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We’re quicker to jump to conclusions when we’re stressed, study finds 

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Relax! People are quicker to jump to conclusions when they’re STRESSED – even if it’s based on weak evidence, study finds University College London scientists performed tests using a computerised task  People under stress reached undesirable conclusions based on weaker evidence So stress can make us more likely to conclude the worst scenario is true, they … Read more

Archaeology: Jawbone of huge canine from 1.8 MILLION years ago with human remains in Georgia

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Is this Europe’s first hunting dog? Jawbone of a huge canine dating back 1.8 MILLION years is discovered alongside human remains in Georgia The jawbone of a young adult Eurasian hunting dog was found in Dmanisi  Experts have dated the dog’s remains back to around 1.77–1.76 million years ago This predates the widespread dispersal of hunting … Read more

Russia successfully delivers its ‘Nauka’ laboratory upgrade module to the ISS

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The International Space Station (ISS) received a new module Thursday when Russia docked its 22-ton Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module at 9:29am ET – the first time in a decade that a new part has been sent to the floating space lab. Nauka, which means ‘science’ in Russian’ launched on July 21 atop a Russian Proton rocket. … Read more

Amazingly preserved Visigoth coffin with human remains found buried under Roman villa in Spain

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Researchers in southeast Spain have uncovered an incredibly well-preserved Visigoth coffin at the site of a former Roman villa. The stone sarcophagus is about six feet, seven inches, long with a swirling geometric decoration along its slanted lid interlaced with intricate ivy leaves designs. It’s estimated the coffin dates from the 6th century AD, when … Read more

Scientists observe light coming from behind a black hole for the first time

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A team of astronomers at Stanford University has detected light coming from behind a black hole in a first ever observation that proves famed theoretical physicist Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity.  The study, published Wednesday in Nature, analyzed X-ray ‘echoes’ surrounding a black hole, some 100 million light-years from Earth, which were a result of the … Read more

Two-legged robot called Cassie makes history by completing 5K run in 53 minutes

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Cassie has made history as the first bipedal robot to complete a five-kilometer (5K) run, having done so in just over 53 minutes. Developed by Oregon State University, the two-legged machine with knees that bend like those of an ostrich, taught itself how to run through a deep reinforcement learning algorithm. Yesh Godse, an undergraduate … Read more

Fossils: Sponges in 890 MILLION year old reefs in Canada may be Earth’s earliest-known animal

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Earth’s earliest-known animals may have been found, in the form of sponges that lived 890 million years ago in what is today Canada‘s northwest, a study reported.  Palaeontologist Elizabeth Turner of the Laurentian University in Sudbury, Canada, found sponge like-structures in the fabric of rocks from the fossilised Little Dal reefs. The tiny, tube-like structures resemble … Read more