An international team of scientists used synchrotron radiation to image and analyze fossilized fish from the Tanis deposit in North Dakota. Some 66 million years ago, a catastrophic event wiped out three-quarters of all plant and animal species on Earth, most notably taking down the dinosaurs. The puzzle of why so many species perished while […]
Enlarge / The hull of Henry VIII’s favorite warship, the Mary Rose , and many thousands of recovered artifacts are housed in the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth, England. (credit: Johnny Black) Henry VIII’s favorite warship, the Mary Rose , sank in battle in 1545. The shipwreck was successfully raised in 1982, along with thousands […]
Expand / / Detail of a medical treatise in the Tebtunis Temple Library with key words indicated in red ink. (charge: The Papyrus Carlsberg Collection) An global group of scientists employed high-energy x-rays to examine 12 objects from ancient Egyptian papyri and discovered lead chemicals in both black and red inks utilized. Based on their recent […]