2,800-year-old burial mound with sacrifices unearthed in Siberia is eerily similar to Scythian graves
The sacrifices could be an early form of a Scythian burial tradition that lasted for hundreds of years.
Planet Earth
'Many more ancient structures waiting to be discovered': Lost chunk of seafloor hidden in Earth's mantle found off Easter Island
Researchers created a seismic map of Earth's interior beneath the southeastern Pacific Ocean and discovered an ancient slab of oceanic crust that appears to be stuck midway through the mantle.
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Why does drinking water feel so good when you're thirsty?
Drinking water triggers a variety of complex biochemical reactions that reward rehydration and help satiate our thirst.
Animals
Scientists accidentally find deep-sea 'jelly' creatures merged into 'single entity' after injury, revealing bizarre new behavior
Researchers discovered that some comb jellies can fuse their bodies together when injured. The unique adaptation, which involves merging their nervous systems and stomachs, has never been seen in any other species.
Human Behavior
You can change your personality intentionally, research shows
Can people change their personality? Yes, by "making intentional tweaks to their thinking and behavior," research finds.
Physics & Mathematics
Quantum physicists discover 'negative time' in strange experiment
Physicists showed that photons can seem to exit a material before entering it, revealing observational evidence of negative time
1st-ever observation of 'spooky action' between quarks is highest-energy quantum entanglement ever detected
The discovery of two entangled quarks at the large Hadron Collider is the highest-energy observation of entanglement ever made.
Stephen Hawking's black hole radiation paradox could finally be solved — if black holes aren't what they seem
New research suggests that black holes may actually be "frozen stars," bizarre quantum objects that lack a singularity and an event horizon, potentially solving some of the biggest paradoxes in black hole physics.
Chemistry
Why doesn't stainless steel rust?
The special chemistry of this shiny iron alloy creates a protective layer on its surface that prevents it from rusting.
Tech
Humanity faces a 'catastrophic' future if we don’t regulate AI, 'Godfather of AI' Yoshua Bengio says
Yoshua Bengio played a crucial role in the development of the machine-learning systems we see today. Now, he says that they could pose an existential risk to humanity.
