Twenty-three million years ago, a giant carnivore larger than any modern-day lion or polar bear stalked sub-Saharan Africa, according to the fossils of a previously undiscovered species that spent decades in a museum drawer. Portions of the animal’s jaw, skull and skeleton, including enormous teeth, were discovered in a drawer at the National Museums of…… MORE
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After US terrorism designation, Instagram begins banning some Iranian generals
Instagram and its parent company, Facebook, began removing pages and accounts run by people associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps this week after the US government officially designated the IRGC a terrorist organization on Monday, Instagram confirmed to CNN. Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency reported earlier this week that Instagram accounts belonging to some…… MORE
Scientists have detected the earliest Big Bang molecule in space
When the universe formed during the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago, the chemical reactions of the aftermath formed the first molecules. Those first molecules were crucial in helping form everything we know, but they’re also absent. And although HeH+, the helium hydride ion, has been proposed for years as that first molecule, scientists couldn’t…… MORE
Four years ago, an art historian used lasers to digitally map Notre Dame Cathedral. His work could help save it
Although parts of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral now lie in ruins, people can still experience what most of its nooks and crannies looked like in remarkable detail — thanks to an American art historian. Andrew Tallon, a professor of art at Vassar College, used lasers to painstakingly scan the cathedral in 2015, giving us a…… MORE
Quasimodo cradling his beloved Notre Dame is how one artist drew her response to the cathedral fire
As Notre Dame Cathedral burned and the world’s grief mounted, one artist channeled her own emotion by imagining how the church’s most famous fictional denizen — its hunchbacked bell ringer — might have responded to the calamity. Quasimodo, the Disney cartoon version, embraces the iconic Paris landmark — complete with twin towers — in a…… MORE
Losing Notre Dame Cathedral feels personal to people all over the world
The world watched on Monday as a fire engulfed the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, causing the collapse of the cathedral’s iconic spire and the destruction of its roof structure, which dated back to the 13th century. Travelers from all over the world shared cherished memories of their visits to one of the most…… MORE
Parisians watched in tears and stunned silence as their beloved landmark burned
Thibaud Binétruy was walking home Monday when he saw smoke rising in the distance. Notre Dame Cathedral, the beloved landmark in the heart of Paris, was engulfed in flames. “It’s awful to see such a symbol disappearing in front of you. It’s been there for so many years and in a few minutes half of…… MORE
Why Notre Dame Cathedral is so important to Catholics worldwide
This week is Holy Week, when millions of Western Christians mark the death and resurrection of Jesus. Under normal circumstances, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris would have been preparing to display its holy relics to the faithful on Good Friday. But as fire engulfed the sacred site on Monday, Catholics across the world reacted in…… MORE
NASA’s TESS mission spots Earth-size exoplanet
NASA’s planet-hunting TESS mission has found its first Earth-size exoplanet in a star system only 53 light-years from Earth. Another exoplanet, a warm mini-Neptune, was found in the same system. “It’s so exciting that TESS, which launched just about a year ago, is already a game-changer in the planet-hunting business,” Johanna Teske, author of a…… MORE
A fire gutted parts of Notre Dame Cathedral and altered the Paris skyline
A catastrophic fire engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday, altering the city’s skyline and threatening a potent symbol of Catholicism at the start of Holy Week. The fire burned for several hours, destroying the 850-year-old cathedral’s iconic spire and roof before firefighters contained the blaze early Tuesday morning. A pair of bell towers…… MORE
