Science

Archaeologists in Poland say they have discovered a skeleton with a brick stuck into the mouth — evidence that the subject was believed to be a vampire. Dated to the 16th-17th century, the grave was unearthed during excavations in the town of Kamien Pomorski, in northwestern Poland, the Kamienskie.info website reported.

Titanoboa, a nearly 50 feet long gigantic snake that weighed 1,124 kilograms is by far the biggest snake to live on the planet, Earth. The huge monster, which is 10 times the weight of an average anaconda, lived sixty million years ago in the muddy waters of Colombia. Titanoboa hunted for huge turtles, lungfish and even crocodiles, according to TOI …

It might seem strange that in an ancient world full of danger that humans did not evolve to be stronger and more muscular. But we evolved to be weedy so that there was more than enough energy for the brain, which is arguably man’s greatest weapon. A study has found that over the course of evolution, essential molecules have changed …

A population of zebras has just secured the number one spot as Africa’s longest terrestrial wildlife migration, hoofing it more than 300 miles (500 kilometers) round-trip between Namibia and Botswana. Researchers from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) in Namibia made the discovery using GPS collars attached to eight adult Plain zebra (Equus …

A group of south Florida fishermen caught a rare sawfish over the weekend near the Boynton Inlet. Dustin Richter said the fish was more than 10 feet long and weighed around 500 pounds. “I kinda got to the light and we saw the fish, realized it was a sawfish,” Richter told the station. “We were amazed, because it was 11 …

A dead fin whale that washed up about a mile north of the U.S.-Mexico Border near Border Field State Park this weekend is believed to be the same whale that was towed from the Point Loma shoreline last week. Experts with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) believe it is the same whale because of the whale’s measurements and …

According to the National Trust, the fen violet (Viola persicifolia) is known to exist at only three sites in the wild in the UK. One of these is Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, where it had not been seen since 2003 but was rediscovered during a botanical survey this week. Seeds of the plant can lie dormant in the ground for many …

Based on the mechanisms adopted by birds, bats, insects and snakes, scientists have developed solutions to some of the common problems that drones could be faced with when navigating through an urban environment and performing novel tasks for the benefit of society.

People have always been fascinated with and wondered about the existence of life beyond Earth. A team of astronomers believe that there is an alien life in the universe and with proper funding, it is possible to find it within a period of 20 years.

NASA unveiled its “global selfie” on Thursday, a mosaic of more than 36,000 pictures uploaded to social media showing people and places around the world in commemoration of Earth Day, the U.S. space agency said. NASA asked people on April 22, Earth Day, to upload pictures tagged with g to social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The fight to keep zebra mussels out of Lake Winnipeg begins today with the deployment of a rubber curtain designed to keep thousands of gallons of potash solution in Winnipeg Beach harbour.