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For many people, the term “mummy” usually evokes the image of Egyptian stone co.
However, the history of mummies is much more complicated and spans cultures all over the world.
Such well-preserved ruins allowed scientists to reconstruct the faces of people who lived for centuries, including the Inca “Ice Maiden.”
Each mummy has its own story to tell, and this week researchers uncovered the truth behind a mysterious figure from a remote Austrian village.
The leakage of the church district of St. Thomas am Blasenstein presented an opportunity for scientists to delve into the secrets of the rare mummy. The body, dubbed “air-dried pastor” by locals in the village, belongs to an 18th century clergyman who served as a parish pastor, the research team decided.
The incredible condition of mummies, including unharmed skin and tissue, can be due to the presence of zinc chloride, wood chips, and embroidery fabrics found in the body. This is a technology that has never been described in the scientific literature, according to new research.
The pastor’s cause of death has long been shrouded in mystery due to the capsule-shaped object revealed by x-rays. However, new research has brought back the curtains about his ultimate cause of death and the true identity of the glass sphere.
Geoscientists discover magma caps under yellowstone
Geoscientists discovered a magma cap under Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone National Park is home to the world’s largest active volcanic system. See how unique features act like natural pressure release valves.
Astronomers have detected invisible molecular clouds that are surprisingly close to Earth. Space phenomena can provide a window to understand how stars and planets form.
According to researchers, the cloud, named EOS after Dawn’s Greek goddess, measures approximately 40 times the measurements, with its mass being 3,400 times the Sun.
They discovered EOS by searching for ultraviolet rays released by hydrogen in the cloud. It is made from a mass of gas and dust that causes the birth of a star to collapse.
Separately, signals traced with telescope data from 20 years ago were able to shed light on celestial objects that are likely connected to gold formations throughout the universe.
A new analysis of fossils could overturn what is known about the evolution of the two strangest creatures living today: Echidna and the antelope.
Both animals, known as monotrames, are the only mammals that lay eggs. Amphibious platyphoons spend a lot of time in the water, but Echidnas are often called thorny alitanes and are home on land.
A team of scientists now believes that the only known fossil of a monotonous relative named Kryoryctes cadburyi represents the common ancestors of both animals that lived more than 100 million years ago.
Some of the fossil characteristics suggest The monotony could have evolved to land living underwater. And we can explain the strange, backward-facing foot that Echidna has today.
When immunologist Jacob Granville came across a story about Tim Friede, a California man who had injected deadly snake venom hundreds of times and gained immunity to several neurotoxins, he wanted to analyze Friede’s blood.
Now, the pair and team of scientists share the latest research into antivenoms that can protect mice from toxins from 19 venomous snake species. Anti-vivenom is based on toxic blockers and antibodies, as well as antibodies from Friede’s blood samples. Researchers hope to one day carry out clinical trials in humans.
“But we are all very surprised that everyone is trying to do what Tim has done. Snake poison is dangerous,” said Glanville, CEO of Biotech Company Centivax.
The fresh, fiery imagery introduces the complexity of the sun more than ever before.
First taken by the new visible adjustable filters from the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, this image presents a highly detailed 3D view of the sun’s swaying activity. This instrument is located near the top of Maui’s Haleakora Volcanic Mountain.
Continent-sized solar spots appear to swirl near the center of the atmosphere inside the sun in close-up. This image was taken in December. It was filmed shortly after scientists announced that the sun was experiencing peak activity in an 11-year cycle. And it helps researchers gain new insights into the solar weather and how it affects our planet.
Take a closer look:
– Amazon has launched the first batch of Project Kuiper’s Internet Beam satellites. This is a plan to create a giant constellations that compete with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite.
– Archaeologists have discovered the true identities of two shipwrecks that have long been considered pirate ships in shallow waters off Cajita National Park on Costa Rica’s Southern Caribbean Coast.
– Perhaps the Toad House is more than just a fairy tale. Montana researchers could develop a framework for the structure of the root system that connects livelihoods from mycelium, self-repair building materials, or fungal networks, which could ultimately be used to build homes in the future.
And before you go, look for this weekend’s heavenly show. Here’s how to see the peaks of the ETA Aquariid Meteor Shower:
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