Your brain may be wired to regain lost weight
For decades, we’ve been told that weight loss is a matter of willpower: eat less, move more. But modern science has proven this isn’t actually the case. More on that…
Scientists just discovered a lost branch of Australia’s marsupials
A newly identified branch of the marsupial family tree is adding a surprising twist to the history of Australia’s most distinctive mammals. The finding suggests that their evolution was more…
DNA solves 250-year-old mystery of the Seychelles’ lost crocodiles
For more than 250 years, stories from early explorers described crocodiles as a common sight along the shores of the Seychelles. But after permanent settlers arrived in 1770, the island…
This 100 million-year-old snake had hind legs and a lost bone that changes evolution
A remarkably preserved fossil from Argentina is helping scientists sharpen the picture of how snakes evolved. The specimen belongs to Najash rionegrina, an ancient rear-limbed snake that lived nearly 100…
A “lost world” beneath the North Sea was once full of forests
New research led by the University of Warwick shows that forests were already growing across Doggerland, a now-submerged landmass beneath the North Sea, far earlier than scientists once believed. The…
Alfa Romeo Porsche Boxster Rival: Lost Sketches Revealed
A former Alfa Romeo designer revealed a shelved concept for a mid-engine sports car meant to rival the Porsche Boxster. The project aimed to position Alfa as a competitor to…
Fossilized bones are revealing secrets from a lost world
For the first time, researchers have successfully examined metabolism-related molecules preserved inside fossilized bones from animals that lived between 1.3 and 3 million years ago. These chemical traces offer rare…
5,500-year-old site in Jordan reveals a lost civilization’s secrets
How did early civilizations respond when their worlds fell apart? Archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen believe the 5,000-year-old site of Murayghat in Jordan may reveal some clues. Their extensive…
MIT finds traces of a lost world deep within planet Earth
Researchers from MIT and collaborating institutions have uncovered exceptionally rare traces of “proto Earth,” the ancient precursor to our planet that existed about 4.5 billion years ago. This primitive world…
12,000-year-old rock art found in Arabia reveals a lost civilization
Rock art panels at Jebel Arnaan. Credit: Maria Guagnin Recent research has revealed the crucial role of early human groups who settled in northern Arabia soon after the intensely dry…