The world’s second largest diamond could soon find a new home in a museum or a sheikh’s collection—but first needs to be properly evaluated, the Belgian firm holding it told AFP Monday. Read More
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Some ancient societies in China and Southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than their Egyptian counterparts, new research has found. Summary Recent research suggests that ancient Read More
Helmholtz Munich and Parse Biosciences GiigaLab Generate World's Largest Human
Researchers aim to identify cellular circuit mechanisms and generate a dataset to fuel AI-driven foundational research of lung biology Summary Researchers are working to map the intricate cellular circuitry of the lung. The goal is Read More
Tests on superconducting materials for world's largest fusion energy project
Durham University scientists have completed one of the largest quality verification programs ever carried out on superconducting materials, helping to ensure the success of the world’s biggest fusion energy experiment ITER. Summary Durham University’Read More
The recent auction of a Martian meteorite—for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby’s New York—has sparked questions over its provenance and renewed debate over who gets to claim rocks fallen from the heavens. Read More
Tuesday is World Elephant Day. Here are five things to know about the largest land animals on our planet. Summary World Elephant Day falls on Tuesday and celebrates these majestic creatures. As the largest land Read More
The number of critically endangered black rhinos has increased slightly, but there is bad news for other rhino species, according to a global count released Thursday by the International Rhino Foundation. Summary A recent global Read More
World's smallest snake makes big comeback – New Study/Science Updates
A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to have been “lost” to science. Summary A tiny snake, the Barbados Read More