A tiny'mechanical' bug once assisted professionals in getting their brains into gear… literally! While the natural and mechanical worlds appear to be diametrically opposed, the 'Issus coleoptratus,' also known as a nymph insect, demonstrated that they are in fact inextricably intertwined. This little organism, which grows up to 0.28 inches and is ubiquitous throughout Europe … [Read more...] about This Tiny Insect Has The Only Mechanical Gears Ever Discovered In Nature
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Evidence Of A Native American King’s House, As Seen By Spanish Conquistadors, Has Been Discovered In Florida
A complex indigenous culture built upon chiefdoms and tributes was discovered by the Spanish as they approached the Florida Keys in the 16th century. The King of the Calusa people was welcomed by the European explorers at his magnificent home, which was built atop a man-made island off the coast of Florida. This home, which was previously only known from Spanish manuscripts, … [Read more...] about Evidence Of A Native American King’s House, As Seen By Spanish Conquistadors, Has Been Discovered In Florida
The 5,484-Year-Old Great-Grandfather Tree Was Discovered As The World’s Oldest
The Great-Grandfather, a four-meter-thick Patagonian cypress, has been determined by Chilean experts to be the world's oldest living tree, surpassing the previous record-holder by more than 600 years. Jonathan Barichivich, a Chilean researcher at the Climate and Environmental Sciences Laboratory in Paris, examined the coniferous tree, also known as Alerce Milenario in … [Read more...] about The 5,484-Year-Old Great-Grandfather Tree Was Discovered As The World’s Oldest
An Amazing Lost Message From The Past Was Discovered By A wildfire In Ireland
The planet is currently on fire, in case you hadn't noticed. And although it's having almost apocalyptic effects in certain locations, it's also yielding some incredible findings in other places. However, this week a gorse fire in County Wicklow, Ireland, revealed something entirely more modern: a message from the Second World War, carved into the land itself. The (frankly … [Read more...] about An Amazing Lost Message From The Past Was Discovered By A wildfire In Ireland
A Brand-New Species Was Just Discovered Evolving In Front Of Our Eyes
Another creationist myth has been debunked, but this is unlikely to stop it from being spread in the future. Under the watchful eyes of researchers able to closely examine it, a new species emerged faster than anyone had anticipated. It seems fitting that the species is a Galapagos finch, one of the subfamilies essential to Darwin's revolutionary discovery. Finches have … [Read more...] about A Brand-New Species Was Just Discovered Evolving In Front Of Our Eyes