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Australia experienced an unprecedented surge of over 1.1 million lightning strikes on Sunday, largely impacting central Australia, Queensland, and South Australia, according to Weatherzone’s lightning tracker. A vast band of storms swept across the region, filling the sky with lightning that surprised experts due to the unusual intensity. In Uluru, an astonishing 719,068 lightning strikes were recorded across an 800-kilometer …

Scientists have devised an ambitious strategy to prevent the melting of major Antarctic glaciers, aiming to avert potential catastrophic flooding along the US East Coast. Their proposal suggests installing a vast underwater barrier to thicken artificial glaciers with seawater or cool the bedrock beneath them, blocking warm waters from reaching the Thwaites Glacier, also known as the “Doomsday Glacier.” The …

A vast Maya city has been discovered hidden beneath a dense forest in southern Mexico. Named Valeriana, this ancient urban center spans an area comparable to Beijing and exhibits classic features of a Maya political capital, according to an October report in *Antiquity*. Key structures within the site, including interconnected plazas, temple pyramids, and a water reservoir, suggest it would …

Scientists have been on the hunt for a possible ninth planet in our solar system for some time. The existence of this elusive “Planet Nine” has sparked considerable debate, with arguments both for and against it. Recent data suggests a strong likelihood that an undiscovered ninth planet may indeed be present. Unusual gravitational effects and strange orbital patterns observed in …

New findings suggest that a vast ocean may have covered parts of Mars nearly 3.5 billion years ago. China’s Zhurong rover recently discovered signs of an ancient coastline in the southern Utopia region, which likely belonged to a short-lived sea from Mars’ early history. The research, published in *Scientific Reports*, details how the Zhurong rover found evidence in the Vastitas …

A recent study by researchers from the University of York suggests that one of Egypt’s most famous artifacts, the death mask of King Tutankhamun, might not have originally been intended for the young pharaoh. According to the team, the mask may have been crafted for a high-ranking woman, likely Tutankhamun’s stepmother, whose remains have yet to be found. Researchers propose …

Japan has developed an innovative wooden satellite called LingoSat, launched to explore how timber might reduce space debris. Created by researchers at Kyoto University, this satellite is designed to fully burn up upon re-entering the atmosphere, potentially avoiding the creation of metal fragments in space. Weighing only 900 grams, LingoSat was recently launched aboard a SpaceX mission. The Japan Aerospace …

Archaeologists have made an extraordinary find: a 4,000-year-old burial chamber belonging to an Egyptian priestess named Idy. This unique tomb, discovered in Asyut, about 200 miles south of Cairo, features an unusual “coffin within a coffin” design. Idy is believed to have been the daughter of Djefai-Hapi I, a powerful governor who ruled around 1800 BC. In a statement on …