earth mystery news

Archaeologists find unique ceremonial vehicle near Pompeii 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- March 14, 2021
Well-preserved iron, bronze and tin carriage discovery is ‘without precedent in Italy’

By David Aragorn
Researchers solve puzzle of water-to-land transition of vertebrates 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 13, 2021
The water-to-land transition is a leap in the history of vertebrate evolution and one of the most important scientific issues in vertebrate evolution. Previous studies have shown that vertebrate landing occurred in bony fishes.

By David Aragorn
Neanderthal and early modern human culture co-existed alongside older traditions for 100,000 years 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- March 12, 2021
Research from the University of Kent’s School of Anthropology and Conservation has discovered that one of the earliest stone tool cultures, known as the Acheulean, likely persisted for tens of thousands of years longer than previously thought.

By David Aragorn
Lab-grown ‘mini brains’ suggest one mutation might have rewired the human mind 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 12, 2021
How we humans became what we are today is a question that scientists have been trying to answer for a long time. How did we evolve such advanced cognitive abilities, giving rise to complex language, poetry and rocket science? In what way is the modern human brain different from those of our closest evolutionary relatives, such as Neanderthals and Denisovans?

By David Aragorn
Humans Evolved to Be More Water-Efficient Than Other Primates, But We Don’t Know Why 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 11, 2021
Humans have evolved big, energy-hungry brains that require us to consume many more calories than our closest animal relatives. The same, however, does not appear to hold for our water intake.

By David Aragorn
Perseverance Mars rover: Nasa releases first-drive review 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 11, 2021
Vehicle had no problem going 6.5 metres, turning and backing up, then photographed its own wheel marks on planet’s surface

By David Aragorn
Scientists Detect Signs of a Hidden Structure Inside Earth’s Core 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 10, 2021
While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like pages of a book, is Earth’s history. Our history.

By David Aragorn
Iceland volcano that’s been dormant for 800 years could soon erupt 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- March 10, 2021
Experts are not expecting impacts to international air travel if the volcano erupts

By David Aragorn
Scientists pinpoint where on the Sun hazardous solar particles come from 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 9, 2021
The high-energy particles that come from the Sun could pose a radiation risk to astronauts and people travelling in planes.

By David Aragorn
Scientists spotted a ‘space hurricane’ swirling above the magnetic north pole. It was raining charged solar particles.0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Space
- March 8, 2021
Scientists said in a new study that they spotted a space hurricane for the first time in August 2014.

By David Aragorn