Cannonballs Likely Used by Vlad the Impaler Found in Bulgarian Fortress
Archaeologists are claiming to have uncovered stone cannonballs used during Vlad III Dracula’s assault on the historic Zishtova Fortress.
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Archaeologists are claiming to have uncovered stone cannonballs used during Vlad III Dracula’s assault on the historic Zishtova Fortress.
Robert Macfarlane's Underland goes where sunlight can’t—into the interior of the planet —to excavate our relationships with darkness and the unknown.
Researchers have determined that an asteroid between 1 and 2 kilometres wide smashed into Scotland’s Minch Basin around 1.2 billion years ago.
New research shows that this sticky substance could make for an excellent medical glue.
New results from the world’s largest particle accelerator shed light on the structure of the exotic particle.
Clearly, tiny bee brains pack a powerful punch.
The IAU is the ruling body for such matters, and it’s launching the new campaign to commemorate its 100th anniversary.
The private ISS flights will start as early as 2020, with missions lasting up to 30 days.
New research helps explain one of the dragonfish’s translucent and upsettingly gigantic teeth.
It’s a technology demonstration for a clock that might be used for future space exploration, both to navigate and to make gravitational measurements.
This specially developed material mimics lightweight styrofoam, but is strong enough to stop a bullet.
The observation could help scientists better understand how the universe’s large-scale structure came to be.
While the obstruction was initially thought to have been caused by a large rock, scientists now believe it could be caused by the soil itself.
Ecosystems work in mysterious ways.
Of course, "cool" is relative, as its temperature is around 10,000 degrees Celsius.
The sun doesn't even come close.
