Descubren tumba de vampiro del siglo XVII en Polonia Los cuentos de vampiros normalmente se asocian con Transilvania. Este misterioso lugar rumano fue el hogar mítico del Conde Drácula y el hogar real del despiadado príncipe del siglo XV Vlad Dracul o Vlad el Empalador, cuyas malas acciones inspiraron la leyenda de Drácula. Pero como demuestra un nuevo y fascinante descubrimiento, los vampiros medievales, ya fueran reales o imaginarios, no estaban confinados a las fronteras rumanas, como lo demuestra el descubrimiento y la excavación de tumbas de vampiros. Los vampiros eran temidos y odiados en toda Europa Central y Oriental durante esos…
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Los arqueólogos en Borneo, Indonesia, han desenterrado el esqueleto de un hombre amputado, ¡y se sometió a su complicado procedimiento médico hace unos 31,000 años! Hasta ahora, toda la evidencia arqueológica ha sugerido que los primeros procedimientos médicos comenzaron cuando los humanos comenzaron a habitar asentamientos agrícolas durante la llamada Revolución Neolítica, que comenzó hace unos 10.000 años. Los historiadores del desarrollo fisiológico humano generalmente están de acuerdo en que tener cuerpos diseñados para caminar más de 32,2 kilómetros (20 millas) por día, para buscar comida, cazar y pescar, habría estado sujeto a múltiples problemas médicos cuando comenzó la agricultura.…
Hay casos sin resolver, y realmente, realmente, casos sin resolver. La historia de dos momias sudamericanas entra en esta última categoría. Cuando los investigadores analizaron los restos de tres momias sudamericanas precolombinas, encontraron que dos de los individuos fueron brutalmente asesinados. ¡Era hora de que los científicos probaran el trabajo de detective! Analizando momias Sudamericanas Un nuevo estudio publicado en la revista Fronteras en Medicina muestra cómo un análisis exhaustivo de los restos momificados puede revelar información sorprendente, incluso si los restos tienen hasta mil años. Las momias sudamericanas que estudiaron los investigadores se encuentran actualmente en Europa: una se conserva en la…
As their name suggests, these crabs like decorating – themselves. From spider and harlequin crabs, through moss and seaweed crabs, to toothed and arrow crabs, there are over 700 species of decorator crabs belonging to the family Majoidea that cover their bodies with a wide range of unexpected ornaments. But although they may be nature’s dressers, these crustaceans are not dressing up to impress or get noticed. On the contrary: the purpose of the decorations is to get camouflage and/or lure prey. OK, but how do they do it? According to Marine Madness, most decorator crabs use other marine creatures…
Photographer Chris van Wyk garnered viral success with his pictures of an algae-covered “punk” Mary River turtle. The media attention he purposefully generated affected decisions related to preserving the habitat of this unique species. The Mary River turtle breathes in a special way, earning it the nickname “bum-breather”. Image courtesy of Chris van Wyk The now iconic Mary River turtle is just one of the many species endemic to the Mary River flowing in Queensland, Australia. This exceptional animal breathes underwater using specialized glands in its reproductive organs, allowing it to remain submerged for up to 72 hours – an…
In Finland temperature gets as low as -40°C (-40°F) in winter, and in such weather trees get covered in so much snow and frost that it makes the landscape look as if it was from another planet. Photo: Niccolo Bonfadini The Northern part of Finland is mostly covered by the Boreal forest, the largest territorial biome in the world, which freezes for about 6 months of the year. It’s so cold there that forest trees actually freeze to look like ice sculptures, creating an otherworldly sight. The long towering pieces of ice, plastered against the backdrop of blankets of white,…
Mushroom Rock State Park, Ellsworth County, Kansas. Image credit: Vincent Parsons We usually come across mushrooms in nature when hiking in forests or meadows and they pop up their little heads from the grass or fallen leaves. But some “mushrooms” can “grow” much bigger and are made of a completely different material: rock. A mushroom rock, also called rock pedestal, or a pedestal rock, is a naturally occurring rock whose shape, as its name implies, resembles a mushroom. These special-shaped rocks are formed in a number of different ways including erosion and weathering, glacial action, or from a sudden disturbance.…
Only one species is known to be functionally immortal, and scientists have just compared its genome with that of its mortal counterparts in a quest to learn what makes it so special. The “immortal jellyfish” returns to a polyp stage after spawning, staying forever young. Then it grows up again. Photo: Yiming Chen Only one species, Turritopsis dohrnii, (which we introduced here) is known to have found the secret of eternal life. Now scientists have compared T. dornii’s DNA with its close relative, T. rubra, in hope of shedding light on how the aging process works and how we could…
The unlikely friends cuddle together at night. Image credit: Care For Wild Rhino Sanctuary In the wild, the little zebra called Modjadji and the baby rhino called Daisy would probably have never met, let alone make friends. But at the Care For Wild Rhino Sanctuary, the two orphaned animals have made an unusual friendship and are helping each other heal. Daisy was found by rangers alone and struggling in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, one of Africa’s largest game reserves. The little rhino was just a few hours old (she still had her umbilical cord attached) and fighting for her…
The day when having a child was solely a woman’s responsibility is long gone; now, it is imperative that both couples share an equal role throughout the whole process, from pregnancy to birthing to parenting. You could be a little confused. How can you reduce your partner’s stress and anxiety over those nine months, both physically and mentally? The following are some ways to refer to them: 1. Be more Fʟᴇxɪʙʟᴇ A few weeks into the pregnancy would be difficult. It would be like constantly adapting to a different aspect of your partner’s emotional and physical needs. Being a working…
How to increase your chances of getting triplets is the subject of many urban legends. And you’ll be happy to know that there are ways to conceive triplets naturally if you’ve always wished you could. Here is all you need to know about triplet births and how to improve your chances of producing triplets naturally, from fertility help to lifestyle advice and strategies. Triplets are formed in mainly two ways: Dizygotic – Each ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏ gets Fᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴢᴇᴅ by separate sᴘᴇʀᴍs. The babies may or may not be of the same sᴇx or either carry the same ɢᴇɴᴇs. Monozygotic – Where the…
Isa Scherer, an actress, presenter, and chef, is expecting twins and has been flaunting her amazing tummy on social media as she nears delivery. She herself makes a comment in some captions, “This belly size is not normal,” joking about the size in the pictures, which is impressive. ” like that in a pregnancy with twins? The answer is yes, even if Isa claims that the “belly has no limits” and that “if I don’t give birth next week, I think I sneeze and they come out through my belly button,” as she jokingly wrote in other captions. According to…