela, INAH/Newsflash)

Discovery Of Child Burials Reveals Poverty Of Aztec Empire Survivors

• Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
• Post published:July 17, 2022

The discovery of the graves of four pre-Hispanic children has given an insight into the difficult living conditions that followed the fall of the Aztec Empire. Named after the property…

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Brittany Collins of The Nature Conservancy measures oysters and crabs on 10th of February 2021, on a restored reef in the Hillcrest Oyster Sanctuary. (Bo Lusk/Newsflash)

Ruined Oyster Reefs Can Be Restored Say Experts

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:April 22, 2022

Oyster reefs almost wiped out by centuries of neglect can be restored in just six years, say marine experts at the University of Virginia. And even 'functionally extinct' reefs that…

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