Iconic Platinum Watch Owned by China's Last Emperor Sells for $6.2 Million
In a stunning auction, a platinum watch once owned by Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the last emperor of China, sold for an impressive $6.2 million, exceeding the estimated $3 million. The timepiece, one of only eight made by Patek Philippe, was given by Puyi to his Russian interpreter as a farewell gift. After passing through generations, it was eventually sold to an anonymous buyer.
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Yellowstone National Park officials confirmed today that a newborn bison was euthanized following an incident where a visitor intentionally touched the animal. The unfortunate event occurred in Wyoming, prompting an investigation by park authorities.
Read full storyHistoric Titanic Scan Reveals Astounding Details of the Famous Shipwreck
The Titanic, the world's most renowned shipwreck, has been unveiled in unprecedented detail through a groundbreaking digital scan. Using cutting-edge deep-sea mapping technology by Magellan, submersibles meticulously scanned the corroded wreck, resulting in an exact "digital twin" that sheds new light on the ship's final moments.
Read full storyYellowstone's Hidden Melodies: Seismic Activity Becomes Source of Musical Inspiration
Yellowstone National Park's seismic activity has sparked a remarkable musical partnership that is captivating audiences worldwide. Scientist and composer Domenico Vicinanza, joined by flutist and musicologist Alyssa Schwartz, have joined forces to transform the park's seismic readings into enchanting melodies.
Read full storyArchaeologists Stumble Upon 2000-Year-Old Stone Receipt from Ancient Jerusalem
In a recent excavation at Jerusalem Walls National Park, an extraordinary discovery was made: a 2,000-year-old receipt written in Hebrew on a stone tablet. As reported by the Israel Antiquities Authority, the inscription reveals the identity of an individual named "Shimon."
Read full storyLargest Cosmic Explosion Spotted, Surpasses Any Supernova To Date
Astronomers from the University of Southampton have discovered the largest cosmic explosion ever observed—AT2021lwx. This explosion outshines any known supernova or tidal disruption event, fascinating the scientific community with its unprecedented size and duration.
Read full storyUnusual Burial of 400-Year-Old Teenage Boy Baffles Maryland Archaeologists
Archaeologists in Maryland discovered the skeleton of a teenage boy, believed to be an early colonist who journeyed to the New World around 400 years ago. The remains were found at the Historic St. Mary's City archaeological site, where the first capital of Maryland once stood.
Read full storyCulprit Who Destroyed New York's First Dinosaur Museum Identified
In May 1871, a gang of thugs armed with sledgehammers destroyed partially built life-size models of dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures meant for a new museum in Central Park, New York.
Read full storyLost Bacteria Found in Dental Plaque of Ancient Humans
Archaeologists have reconstructed the genetic material of bacteria living in the mouth of a woman who died around 19,000 years ago in northern Spain. The woman's ochre-dyed bones were discovered in a cave in 2010 and she became known as the Red Lady. The reconstruction of bacteria from dental calculus, or rock-hard plaque, found on her teeth has provided insights into the microbial world of ancient humans.
Read full storyScientists Discover Hammerhead Sharks Can “Hold Their Breath” to Stay Warm
A new study has revealed that scalloped hammerhead sharks have a unique way of keeping warm while swimming in cold, deep waters. They close their gills and hold their breath. According to the research, this behavior has never been recorded in other fish species. Hammerheads are cold-blooded, meaning their body temperature is regulated by their environment. Their gills are major points of body heat loss; if they get too cold, they become sluggish and unable to swim.
Read full storyEarly Humans in the Americas Came from China and Japan, Genetic Study Reveals
New genetic research has revealed that some of the earliest humans to arrive in the Americas were from ancient China and Japan. Scientists from the Kunming Institute of Zoology conducted the study and found people from northern coastal China made two distinct migrations to the Americas during and after the last ice age.
Read full story3000-Year-Old Bone Thought to Be from a Bear Belonged to Ancient Native American Woman
Scientists have made a remarkable discovery about a find from Lawyer’s Cave on the Alaskan mainland, east of Wrangell Island in the Alexander Archipelago. A bone fragment measuring 1.2 inches long, unearthed in the 1990s and thought to belong to a bear, has been found to belong to a prehistoric Native American woman who lived around 3,000 years ago.
Read full story7000 Year Old Road Found Submerged under the Sea
Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery off the coast of the island of Korcula in Croatia. The University of Zadar recently announced that a 7,000-year-old road had been found underwater at the submerged Neolithic site of Soline.
Read full storyA Blinking Fish Reveals How Our Ancestors Evolved from Water to Land
Mudskippers, a type of fish that can spend time on land, are shedding light on how and why blinking evolved in our ancestors during the transition to life on land. Researchers from Penn State and Seton Hill University found that mudskippers have developed a blinking behavior that serves the same purposes as human blinking. Their study suggests that blinking could be one trait that evolved to enable the transition to life on land in tetrapods (four-legged creatures) around 375 million years ago.
Read full storyWho Dumped 500 Pounds of Pasta in New Jersey Woods?
Residents in Old Bridge, New Jersey, have solved the mystery of the hundreds of pounds of uncooked pasta found in a wooded area in late April. A local resident noticed the spaghetti-like mounds and contacted Nina Jochnowitz, who snapped photos and posted them on social media, drawing attention to the issue of a lack of local garbage pickup service.
Read full storyArchaeologists Discover Underwater Hospital and Cemetery
Archeologists at Dry Tortugas National Park have made a historic discovery. They found remains of a 19th-century quarantine hospital and cemetery on a submerged island. The National Park Service made the announcement in a news release stating that records indicate dozens of people, mostly U.S. soldiers stationed at Fort Jefferson, may have been buried there.
Read full storyMale Woolly Mammoths Had Testosterone Fueled Outbursts, New Study Finds
Male Asian and African elephants experience a yearly phenomenon called musth. This is a period when their reproductive hormones, including testosterone, increase significantly, causing them to become more aggressive and unpredictable. Researchers have long been curious about whether their extinct relative, the woolly mammoth, also went through musth.
Read full storyOldest Dated Human Remains from Puerto Rico Discovered in Common Burial Site
New research has shed light on the burial practices of Puerto Rico’s earliest inhabitants. A study published in the open-access journal PloS One by William J. Pestle of the University of Miami, Florida, and his colleagues suggest that these ancient communities may have used common burial sites and mortuary practices across many centuries.
Read full storyDenver Art Museum Returns Donations by Donor Involved in Art Theft
The Denver Art Museum has returned a $125,000 donation from a former trustee and volunteer, Emma C. Bunker after it was revealed she aided an international art looting scandal. The museum also removed her name, which had been etched on a gallery wall, and is returning her nine artworks.
Read full storyDelaware Historian Discovers Buddha Statue in Ancient Egyptian Port City
Researchers have discovered a two-foot-tall Buddha statue made from Mediterranean marble in Berenike, an ancient Egyptian port city. The artifact is the first Buddha ever found west of Afghanistan, providing new evidence of trade between ancient Rome and India. The researchers believe that the statue was made in Alexandria around the second century C.E. and has a halo around its head covered with rays of the sun, which indicates its radiant mind.
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