Read more about the article Girl, 8, Believed To Be Youngest Ever Person To Discover An Asteroid
Nicole Oliviera, an 8-year-old who joined a NASA-affiliated program searching for asteroids and became the world's youngest astronomer from Fortaleza, Brazil. (@nicolinha2012/Newsflash)
Science

Girl, 8, Believed To Be Youngest Ever Person To Discover An Asteroid

This eight-year-old astronomy enthusiast may be the youngest ever person to have discovered an asteroid. Despite her tender age, Star Wars fan Nicole Oliveira of north-eastern Brazil studies and catalogues asteroids as part of a project named Asteroid Hunters. The project is managed by the NASA-affiliated citizen science programme International…

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October 7, 2021
Read more about the article Palaeontologists Discover 93-Million-Year-Old Winged Shark
Reconstruction of the newly discovered fossil shark Aquilolamna milarcae found in the municipality of Vallecillo in Mexico with its noticeably enlarged pectoral fins. (Oscar Sanisidro/Newsflash)
Animals

Palaeontologists Discover 93-Million-Year-Old Winged Shark

A prehistoric shark with wing-like fins for whizzing through the oceans has been discovered by a team of European and Mexican palaeontologists. The 93-million-year-old eagle shark from the Cretaceous period was found in northeast Mexico and is believed to have feasted on plankton. According to Roman Vullo, a palaeontologist at…

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March 31, 2021
Read more about the article Newly-Discovered Weevil Named After Human Rights Activist
The 2.5-millimeter large weevil "Seticotasteromimus brunomanseri", named in honor of the Basel environmental and human rights activist, Bruno Manser. (Natural History Museum Basel/Newsflash)
Science

Newly-Discovered Weevil Named After Human Rights Activist

A newly-discovered weevil named after a Swiss human rights activist who disappeared in 2000 has been found to have the ability to cross large distances to look for new habitats. Entomologists from the Museum of Natural History Basel in Switzerland have studied the previously unknown origin of a small beetle…

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March 25, 2021
Read more about the article New Killer Vampire Parasite Compared To Alien After Eating Host From The Inside And Even Having S3x Inside
Cukurova University Faculty of Fisheries discovered twenty-four fish lice parasite species in Turkish territorial waters. (Newsflash)
Animals

New Killer Vampire Parasite Compared To Alien After Eating Host From The Inside And Even Having S3x Inside

This picture shows the shocking image of a newly discovered type of vampire parasite erupting from a fish's body in a real-life imitation of the film "alien". The shocking looking parasite is one of 24 new species of the killer parasite Cymothoa exigua discovered in Turkey that, like the alien…

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March 2, 2021
Read more about the article Archeologist Find Unusual Mummies From The Greco Roman Period In Egypt
Mummies discovered in Ancient burial chambers uncovered in Alexandrian temple, Egypt. (The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Newsflash)
Archaeology

Archeologist Find Unusual Mummies From The Greco Roman Period In Egypt

Unusual mummies with golden “tongues” have been found by archaeologists in ancient rock-cut tombs. The 16 burial chambers dating back to the Greco-Roman period and containing a number of mummies were discovered in western Alexandria, in Egypt. While inspecting the artefacts, the archaeologists found golden tongue-shaped amulets in the mouth…

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February 22, 2021