Sciences et AvenirSA AdvancesOldest known silkworm cocoons found in Uzbekistan — Show the summaryThree Bombyx mori cocoons dating to the 2nd millennium BC, found in Uzbekistan, push back the known Silk Road by 2,000 years.
Smithsonian Magazine WorldUNESCO adds 25 new sites to World Heritage list, including a Louisiana swamp — Show the summaryUNESCO has added 25 new sites to its World Heritage list, including a US swamp and the Normandy landing beaches.
Storica National GeographicSNG AdvancesThe archaeological objects still without a shared explanation — Show the summaryA historical survey of so-called oopart, artefacts that challenge accepted chronologies of human history.
Le Monde CultureReview: the new Spider-Man film gives us a more fragile hero with no safety net — Show the summaryDarker in tone than its predecessors, the new Spider-Man film sees the hero confront vulnerability without the help of those close to him.
Quotidiano ArteQA CultureUnesco recognises Italy’s condominium theatres as cultural heritage — Show the summaryUnesco adds the Italian system of condominium theatres to its intangible cultural heritage list.
Focus AdvancesMIT study indicates language is not necessary for logical reasoning — Show the summaryMIT research shows that people with impaired language retain the ability to make logical inferences.
Smithsonian Magazine CultureChagall etching held by French customs for 20 years to go on public display — Show the summaryThe work, seized two decades ago at a French border crossing, will finally be shown to the public following its release.
Atlas Obscura CulturePerth museum gathers over 100 historic games consoles — Show the summaryThe Nostalgia Box in West Perth displays more than 100 consoles from the 1970s to the early 2000s, with a playable interactive section.
Scientific American AdvancesTime travel according to Einstein’s relativity — Show the summaryAn explainer on physical theories of time travel, with no new experimental result.
Scientific American AdvancesHow mental fatigue alters cost-benefit decisions — Show the summaryA neuroscience study shows how the brain weighs effort against reward when mentally tired.
Rivista Studio CultureHundreds of unseen Yohji Yamamoto drawings found in Tokyo: a book to follow — Show the summaryA box of drawings signed by Yohji Yamamoto was found in a Tokyo warehouse in May 2024.
Smithsonian Magazine CultureLost portrait of an Indian noblewoman by Katherine Read rediscovered — Show the summaryArt historians have identified a painting attributed to Scottish painter Katherine Read, a portrait of a member of the 18th-century Indian elite.
M3 MotorcubeMM CultureLamborghini Miura SV marks 55 years since its debut — Show the summaryThe first Miura Super Veloce, unveiled in 1971, marks its 55th anniversary as an icon of automotive design.
NautilusN AdvancesNew radar images reveal hummingbird-shaped ice formations in Antarctica — Show the summaryAdvanced radar techniques have revealed underground formations in Antarctic ice, including a hummingbird-shaped pattern.
NautilusN AdvancesA mycologist explains why amoebae are more sophisticated than we think — Show the summaryAn interview with Nicholas Money, author of 'A is for Amoeba', on the behavioural complexity of amoebae.
Smithsonian Magazine AdvancesArchaeologists reassemble a rare ceiling fresco at Pompeii — Show the summaryA Pompeian fresco in a banquet hall depicting Dionysus and Ariadne has been reconstructed fragment by fragment.
Le Monde CultureThe forgotten story of the Breton castle where Ubisoft was born — Show the summaryIn 1988 Ubisoft housed its young developers in a castle in Morbihan, amid computers and unlimited beer.
Phys.org AdvancesThree new Assyrian kings identified, revising the Assyrian King List — Show the summaryA study in the Journal of Cuneiform Studies identifies three Assyrian rulers missing from the traditional chronology.
Focus AdvancesA 1611 painting anticipated an animal behaviour confirmed only in 2025 — Show the summaryA 2025 study confirmed that noctule bats hunt birds in flight, a behaviour already depicted in a 1611 painting.
Science AdvancesA gene may help Caribbean lizards withstand hurricane winds — Show the summaryA study of Caribbean anole populations identifies a possible genetic basis for resistance to hurricane winds.
Phys.org AdvancesDNA reveals an unknown population that lived in the Himalayas 1,500 years ago — Show the summaryGenetic studies in Ladakh show individuals with a 50-50 mix of South Asian and Tibetan ancestry who lived 1,500 years ago.
Le Scienze AdvancesApparently ancient stars reveal a mass that redefines their age — Show the summaryMass analysis of certain stars suggests their real age is much younger than it appears.
WBURWB AdvancesMassachusetts approves three-year degrees at public universities — Show the summaryThe Massachusetts Department of Higher Education has approved bachelor’s degrees completed in three years rather than four.
Il Post WorldBrazil bans production and import of foie gras — Show the summaryBrazil becomes the latest country to ban foie gras over the cruel force-feeding of ducks and geese used to fatten them.
