Archaeologists from Iași unearthed Cucuteni-phase B structures dating back 6,000 years — alongside painful traces of the Second World War — at a single site in Iași County.
The Ursoaia site in Iași County contains Cucuteni-culture structures approximately 6,000 years old.
The same layers also hold remains linked to the Second World War.
The Iași Institute of Archaeology completed its field campaign in June 2026.
On July 4, 1054, astronomers in China, the Arab world and pre-Columbian America witnessed a stellar explosion visible to the naked eye in broad daylight.
On July 4, 1054, a supernova appeared near the star Zeta Tauri in the constellation Taurus.
The event was recorded by Chinese and Arab astronomers, and likely by pre-Columbian peoples.
Its remnant, the Crab Nebula, contains an active pulsar at its core.
The comet discovered in 2025 could be nearly three times older than the Solar System, potentially making it one of the most ancient cosmic structures ever observed up close.
3I/Atlas may be ~12 billion years old, nearly triple the age of the Solar System.
It is the third confirmed interstellar object observed passing through our cosmic neighbourhood.
Its chemical makeup could reveal conditions from the early Universe.
An international research team has digitally reconstructed the full skeleton of the vaquita porpoise, a species with fewer than ten individuals believed to remain alive.
First complete 3D reconstruction of the vaquita skeleton, produced by an international team.
The species has fewer than ten individuals left, threatened by illegal fishing in the Gulf of California.
The digital model allows anatomical study without touching the species' rare, fragile bones.
Geologists are investigating natural hydrogen deposits in two of Europe's major mountain ranges, potentially offering a cheaper alternative to synthetic production.
The Alps and Pyrenees show signs of natural, geology-derived hydrogen deposits.
Natural hydrogen bypasses the high costs of synthetic electrolysis-based production.
Hard-to-decarbonise sectors like steelmaking and shipping stand to gain most.