Atlantis has been a legend that has piqued interest for thousands of years. Did the lost continent truly exist? We do not know, but the discovery of statues in Spain could shed light on the ancient mysterious society. Statues Could Have Originated from Atlantis A discovery could bring us closer to Atlantis, as Spanish archaeologists …
In Paris, there exists a tomb that attracts far more people than that of any famous artist; it’s the burial place of Victor Noir. Never underestimate the power of eroticism and libido; sexual desire can be awakened anywhere, even in a cemetery. Victor Noir and His Peculiar Attraction Paris, known for its catacombs and Gothic …
The Tyrannosaurus rex is dinosaur royalty, an iconic and instantly identifiable species – and according to a new study, as many as 1.7 billion of these beasts roamed Earth before an unfortunate meeting with an asteroid. It takes a lot of number crunching to figure this out, everything from average lifespan to sexual maturity to …
The puzzle of how dinosaurs got to be so big has finally been solved. From the Jurassic to the Cretaceous, when our ancestors were the size of voles and shrews, Supersaurus, Sauroposeidon and Argentinosaurus were shaking the Earth. Patagotitan was around 125 feet from nose to tail and weighed an estimated 57 tons – making …
Archaeologists have unearthed the remnants of a 7,000-year-old road hidden beneath layers of sea mud off the southern Croatian coast. Made at the sunken Neolithic site of Soline, this exciting find may once have linked the ancient Hvar culture settlement to the now isolated island of Korčula. Once an artificial island, the ancient site of …
A new website lets users pinpoint their home city and then see where it was located during the time of the dinosaurs, as well as during other periods of time across ancient Earth. Additionally, the map also showcases how the continents have shifted since the time of ancient Earth and even how ice covered the …
Scanning the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, scientists searched for a type of deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Instead, they spotted a rarely seen squid swimming along. Video footage shows the mesmerizing creature. Schmidt Ocean Institute, a California-based research group, was exploring the Mid-Atlantic Ridge with a remotely operated underwater vehicle on April 3, according to a …
Research, led by The University of Alabama, has revealed a dense layer of ancient ocean floor, or an ultra-low velocity zone (ULVZ), near Earth’s core, according to a new study. While Earth’s core is too deep to be directly explored, Samantha Hansen, a geophysicist and lead researcher on the project, said the team was able …
Scientists photographed a snailfish swimming 8,336 meters below sea level near Japan, making it the deepest recorded fish ever caught on camera. Previously, the deepest recorded fish was spotted 8,178 meters down in the Mariana Trench, according to BBC News. Scientists dropped an autonomous “lander” camera into the Izu-Ogasawara Trench near Japan and filmed the …
In general, fish are not known to be intelligent creatures with tremendous brain power. Many believe that Goldfish, in particular, have memory lapses of three seconds, but that is not true. The brain of another fish recently grabbed the spotlight for a different reason. A 319-million-year-old fish fossil at Manchester Museum has revealed that inside …
