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Burials of Africans slaves found at the old rubbish dump in Portugal Adult female skeleton found at Valle da Gafaria, Portugal, suggests a careless burial. Portuguese explorers such as Henry the Navigator started sailing to Africa in the early 15th century, bringing both goods and enslaved people back. A new archeological study of more than 150 skeletons dumped in Lagos, Portugal, reveals that there were no proper burials given to many of the enslaved Africans and that several of them may even have been tied to death. The skeletons come from the site of Valle da Gafaria, which was located…

About 15 million years ago, a cosmic body races toward Earth. This asteroid, about 1 kilometer in diameter, is accompanied by a satellite about 150 meters in diameter (figure 1). Traveling over 70,000 km/h, both crash into the Alb highlands and create two craters with diameters of 25 and 4 km, respectively: the Nördlinger Ries and the Steinheimer Basin. At the point of impact the pressure reaches several million bar and the temperature more than 20,000 ˚C (figure 2). The asteroid and parts of the struck rock vaporize or melt. A pressure front (shock wave) races at supersonic speeds through…

Thousands of emperor penguins cluster on the ice of Atka Bay in Antarctica, mostly unaware that an interloper lives among them. Slightly shorter than the average adult emperor, the 3-foot-tall (1-meter-tall) autonomous robot sits silently within the colony, nondescript compared with humans who sometimes emerge from a nearby research station. The birds occasionally notice ECHO, an unmanned and remote-controlled ground vehicle, because “they exhibit curiosity to everything that they don’t know,” said Dan Zitterbart, associate scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. An emperor penguin chick sticks close to its parent for feeding time. But it’s a passing…

Kendall Jenner has settled a lawsuit demanding $275,000 for repayment of the money paid to her to advertise the infamous Fyre Festival on her social media pages 0 seconds of 42 secondsVolume 90% Kendall Jenner has agreed to pay out $90,000 (£73,767) as settlement against the lawsuit stemming from the infamous Fyre Festival. The 24-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star was paid $250,000 (£204,908) in 2017 for an Instagram post that advertised the doomed project. Kendall, along with a number of other celebrities had lawsuits filed against them for promoting the festival by a bankruptcy trustee who is looking to recover…

With their nesting sites buried under a blanket of snow, some petrels and skuas made no attempts at reproducing in December 2021 and January 2022 Snow petrels were among the seabird species that did not reproduce in Antarctica’s Dronning Maud Land region in 2021-22. Natalie Tapson via Flickr under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Every November and December, hundreds of thousands of polar seabirds lay their eggs on bare ground on Antarctica as the Southern Hemisphere summer begins. They dutifully protect the eggs until they hatch, then switch into new-parent mode and care for the chicks. By February or March, those hatchlings are typically strong enough to fly.…

There’s no doubt Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian and the rest of the Kar-Jenner bunch have GIGANTIC net worths. While Kylie Jenner has long been considered the family member who brings in the most dough, that isn’t the case anymore! The family’s upcoming Hulu series is a huge opportunity for them, and they will reportedly earn the same salary as a result, according to Variety. “We are all equals,” Khloé Kardashian told the outlet in March 2022, before explaining the impact of the financial agreement for the show. “It definitely played a factor because we give so much of our personal lives up for entertainment,” the Good American founder added. “We…

The death of the dinosaurs was just one of five global events that saw millions of species wiped out. How do these events happen? And how can we stop it happening again? Can we stop another mass extinction? (Image credit: Getty Images) For the last 10,000 years, Earth has been in the midst of yet another extinction event that is rapidly removing animals from our planet. Scientists define a mass extinction as around three-quarters of all species dying out over a short geological time, which is anything less than 2.8 million years, according to The Conversation(opens in new tab). Right now, humans…

The impact crater is the second discovered in China. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey.) A crescent-shaped crater in Northeast China holds the record as the largest impact crater on Earth that formed in the last 100,000 years. Prior to 2020, the only other impact crater ever discovered in China was found in Xiuyan county of the coastal province of Liaoning, according to a statement from the NASA Earth Observatory(opens in new tab). Then, in July 2021, scientists confirmed that a geological structure in the Lesser Xing’an mountain range had…

The mating dance of sandhill cranes Sandhill Crane Cranes are elegant dancers and have one of the most well-known bird mating rituals. Dancing peaks during mating season but can occur any time of year. Experts do not completely understand the behavior, but it seems to play a role in bonding. During their courting rituals, sandhill cranes vocalize, dance, jump, move their heads and extend their wings, which can stretch to 7 feet wide. Mated sandhill cranes also sing a unison call during courtship. Curiously, young birds also dance—this is believed to be an important part of their motor development. Humans…

GOSSES BLUFF (TNORALA) – Location: Northern Territory, Australia – Diameter: Originally around 13.6 miles (22 km), now 2.7 miles (4.5 km) – Depth: Originally 3 miles (5 km) – Age: 142 million years Australia is home to some of the most impressive impact craters in the world, so it comes as no surprise that we feature yet another Australian crater in this “must-see” list. Gosses Bluff, also known as Tnorala is of great cultural and scientific importance and is the most heavily studied impact crater(opens in new tab) in Australia, according to NASA Earth Observatory. Sandwiched between the Macdonnell Range and James Range in the…

A severe geomagnetic storm from a huge hole in the sun’s corona caused a massive disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field. The surprise event sparked auroras as far south as Alabama and northern California. Photographer Dakota Snider caught the auroras from his airplane window, while his fellow passengers slept early Friday morning. (Image credit: Dakota Snider) The strongest solar storm to hit Earth for six years sparked stunning auroras across the U.S., with intense light displays appearing as far south as Alabama and Northern California. Yet no one saw it coming. The March 24 solar storm was the result of a “stealth” coronal…

The life of a Jenner… Kendall Jenner might only be 21-years-old, but she already has the kind of life (and house!) most people only dream about. The supermodel grew up in front of our eyes on Keeping Up With the Kardashians, and when she isn’t jetting all over the world for her international modeling career, she calls a West Hollywood mansion home —and boy is it awesome. The reality star bought the home, which previously belonged to Hollywood actors John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, in 2016. It has six bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms. Plus, the house has three floors and is a whopping 4,800 square…

The mysterious 6,500-year-old burial of a woman and several arrowheads in northern France may reveal details of how women were regarded in that society during the Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, a new study finds. The researchers investigated giant graves known as “long barrows” — large earthen mounds, often hundreds of feet long and sometimes retained by wooden palisades that have since rotted away. Of the 19 human burials in the Neolithic cemetery at Fleury-sur-Orne in Normandy, the team analyzed the DNA of 14 individuals; but only one was female. The woman was buried with “symbolically male” arrows in her grave,…

Archaeologists who’ve launched exploratory digs along the path of the HS2 high-speed rail project in England have made some fascinating and amazing discoveries. The latest addition to the list of remarkable finds was unearthed near Wendover, Buckinghamshire, as a team of archaeologists affiliated with the private contractor Fusion JV successfully excavated a 1,500-year-old Anglo-Saxon cemetery that contained the graves of 141 men, women, and children. The amazing discoveries were described in a HS2 press release . This remarkable Anglo-Saxon cemetery, which was occupied by people who lived and died in the fifth and sixth centuries AD, is one of the largest Anglo-Saxon…

The 818-founder let her millions of followers into her sexy stay at home night Kendall Jenner is breaking out the Valentine’s Day lingerie early. The supermodel and reality TV star took to social media on Tuesday to give her over 270 million followers a glimpse into her moody night-in. The carousel post started with a low-light selfie video, presumably taken by screen record. From a low angle and to the backdrop of warm yellow light, Jenner appears to be synching. In the next slide, Jenner wears a black CUUP Balconette bra and thong with her unmade bed, open laptop, and remote behind her. In the…

“Imagine getting those comments while you’re going through puberty; you’re going to hate how you look and who you are.” Fans are expressing their concern for Kendall and Kylie Jenner after several harsh Tumblr comments about their appearances resurfaced online. Kendall and Kylie were thrust into the spotlight at the ages of 10 and 9, respectively, when their mom, Kris Jenner, and elder siblings signed onto the E! reality show Keeping Up With the Kardashians in 2007. The young duo featured in several episodes while they were still children and had much of their adolescence documented across the series too. But it was only…

Torghatten is a 258-meter mountain that rises on Torget Island, a wedge of land located in the municipality of Brønnøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is a granite peak that became famous for the hole located right in its center, a natural tunnel 160 meters long, 20 meters wide and 35 meters high originating from the erosion of water and ice during the last ice age. Of course, there are plenty of explanations for this phenomenon of a hole that spans the rocky summit from side to side, and these include a few legends. One such legend explains that the hole came about after a troll fell…

Sorvagsvatn, also called Leitisvatn, is located in the northern part of Vagar, an island located in the Danish archipelago of the Faroe Islands. The lake is known for the singularity of its position, close to a precipice on the Atlantic which from its rocky plateau appears to overlook the ocean. In reality, it is a magnificent optical illusion. Its elongated shape and the wonderful plays of light, influencing perspective, help to deceive the human eye, giving the impression of a surreal inclination. This natural beauty spans an area of 1.5 square miles and is the largest lake in the archipelago. Despite appearing to…

Travel from coast to coast to find stunning rare birds that have small ranges in the United States. These birds are worth a special trip! Flipping through the pages of a field guide is sure to pique your curiosity at the wildlife wonders beyond your backyard. These uncommonly spotted and rare birds may have limited ranges in the U.S., but they’re certainly worth finding on a bucket list birding adventure. Rare Birds: Great Kiskadee Though it’s quite localized in the United States, seen only in the very southern tip of Texas, the great kiskadee is a common sight throughout much of Central and South…

Archeologists find 60 Roman British skeletons buried in a field On the site of a Roman cemetery in Lincolnshire, archeologists found the remains of 60 human burials. Men, women and children were discovered and a tomb even included a lamb leg for the deceased to take them to the afterlife. Grave goods found by Lincoln-based Allen Archaeology also include pots, bracelets, and bangles. The burials are believed to date from the 2nd to the 4th century AD and some were in coffins and others wrapped in shrouds. Three Roman villas or farmsteads have previously been found near the dig site…

Kendall Jenner is reportedly ‘fully back together’ with her basketball star boyfriend Devin Booker following rumours of a split last month Kendall Jenner is reportedly ‘fully back together’ with beau Devin Booker following rumours of a recent reconciliation between the pair. The 26-year-old model caused a stir at the weekend after posing for a snap alongside a mystery man, which she later revealed to be basketball star Devin. The couple were first spotted together as far back as April 2020, but didn’t become ‘official’ until ten months later on Valentine’s Day, despite obvious signs of a romance on social media.…

From wrens who nested in the pocket of a pair of jeans to a hummingbird who nested on a chandelier, these bird nest pictures are too funny! Wren Nest in a Pocket “A friend hung a pair of jeans on the clothesline to dry in July, and a house wren built a nest in the pocket. I sat in her backyard and took bird nest pictures. This photo shows Papa Wren feeding Mama a worm as she sits on the eggs in the nest,” says Norma Davis. Attract wrens to your yard by putting up a wren birdhouse. Nesting in a Pointy Place…

The unusual contents of the statue were discovered in the 1990s when the statue underwent restoration Scientific tests have revealed that an ancient Buddhist statue contains a 1,000-year – old mummified monk’s perfectly preserved remains in what is thought to be the only such example in the world. The monk, who is sitting in the lotus position, is thought to have starved himself to death in an act of extreme spiritual devotion in China or Tibet in the 10th century. His preserved remains were displayed in his monastery. Some 200 years later, perhaps after his remains started to deteriorate, his…

Similar situations have produced auroras as far south as New York and Idaho. Red auroras photographed in Canada’s Quebec on Feb. 16, 2023. (Image credit: Mike MacLellan) A “hole” in the sun’s atmosphere may produce a dazzling light show on Earth in the coming days. A moderate aurora watch is in effect Friday (March 24) for higher latitudes of Earth due to a coronal hole, an opening in the sun’s magnetic field, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(opens in new tab) (NOAA). When these holes open in the corona, the sun’s upper atmosphere, they allow an increased flow of the charged-particle stream known as the solar wind.…