Polish Pompeii unearthed. A medieval town destroyed by the sea In the area of old Łeba archaeologists have unearthed Polish Pompeii – the remains of a medieval town completely devastated by a storm and then swallowed up by moving dunes. In the ruins, researchers found the remains of more than 70 people.
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One of the oldest biblical texts has been read When in 1970, StóThe researchers at Ein-Gedi were unanimous in claiming that they could not be read. This is because the monument was almost completely burned down. Zwój found in very poor condition. It was a charred lump of animal parchment. Development of the scroll róThe…
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New sarcophagus at Chernobyl Installation of a new shield to replace the concrete sarcophagus created after the 1986 accident has begun at the site of Reactor 4 at the former Chernobyl power plant. The new shield measures over 100 meters in height and weighs almost 40 thousand tons. It is the largest man-made land mobile…
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New BBC series Planet Earth II. This is a must see BBC broadcast on Sunday the first episode of the second season of the excellent documentary series Planet Earth II. The first part won the hearts of viewers around the world. It is expected that the second part will repeat this success. A video of…
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New map of the Milky Way The Gaia probe, whichóra has been working since about mid-2014, has mapped more than a billion stars (1142 million to be exactó(w) near us with unprecedented precision. There is a billion-pixel camera on board. The new map is about 20 times more accurate than the previous one, made during…
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Scientists have solved the mystery of non-corporea Sporrels are very small creatures, no more than 0.2 mm in size. They live almost anywhere, but are most likely to inhabit aquatic or humid environments. They are also called water bears. But they are best known for their ability to survive under almost any conditions.
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