An archaeological survey in Oxfordshire, England has produced another macabre mystery: 26 ancient skeletons in burial pits, suspected to be around 3,000 years old, dating back to the Iron Age before the Roman occupation of Britain. What makes the find even more intriguing is evidence suggesting the pits were used for ritual burials. The chthonic
Month: April 2019
Meteorites are a bit like fruitcake – chunks of mineral held together by a stone matrix. Those mineral inclusions can contain some pretty fascinating glimpses into the stuff of the Solar System – but now scientists have found something they’ve never seen before. In a meteorite recovered from Antarctica in 2002 is a tiny, ancient
In what the Israeli media is calling a “world’s first,” scientists at Tel Aviv University have 3D printed a small heart using human tissue that includes vessels, collagen, and biological molecules – a breakthrough, according to Haaretz, that they hope could one day render organ donation obsolete. The technology is still many years out from
A radar image of a tornado north of Columbus, Mississippi, approaching the radar site that took the radar image. Gibson Ridge This weekend’s severe weather outbreak across the eastern United States claimed nine lives and caused damage from the Deep South to New England. The extent of the severe weather on Saturday, April 13, wasn’t
WASHINGTON — The center core of the Falcon Heavy rocket that launched a communications satellite April 11 fell over after landing in rough seas, but SpaceX said the mishap won’t affect upcoming launches. In an April 15 statement, SpaceX said that the booster core, one of three on the Falcon Heavy rocket, was unable to
We think of the Moon as a dry and dusty sort of place, but over the years, scientists have learnt that Earth’s satellite is actually rather loaded with water – in volcanic deposits, in its chilly poles, in the permanent shadows of its craters. But it looks like water has also been hiding somewhere else,
For years scientists have focused on the causes behind veteran suicide. Now the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and several national labs are teaming up to use deep learning and mathematics to intervene before it happens. And like many scientific advancements birthed by military necessity, the attempt will ultimately serve all facets of the population,
The SpaceNews editorial team produced four show dailies, a nightly email newsletter and all-day web coverage during the 35th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs the week of April 8. We’ve compiled all our reporting, more than 50 stories in all, into a special digital edition that’s free to download. This issue is packed with great
Proof that families come in all shapes, sizes and species, three eagles – two dads and a mom – are raising three, fluffy-feathered eaglets in a nest near the Mississippi River this spring. According to the Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge, all three birds, Valor I, Valor II (dads) and Starr (mom), “take
Humanity could be on the verge of an unprecedented merging of human biology with advanced technology, fusing our thoughts and knowledge directly with the cloud in real-time – and this incredible turning point may be just decades away, scientists say. In a new research paper exploring what they call the ‘human brain/cloud interface’, scientists explain
Nine-year-old Bowden George with the new species of ant spider he discovered from the family Zodariidae (top left). Bottom row: unidentified species sighted by QuestaGame players. Courtesy of Andrew Robinson When Andrew Robinson and his wife Mallika were driving one day, they heard their son and his friends chatting about video games in the back
COLORADO SPRINGS – Emerging digital technologies and innovative operating models will expand the role of space in multiple economic sectors, according to, “Tech Trends 2019: Space industry perspective,” a report released April 15 by Deloitte. In the past, space technologies like GPS often disrupted the status quo in other industries. Now, technologies like artificial intelligence,
A Florida man was killed on Friday by what ornithologists say is the “world’s most dangerous bird“. It was a cassowary – an enormous, flightless bird around which even experienced zookeepers take precautions. He raised the animal on his farm, along with other exotic birds, authorities said. Police identified the man as 75-year-old Marvin Hajos.
In a bid to learn more about the way the human brain develops, scientists in China have added a human brain gene to the genome of rhesus monkeys. It’s called MC HP 1, or microcephalin, and it’s involved in regulating the foetal growth of the brain. The addition does seem to have made the monkeys
Less than a week ago, the world was blown away by the first-ever direct image of a black hole‘s event horizon. But this now world-famous object doesn’t really have an official name, although a few options are now vying for legitimacy. The galaxy that contains this supermassive black hole is called NGC 4486 or Messier
Stratolaunch, the massive aircraft dreamed up by the late Paul Allen, flew for the first time on Saturday, becoming the largest plane by wingspan ever to take to the skies. Larger than Howard Hughes’s Spruce Goose – which flew only once, in 1947- Stratolaunch lifted off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in the
Getty Getty The Gallup organization released its latest poll assessing Americans’ satisfaction with their lives, and it turns out we’re a generally satisfied bunch. Across most life categories, the majority of people said they’re either “very satisfied” or “somewhat satisfied” with big areas of their lives, including “personal health” – this despite hard-to-avoid statistics describing
COLORADO SPRINGS — As NASA develops its plans to accelerate a human return to the surface of the moon, international partners are left wondering what roles, if any, they will have in those plans. NASA has yet to outline its approach to meeting the goal announced in a March 26 speech by Vice President Mike
The Sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6), the most comprehensive environmental assessment produced by the UN in five years, brought us both good and bad news. The environment has continued to deteriorate since the first GEO-6 report in 1997, with potentially irreversible impacts if not effectively addressed. But pathways to significant change do exist, and a
I was watching the Masters golf tournament like many people on Sunday. It was compelling, and Tiger Woods came away with his fifth green jacket. In the days leading up to the iconic golf tournament, it was apparent to us within the meteorological community that weather could be an issue for the Masters. In fact,
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