A Little Bit of Everything

The Mystery of the Seventh Continent: scientists have discovered the sunken continent of Zealandia in the Pacific Ocean, 95 percent of which is hidden under water. The size of the land mass is comparable to Australia, and researchers have begun to actively study it.

Fossils of Jurassic forests have been found on the ocean floor, confirming the existence of land in the past. Significant tectonic changes are not expected in the near future, but in tens of millions of years, with global cooling, Zealandia may rise above the water again.

Ancient whales walked beyond the edge of the sea. Remains of an ancient ancestor of whales that could live both in water and on land have been found in Egypt. This protocetid whale lived about thirty-five million years ago.

Paleontologists from the University of Michigan say that unlike modern whales, their distant ancestors were just exploring the ocean. The remains belong to Aegicetus gehennae, first discovered in 2007 in Egypt, in the so-called Valley of the Whales.

Researchers from the University of Warwick have found that chimpanzees can sense rhythm and move in sync. According to scientists, the behavior of these primates can help us consider conditions that may have led to the emergence of dance as a rich form of human self-expression.

In a necropolis near Luxor, archaeologists discovered well-preserved sarcophagi several thousand years old. The find was immediately recognized as incredibly valuable.

Scientists from the Interstellar Research Initiative have proposed sending a team of colonists to the nearest potentially habitable exoplanet in another star system. The task, experts believe, is theoretically feasible, but requires preparation and faces enormous medical, technical, and environmental unknowns.