An ancient wall painting on a Greek island shows a monkey species that lives around the Indus Valley in Asia – suggesting long-distance trade in the Bronze Age Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2227146-ancient-monkey-painting-suggests-bronze-age-greeks-travelled-widely/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Meet the microorganism that likes to eat meteorites
At least one type of microbe on Earth not only likes to eat meteorites but actually prefers them as a food source, according to a new international scientific study. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/microorganism-m-sedula-likes-to-eat-meteorites…
Pisces? Here’s your constellation
How to see the constellation Pisces. Plus sky lore and science. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/pisces-heres-your-constellation…
Roman shipwreck full of 2000-year-old jugs found on Greek sea floor
A large ancient Roman shipwreck found with as many as 6000 well-preserved containers could shed light on the rise of the Roman Empire Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2225260-roman-shipwreck-full-of-2000-year-old-jugs-found-on-greek-sea-floor/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Come to know the Pleiades, or 7 Sisters
At this time of year, for all of us around the globe, the Pleiades star cluster culminates – reaches its highest point in the sky – around midnight. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/november-is-the-month-of-the-pleiades…
Pleiades star cluster, aka Seven Sisters
The Pleiades star cluster – aka the Seven Sisters or M45 – is visible from virtually every part of the globe. It looks like a tiny misty dipper of stars. Source: https://earthsky.org/favorite-star-patterns/pleiades-star-cluster-enjoys-worldwide-renown…
151 Types of Flowers Common In The U.S. & Their Characteristics
Check out 151 Types of Flowers common in the US. This guide is great for picking and choosing your very own garden, or custom bouquet! Scroll through to find your perfect bloom. —This post is courtesy of Proflowers.com. (Original publish date January 18, 2016), Shared with permission— 151 Types of Flowers Common In The U.S. &…Continue Reading
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DeepMind AI beats humans at deciphering damaged ancient Greek tablets
An AI was trained on thousands of ancient Greek engravings to fill the gaps where there are missing or damaged words Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2220438-deepmind-ai-beats-humans-at-deciphering-damaged-ancient-greek-tablets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Spacecraft spies river relic on Mars
These images from the Mars Express spacecraft show an ancient, dried-up river system, one of the longest valley networks on Mars. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/mars-river-relic-images…
Ancient ‘Curse of the Dancer’ Deciphered, Revealing Backstabbing Rivals
A Greek engraving on a 1,500-year-old lead tablet discovered in the ruins of an ancient theater in Israel has finally been deciphered. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-curse-of-dancer-deciphered.html