Minuscule arrangements in cellulose reflect light in specific ways to give rise to vibrant hues All that glitters is not green. Glitter and shimmery pigments are often made using toxic compounds or pollutive microplastics (SN: 4/15/19). That makes the sparkly stuff, notoriously difficult to clean up in the house, aContinue Reading
The mass grave held the remains of about 25 people, mostly women who were likely “dedicated to textiles.” In the 15th century, a group of elite women in the ancient city of Chan Chan spent their days making textiles while living … and in death. Archaeologists recently uncovered a massContinue Reading
Who left them behind is a mystery. More than 5,500 silver coins buried by a river about 1,800 years ago are now in the hands of archaeologists, following the hoard’s discovery in Augsburg, Germany. At the time of the coins’ burial, the Roman Empire was in full swing, with itsContinue Reading
Debris on white dwarf stars offers a possible peek inside the worlds that once orbited them If a real Captain Kirk ever blasts off for other stars in search of rocky planets like ours, he may find lots of strange new worlds whose innards actually bear no resemblance to Earth’s.Continue Reading
In the other states, only a select group of adults are currently eligible. Adults in California and Colorado can receive a COVID-19 booster shot if it has been at least six months since their second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, according to the states’ public health departments. ThisContinue Reading
He had a less than 1% chance of survival. A baby born at 21 weeks gestation in Alabama last year is the most premature baby in the world to survive, according to Guinness World Records. Curtis Means and his twin sister, C’Asya Means, were born on July 5, 2020, atContinue Reading
Unless you’re prepping for a colonoscopy, probably not. Cleaning out the colon is sometimes necessary — for example, before a medical procedure, such as a colonoscopy. But some people do it in the belief that the process will rid their colon of excess toxins that accumulate over time from theContinue Reading
The treasure consists of 131 gold coins and four golden objects. A metal detectorist in West Norfolk, England, has unearthed the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard ever discovered: a bounty of 131 coins and four golden objects. Most of the items were found over the course of six years by aContinue Reading
The king’s effigy was unprecedented in medieval England. An “unprecedented” metal tomb effigy of Edward the “Black Prince” was likely created by his son King Richard II as medieval propaganda to bolster his troubled reign, new research reveals. Edward of Woodstock, commonly known as the Black Prince, was born inContinue Reading
The gods were lovers, so it’s fitting their statues were close. According to Greek mythology, the deities Aphrodite and Dionysus had a grand love affair. So, perhaps it’s fitting that archaeologists found the ancient statuary heads of the goddess of love and the drunk reveler near each other during aContinue Reading