Why Do Crabs and Lobsters Turn Red When You Cook Them?
While they might be bright red when they hit your dinner plate, crabs and lobsters are usually brown, olive-green or gray when alive and in the wild (at least in the mid-Atlantic U.S.; crustaceans farther south come in a variety of vibrant colors). The dramatic color change during cooking has to do with the way [...]
Neanderthal "make-up" discovered
The first convincing evidence for neanderthal “body paint” has been discovered dating back some 50,000 years. Shells containing pigment residues belie…
Neanderthals were makeup artists
Scientists from the U.K., on an archaeological dig in the Murcia province of southern Spain, have made a discovery that seems to suggest that Neanderthals wore makeup.
The team report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that shells containing pigment residues were Neanderthal make-up containers.
The team says its find buries “the view [...]
Italian Scientist Reproduces Shroud of Turin
It has been one of the 20th century’s most intriguing artifacts, a shroud measuring 14 feet, 4 inches by 3 feet, 7 inches, with what appears to be an imprint of Jesus Christ. The so called Shroud of Turin shows an image of the front and back of a man with long hair, with arms [...]
