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ZME Science https://www.zmescience.com/ Enriching Science Journalism Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:56:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-logo-zmescience-32x32.png ZME Science https://www.zmescience.com/ 32 32 Tiny Roman Bullets Carry the Name of the General Who Defeated Catalonia’s Mountain Rebels https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/tiny-roman-bullets-carry-the-name-of-the-general-who-defeated-catalonias-mountain-rebels/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/tiny-roman-bullets-carry-the-name-of-the-general-who-defeated-catalonias-mountain-rebels/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:56:19 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=308937

Inscribed sling bullets may pinpoint Rome’s final fight against the Ceretani.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/tiny-roman-bullets-carry-the-name-of-the-general-who-defeated-catalonias-mountain-rebels/feed/ 0 Scientists Built a Laser That Can Charge Drones During Flight, Without Landing https://www.zmescience.com/research/technology/scientists-built-a-laser-that-can-charge-drones-during-flight-without-landing/ https://www.zmescience.com/research/technology/scientists-built-a-laser-that-can-charge-drones-during-flight-without-landing/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:37:18 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=308955 Small drone with green LED light flying indoors.

Small drone with green LED light flying indoors.

New receiver technology could help drones stay airborne far longer.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/research/technology/scientists-built-a-laser-that-can-charge-drones-during-flight-without-landing/feed/ 0 Your Personality Changes More Than You Think. It Evolves Almost as Much as Your Health and Income https://www.zmescience.com/science/psychology-science/your-personality-changes-more-than-you-think-it-evolves-almost-as-much-as-your-health-and-income/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/psychology-science/your-personality-changes-more-than-you-think-it-evolves-almost-as-much-as-your-health-and-income/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:56:27 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=308958

New research challenges the idea that adulthood fixes who we are.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/psychology-science/your-personality-changes-more-than-you-think-it-evolves-almost-as-much-as-your-health-and-income/feed/ 0 This 6,000-year-old Megalith in Spain Predates Stonehenge by Over a Thousand Years and It’s Still Standing —Here’s How It Was Made https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/megalith-older-than-stonehenge-spain-used-millennia-rep/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/megalith-older-than-stonehenge-spain-used-millennia-rep/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:20:35 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=270997 The Menga Dolmen from inside

This ancient structure remarkable lasted through the millennia.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/megalith-older-than-stonehenge-spain-used-millennia-rep/feed/ 0 Wild chimpanzees appear to consume alcohol routinely—and share it like human drinkers https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/chimpanzees-consume-alcohol-from-fruits/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/chimpanzees-consume-alcohol-from-fruits/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:54:48 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=281927 Three chimpanzees sharing a coconut in a lush rainforest environment for wildlife research and conservation.

Three chimpanzees sharing a coconut in a lush rainforest environment for wildlife research and conservation.

New footage suggests our primate cousins may have their own version of happy hour.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/chimpanzees-consume-alcohol-from-fruits/feed/ 0 Archaeologists Found a Roman Nail Cleaner Shaped Like a Penis Beside an English Motorway https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/roman-phallic-nail-cleaner-gloucestershire/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/roman-phallic-nail-cleaner-gloucestershire/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:35:07 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=308910

A rare grooming object reveals luck, hygiene and daily life in Roman Britain.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/roman-phallic-nail-cleaner-gloucestershire/feed/ 0 Monkeys Make Friends With Dogs, Deer and Pigs. They Might Even Keep Pets https://www.zmescience.com/science/monkeys-make-friends-with-dogs-deer-and-pigs-they-might-even-keep-pets/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/monkeys-make-friends-with-dogs-deer-and-pigs-they-might-even-keep-pets/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:40:49 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=308869

Primates play with, groom and sometimes provide care for other species. But why?]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/monkeys-make-friends-with-dogs-deer-and-pigs-they-might-even-keep-pets/feed/ 0 The ten best short novels you can read in an afternoon – chosen by experts https://www.zmescience.com/other/offbeat-other/the-ten-best-short-novels-you-can-read-in-an-afternoon-chosen-by-experts/ https://www.zmescience.com/other/offbeat-other/the-ten-best-short-novels-you-can-read-in-an-afternoon-chosen-by-experts/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:57:08 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=308929

A novel doesn’t need to be a hefty tome to change your life.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/other/offbeat-other/the-ten-best-short-novels-you-can-read-in-an-afternoon-chosen-by-experts/feed/ 0 Adorable Albino Porcupine Rescued in Maine After Dogs Chase Him Through the Woods https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/albino-porcupine-rescued-maine-mange/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/albino-porcupine-rescued-maine-mange/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:53:49 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=308880 Adorable hedgehog eating a piece of orange in a natural setting.

Adorable hedgehog eating a piece of orange in a natural setting.

The rare albino youngster is being treated for mange after a close call with dogs.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/albino-porcupine-rescued-maine-mange/feed/ 0 Up to 1% of Your DNA May Come From a Mysterious Human Lineage https://www.zmescience.com/science/anthropology/ghost-human-dna-modern-genomes/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/anthropology/ghost-human-dna-modern-genomes/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:04:34 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=308823

Scientists found ghost human DNA in every population they tested.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/anthropology/ghost-human-dna-modern-genomes/feed/ 0 Kīlauea Blasts Lava 500 Feet High in Stunning Eruption Under a Full Moon https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/kilauea-episode-52-lava-fountain/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/kilauea-episode-52-lava-fountain/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:18:34 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=308843 Nighttime volcanic eruption with glowing lava and dark sky.

Nighttime volcanic eruption with glowing lava and dark sky.

It poured 4.7 million cubic metres across Halemaʻumaʻu crater in just 7.4 hours.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/kilauea-episode-52-lava-fountain/feed/ 0 A SpaceX Rocket Is About to Punch a New Crater Into the Moon https://www.zmescience.com/space/dead-spacex-rocket-hits-moon/ https://www.zmescience.com/space/dead-spacex-rocket-hits-moon/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:00:08 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=308871

A dead rocket is about to hit the Moon.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/space/dead-spacex-rocket-hits-moon/feed/ 0 The Danube River Is So Low That Nazi Warships Are Emerging Again https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/danube-drought-reveals-nazi-warships/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/danube-drought-reveals-nazi-warships/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:57:56 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=308818 Sunken shipwreck on a barren, rocky landscape in black and white.

Sunken shipwreck on a barren, rocky landscape in black and white.

The retreating river is dragging Europe’s buried war back into daylight.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/danube-drought-reveals-nazi-warships/feed/ 0 Stupid Hot: Heat Waves Are Making Animals More Aggressive, Forgetful and Less Alert https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/stupid-hot-heat-waves-are-making-animals-more-aggressive-forgetful-and-less-alert/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/stupid-hot-heat-waves-are-making-animals-more-aggressive-forgetful-and-less-alert/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:44:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=308862

Heat waves can disrupt learning, vigilance and behavior across the animal kingdom]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/stupid-hot-heat-waves-are-making-animals-more-aggressive-forgetful-and-less-alert/feed/ 0 Six deadly historical fashion trends that put style above survival https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/history-and-humanities/history/deadly-fashion-trends-through-history/ https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/history-and-humanities/history/deadly-fashion-trends-through-history/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:33:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=308853

From arsenic gowns to burning skirts, the lethal history of fashion]]> https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/history-and-humanities/history/deadly-fashion-trends-through-history/feed/ 0 This study suggests zapping people’s brains could make them better at math https://www.zmescience.com/science/neurology-science/zapping-people-brains-math/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/neurology-science/zapping-people-brains-math/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:17:10 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=286485 Handwritten physics equations on a dark classroom chalkboard, illustrating advanced scientific concepts.

Handwritten physics equations on a dark classroom chalkboard, illustrating advanced scientific concepts.

You're not bad at math. You've just not been zapped enough.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/neurology-science/zapping-people-brains-math/feed/ 1 A Sea of Tiny Honeycomb Cracks on Mars Could Show How Water Hold Clues to Ancient Water https://www.zmescience.com/space/curiosity-cracks-honeycomb/ https://www.zmescience.com/space/curiosity-cracks-honeycomb/#respond Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:43:00 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=308780 Mars honeycomb field.

Curiosity stumbled onto something we've never seen before.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/space/curiosity-cracks-honeycomb/feed/ 0 Scientists finally find a way to recycle plastic indefinitely https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/study-recycles-plastic-on-and-on-rep/ https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/study-recycles-plastic-on-and-on-rep/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:21:08 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=223599 1. Two scientists examining a petri dish in a laboratory setting.

1. Two scientists examining a petri dish in a laboratory setting.

Researchers redesigned a hard plastic so it can be broken down and rebuilt.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/study-recycles-plastic-on-and-on-rep/feed/ 0 A Library Book Hidden in an Australian Fireplace Has Been Returned After 150 Years https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/a-library-book-hidden-in-an-australian-fireplace-has-been-returned-after-150-years/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/a-library-book-hidden-in-an-australian-fireplace-has-been-returned-after-150-years/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:07:12 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=308772 Old, worn leather-bound book with damaged edges on a black background.

Old, worn leather-bound book with damaged edges on a black background.

Bricked inside a fireplace, a lost book survived long after its borrower.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/a-library-book-hidden-in-an-australian-fireplace-has-been-returned-after-150-years/feed/ 0 China Now Uses 80% Artificial Sand. Here’s Why That’s A Bigger Deal Than It Sounds https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/most-artificial-sand-used-china-rep/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/most-artificial-sand-used-china-rep/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:01:37 +0000 https://www.zmescience.com/?p=267516 Grass and sand near a water body during sunset.

Grass and sand near a water body during sunset.

China's relationship with sand is simply dazzling.]]> https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/most-artificial-sand-used-china-rep/feed/ 0