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A mysterious sticky substance found in ancient bronze jars in southern Italy has finally been identified as honey, solving a 70-year-old archaeological puzzle. The discovery, detailed in a study published by the Journal of the American Chemical Society, sheds new light on the ritual and everyday uses of honey in classical antiquity. The residue was originally excavated in 1954 from …

The Goo Goo Dolls dropped their new EP, Summer Anthem, on Friday, Aug. 22. Travis Shinn hide caption toggle caption Travis Shinn If you’re a fan of the band the Goo Goo Dolls, a couple song titles on their latest EP, Summer Anthem, dropping Aug. 22, might worry you. Tracks with names such as “Nothing Lasts Forever” and “Not Goodbye …

Researchers have discovered the cause of a mysterious marine epidemic that has turned billions of sea stars into goo along the West Coast — and it’s not what they expected. Sea star wasting disease has been killing sea stars since 2013, causing catastrophic damage to ecosystems and driving the largest sea star species to the brink of extinction. Researchers thought …

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Sticky goo found in jars from an ancient archaeological site was found to be honey. | Credit: Luciana da Costa Carvalho Globs of sticky goo discovered in the bottom of 2,500-year-old bronze jars from southern Italy have been chemically identified, settling a 70-year …

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: While performing routine maintenance on the Large Lake Observatory’s R/V Blue Heron, a marine superintendent found a mysterious goo. Microbial biologists at the University of Minnesota Duluth found that the goo was a new species of archaea that thrived in the semi-warm and anaerobic environment of the ship’s rudder housing. The …