Tiahuanaco
Sacred Centre Today there is little doubt that Tiahuanaco (also called Tiwanaku).was a major ceremonial centre and focal point of a culture that spread...
8 Examples of Evolution in Action
Evolution is one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time. Armed with the knowledge of the interconnectedness of all life on earth, biologists...
What Is Darwin’s Dilemma?
“Darwin’s dilemma” refers to Charles Darwin’s bafflement that the fossil record contradicted what his theory evolution predicted. In his classic book On the Origin...
Ancient rock art’s colours come from microbes
A particular type of ancient rock art in Western Australia maintains its vivid colours because it is alive, researchers have found.
While some rock art...
Tornado Facts
Perhaps it’s the spinning motion of tornadoes that captures our attention. The fact that they spin is the most basic of tornado facts. Tornadoes...
Astrology
Astrology can be understood as a philosophy that helps to explain life, rather than a type of mysticism that can be used as a...
This May Be Life’s ‘Missing Ingredient’
Billions of years ago, molecules on a lifeless and tumultuous Earth mixed, forming the first life-forms. Eons later, a larger, smarter form of life...
Antikythera Mechanism
In 1901 divers working off the isle of Antikythera found the remains of a clocklike mechanism 2,000 years old. The mechanism now appears to...
Rare Flying Reptile with Mouthful of Fangs Trolled Jurassic Skies
Flying reptiles, including the newly discovered Klobiodon rochei, have been put together from fragments found in fossil-rich Stonesfield, in Oxfordshire.
As if a spear-like beak...