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Scientists have long believed that our planet is built on four layers of rocks, minerals and magma deposited over millions of years of existence.
But researchers now think the world has five main layers after discovering a previously undetectable one Iron ball 400 miles wide inside the Earth’s inner core. The discovery could help experts better understand the origins of the place we call home.
And then there are hidden layers of history beneath our feet—roads, cities, and lifestyles that have been hidden and forgotten over time.
As we dig into these lost chapters, stories have the ability to come alive again.
When engineers tunneled under Amsterdam’s centuries-old architecture to build the North-South metro line, it was like stepping back in time.
The result of a difficult 15-year operation was a system of underground trains – and Underground museum with 10,000 artifacts discovered during the process.
Archaeologists have dismantled the mud displaced during the project and found a variety of items, including 115,000-year-old shells, medieval relics, and even antique cell phones.
Visitors can see exhibits at Rockin Station, where many artifacts have been found that reveal Amsterdam’s past.
The bell-shaped mushroom that people have used for centuries as a fire starter may now prove useful in the fight against the climate crisis.
The hardy organism, nicknamed the “tinder fungus”, may one day replace some plastics.
Part of the fungus Strength similar to plywood or leatherbut it weighs less than any of them.
Scientists believe the fungus could be used as shock absorbers in sports equipment and other consumer products.
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Astronomers discovered the “forbidden” planet outside of our solar system.
The exoplanet, named TOI 5205b, is roughly the size of Jupiter, Earth’s largest neighbor. An unusual world has been discovered orbiting a small cold star that has only a fraction of the light, size and warmth of our Sun.
Researchers do not understand how such a large planet arose around a tiny star, hence its forbidden existence. But the gas giant is making scientists question what they know about how planets form.
Meanwhile, scientists have discovered an ancient riverbed in the oldest and driest desert on Earth it is remarkably similar to the Jezero crater on Mars.
The grave of two brothers who lived in the Bronze Age more than 3,000 years ago may help shed light on some of the medical mysteries of history.
The brothers, probably of high status, lived in the city of Megiddo. V what is now Israel. Both men had debilitating chronic illnesses, according to a new analysis of their remains.
Some time after the death of a young man, his older brother underwent an operation. A square hole was made in his skull, and he soon died. Now, A research team puzzling over ancient brain surgery and why parts of the skull were buried in the grave.
Archaeologists excavating a cave in southern France have found an even earlier discovery. the oldest evidence for the use of bows and arrows by early modern people outside of Africa.
The tiny white huts that spring up on the beaches of South Africa and its offshore islands are a bit small for vacationers, but the dwellings are just right for a different type of avid beach-goer.
Domes have many advantages – they are well ventilated and offer great sea views. And above all, the facilities provide a safe breeding ground for penguins, where they can mate and protect their eggs.
Human activity and the climate crisis have led to a decline in the African penguin population. That’s why conservationists from the African Penguin Nest Project have started building artificial nests.
The project started in 2018. In minutes the disappearing penguins ran straight to their new homes.
You have to see these stories to believe them:
– James Webb Space Telescope The last image includes six massive galaxies far, far away, which overturns the view of scientists about the beginning of the universe.
— The photographer dived into the dark depths of the Derwent River in Tasmania and captured amazing pictures. Images of a fish that walks on “hands”.
– A 2,400-year-old mechanism discovered among the ruins of an ancient palace in Xi’an, China, may be World’s oldest known flush toilet.