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Scientists have discovered what they refer to as a “fossilized fingerprint” of a piece of ancient seafloor submerged beneath the Pacific Ocean. This finding, detailed in a recent study published in the journal Science Advances on September 27, traces back to a slab of Earth’s crust that began its descent into the mantle around the start of the dinosaur era, …

Scientists at Colossal Biosciences are pioneering the ambitious project of bringing the woolly mammoth back to life, with a targeted resurrection date set for late 2028. This venture, which has attracted significant investment from celebrities such as Paris Hilton and Chris Hemsworth, aims to restore not only the mammoth but other extinct species like the dodo and the Tasmanian tiger, …

Scientists have discovered microorganisms residing in a rock that is over two billion years old, buried approximately 50 feet beneath the surface. This discovery, found beneath South Africa’s Bushveld Igneous Complex, represents the oldest known microbial life ever found, predating the previous record by 1.9 billion years. The research, carried out by the University of Tokyo’s Department of Earth and …

When children face chronic illnesses that keep them from attending school, the impact extends beyond their health—it affects their social life and education too. Norwegian company No Isolation addresses this issue with their AV1 robot, designed to help these students stay connected with their peers by acting as their surrogate in the classroom. The AV1 robot, resembling a minimalist human …

Two Harvard students, inspired by Meta’s smart glasses, have developed an AI-enabled device dubbed ‘I-XRAY’ that raises significant privacy concerns. This device employs facial recognition technology and artificial intelligence to instantly identify people and reveal their private details. The device was demonstrated in a video where the glasses identified strangers, revealing sensitive information such as their names, addresses, employment history, …

Earth has temporarily acquired a second moon, an asteroid named 2024 PT5, which was captured by our planet’s gravitational pull on Sunday, September 29. This isn’t the first instance of Earth snagging a “mini-moon.” The asteroid was initially spotted on August 7 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS). It was Carlos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, researchers …

The enigmatic nature of Earth’s mantle continues to captivate scientists, constantly yielding new revelations. Not long ago, the academic world was astonished by the discovery of a lost continent, hidden beneath Earth’s crust for over three centuries. The latest groundbreaking discovery is an immense subterranean ocean, encapsulated within the molecular structure of a mineral called ringwoodite, situated 400 miles beneath …

Researchers have uncovered a massive geological structure deep in the Pacific Ocean near Easter Island, which may explain the rapid expansion of the East Pacific Rise, the world’s fastest-spreading ocean ridge. This finding was made by University of Maryland geologist Jingchuan Wang and his team using seismic data, as reported by Science Alert. The team utilized sound waves to penetrate …