Discoveries
The Dead Sea Scrolls in the collection of the Museum of the Bible are forgeries
The Washington Museum of the Bible, which opened last year, boasted a collection of fragments in the manuscript from Qumran. However, all…
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A prehistoric relative of the piranha was found
Fossilized remains of piranha relatives found at the Ettling quarry in the Solnhofen region of southern Germany in 2016. In the same…
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Climate change will affect beer prices
Rising temperatures and longer dry spells caused by global warming will threaten barley crops, scientists warn. This in turn will affect the…
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Surprising research on Leonardo da Vinci. The master had strabismus and it helped him create masterpieces
Researchers, after careful analysis of several works by Leonardo da Vinci, have concluded that the artist most likely had divergent strabismus. The…
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Italian super volcano Campi Flegrei is preparing to erupt. But it could take..
Researchers suggest that Italy's Campi Flegrei (Flegreian Fields) supervolcano is on the verge of a massive eruption, although this phase could take…
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Chinese TV news service will be led by a digitally generated presenter Science Daily
China's state news agency Xinhua has unveiled the first television presenter generated by algorithms. This is the first of many fictional presenters…
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It depends on the time of day how many calories we burn
We also burn calories at rest, and the researchers reported that time of day plays a significant role. It turns out that…
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Stephen Hawking feared the creation of a race of superhumans by the rich
The world-renowned physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking, who died earlier this year, expressed concern in numerous essays he left behind about the…
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Waste separation – how to use it effectively in your own home
A single-use garbage can, an unwanted bottle, a used battery, or an apple crumb - often these items end up in the…
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A rare discovery in Egypt. Dozens of mummified cats
In one of the tombs near the pyramids in Sakkara, archaeologists found dozens of mummified cats and scarabs and other animals. Along…