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Mysterious Origins of Britain's 4,000-Year-Old 'Devils’ Arrows' Stone Monument Have Finally Been Solved
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (637+ words) A Curtin University-led research team has successfully identified the mysterious origin of several 4,000-year-old 25-ton stones, which ancient architects used to construct Britain’s iconic Devil’s Arrows, as Birmingham Rocks in North Yorkshire, over 11 miles (18 kilometers) from the monument’s location. The…...
Scientists Say the “Lizard Brain” Is a Myth, But the Truth About How Our Brains Evolved May Be Even Stranger
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (1390+ words) One of the most popular explanations of human behavior has been that somewhere beneath our rational mind lurks an ancient “lizard brain”—a primitive evolutionary holdover responsible for instinct, emotion, fear, and aggression. There is just one problem. Neuroscientists have…...
The Search for a "Second Earth," a Magnetic "Clock" in Ancient Pottery, and Alien Life Lurking in Venus's Clouds
1+ week, 5+ day ago (138+ words) The Debrief The Search for a “Second Earth,” a Magnetic “Clock” in Ancient Pottery, and Alien Life Lurking in Venus’s Clouds This week in stories we’re tracking here at The Debrief: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope was launched on Sunday,…...
Archaeologists Unearth 6,500-Year-Old ‘Sun and Moon’ Ritual Center That Predates Stonehenge by 1,000 Years
2+ week, 4+ day ago (716+ words) A University of West Bohemia (UWB)- led team of archaeologists has unearthed an ancient Czech ritual center linked to the movement of the Sun and Moon, predating Stonehenge by over 1,000 years. The UWB-led team behind the discovery said the site’s…...
Scientists Have a Plan to Detect Exotic Aliens, New Gamma Wave Glasses, and an Ancient Roman 'Megastructure' Resurfaces
3+ week, 5+ day ago (396+ words) The Debrief Scientists Have a Plan to Detect Exotic Aliens, New Gamma Wave Glasses, and an Ancient Roman ‘Megastructure’ Resurfaces This week in stories we’re covering at The Debrief: Scientists have a new plan that could help them detect alien…...
A Neanderthal Gene May Be Making Some Modern Humans Bigger and More Muscular
4+ week, 1+ day ago (510+ words) Some modern humans may owe their larger body size and greater muscle mass in part to a growth hormone receptor inherited from Neanderthals, according to new research. Scientists say the genetic variant was passed to our ancestors through interbreeding between…...