Francis Dami

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In Spain, archaeologists have discovered a 2,200-year-old war elephant.
A 2,200-year-old elephant ankle bone has been discovered by archaeologists to be concrete proof of a Carthaginian war elephant.
By Francis Dami9 days ago in History
Birds around the world are stressed by human noise, but humans can assist.
Birds don't simply tolerate human cacophony. According to a recent investigation, the noises of construction, traffic, and other human activities are altering the behaviour, stress levels, and even reproductive success of birds.
By Francis Dami9 days ago in Petlife
Microplastic buildup in human brains, mostly in dementia patients, is shown by a disturbing study.
Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic that have been found in food, water, and the air. These microplastics can now cross the blood-brain barrier and gather in deep brain regions, according to a study done on 52 donated human brains.
By Francis Dami11 days ago in Lifehack
Most global maps make Greenland appear larger than it is in reality.
According to a global investigation, people's perceptions of major nations are systematically changed by the type of world map they view, making Greenland one of the most overstated locations on the planet.
By Francis Dami16 days ago in History
Scientists were surprised to learn that Mars has been losing water.
Mars may be losing water in ways that scientists had not completely thought about, according to a brief dust storm that occurred there.
By Francis Dami16 days ago in Futurism
Mummy CT scans provide fascinating insights on ancient Egyptian life.
The purpose of CT scanners is to diagnose the living by precisely mapping concealed tumours, obstructed arteries, and fractured bones. Restoring individual stories that have been silent for thousands of years is an unanticipated outcome of applying the same technology to the ancient past.
By Francis Dami16 days ago in History
Fossils of ancient lungfish show the evolutionary history of some of the earliest fish on Earth.
Scientists are learning more about one of the most significant periods in the history of life on Earth thanks to new hints from very old fish.
By Francis Dami16 days ago in History
'Go' is an ancient Chinese game that archaeologists have found stones from.
Over a thousand years ago, game pieces from the ancient Chinese board game "Go" were interred together. An examination of these "Go stones" reveals that they are made of expertly carved porcelain, smoke-blackened clay, or shell material.
By Francis Dami18 days ago in History
ESA's Solar Orbiter has made new measurements that illustrate the chaotic origins of solar flares.
There is no big bang at the start of a solar flare. They begin modestly. In actuality, the early warning indicators were hardly noticeable to scientists until recently.
By Francis Dami18 days ago in Futurism
The world's oldest hunting traps may consist of four massive stone constructions.
Four enormous stone funnel systems that archaeologists have discovered provide the most convincing proof of extensive prehistoric hunting traps in Europe to date.
By Francis Dami18 days ago in History
A breakthrough in optics enables quantum computers to read data more quickly.
A novel method for simultaneously capturing light from numerous individual atoms has been developed by researchers, enabling the reading of their quantum information in tandem rather than one at a time.
By Francis Dami18 days ago in Futurism
The reason behind the early 2020s methane increase
Although methane levels have been rising for some time, the early 2020s were particularly noteworthy. According to a recent study, levels surged abnormally quickly for a quite annoying reason. According to the research, the atmosphere's ability to remove methane temporarily deteriorated while nature was producing more of it.
By Francis Dami18 days ago in Futurism