Margherita Bassi, Author at Gizmodo

Bronze Age Britons Threw Massive Ragers With Food and Friends From Far Away

Researchers investigated giant prehistoric trash piles to reveal where animal remains came from.

This Bizarre Fish Has 8 Rows of Forehead Teeth It Uses During Sex

Researchers studied the male spotted ratfish's tooth-covered forehead appendage, which flares out to ward off rivals and grip onto females.

Biology Margherita Bassi

New Bacteria Discovered in Flies Could Sicken Humans

New research highlights a recently discovered bacterial species related to two disease-causing organisms in Peru.

Health Margherita Bassi

Something Crucial Didn’t Happen in the Gulf of Panama This Year

A new study suggests changes in wind patterns may have caused a striking ecological failure in Central America.

Earth Science Margherita Bassi

Prehistoric Skull Found Fused to Cave Wall May Have Belonged to Mysterious Ancient Hominid

Scientists suggest it may be the remains of a prehistoric hominin that walked alongside Neanderthals hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Human History Margherita Bassi

Venice’s Iconic Winged Lion Statue Has a Mysterious Origin Story

Researchers analyzed the City of Bridges' most famous icon and compared it to statues from China's Tang Dynasty.

Human History Margherita Bassi

1,000-Year-Old Viking Object Reveals How They Likely Styled Their Hair

It seems like braided bears were all the rage at the end of the first millennium.

Human History Margherita Bassi

Something Huge and Brown Is Taking Over the Atlantic Ocean

Unsurprisingly, human activity is involved in a widespread ecological change.

Earth Science Margherita Bassi

Motion Sickness Sufferers, Rejoice: Scientists Say This Might Actually Help

Researchers used a simulator to induce dozens of brave participants with motion sickness and study their brain activity.

Health Margherita Bassi

Researchers Discover Another Place Where People Live Freakishly Long

Blue Zone lifestyles are linked to longer-than-average lifespans in places like Italy and Japan, but newly described longevity hotspots in Finland are presenting a different story.

Health Margherita Bassi

Today, College Kids Get Ridiculously Drunk. In Medieval England, They Got Ridiculously Murderous

Researchers have compiled "murder maps" of London, Oxford, and York to investigate the spread of medieval violence.

Human History Margherita Bassi

New Fossils Reveal Ankylosaur With Armor Unlike Any Other Animal, Living or Dead

Spicomellus clearly didn't need sharp teeth to make an impression.

Biology Margherita Bassi

The Top Diseases We Choose to Stay Ignorant About, According to Scientists

Roughly one in three people avoid medical information. New research exploring why suggests the reasons are more complicated than they appear.

Health Margherita Bassi

Scientists Uncover Unexpected Connection Between Covid and the Common Cold

If you've recently caught a cold, you might be less likely to get covid right after.

Health Margherita Bassi

Huge Parts of the North Sea Seabed Are Upside Down, New Study Reveals

We're starting to stash our planet-warming carbon emissions beneath the seafloor, but we might have to take these strange mounds of underground sand into account.

Earth Science Margherita Bassi

Stone Age People Brutalized Their Prisoners of War, New Evidence Suggests

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a particularly gruesome war celebration dating back some 6,000 years.

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White Noise Makes Beer Brew Faster, Scientists Claim

Researchers found a surprising way to brew beer up to 30 hours faster than normal.

Physics & Chemistry Margherita Bassi

Why Pooping on Planes Might Actually Be a Good Thing

Having to do a number 2 in an airplane is no fun, but scientists who monitor diseases say it could eventually save lives.

Health Margherita Bassi

California’s Next ‘Big One’ Might Not Follow the Script

Myanmar's Sagaing Fault ruptured more than 124 miles (200 km) farther than seismologists had predicted. California should take notice.

Earth Science Margherita Bassi

These Chunks of Ice Move All By Themselves, Thanks to a Cool Engineering Trick

The future of energy generation might be in rotating, self-propelled hunks of ice.

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Bronze Age Britons Threw Massive Ragers With Food and Friends From Far Away

This Bizarre Fish Has 8 Rows of Forehead Teeth It Uses During Sex

New Bacteria Discovered in Flies Could Sicken Humans

Something Crucial Didn’t Happen in the Gulf of Panama This Year

Prehistoric Skull Found Fused to Cave Wall May Have Belonged to Mysterious Ancient Hominid

Venice’s Iconic Winged Lion Statue Has a Mysterious Origin Story

1,000-Year-Old Viking Object Reveals How They Likely Styled Their Hair

Something Huge and Brown Is Taking Over the Atlantic Ocean

Motion Sickness Sufferers, Rejoice: Scientists Say This Might Actually Help

Researchers Discover Another Place Where People Live Freakishly Long

Today, College Kids Get Ridiculously Drunk. In Medieval England, They Got Ridiculously Murderous

New Fossils Reveal Ankylosaur With Armor Unlike Any Other Animal, Living or Dead

The Top Diseases We Choose to Stay Ignorant About, According to Scientists

Scientists Uncover Unexpected Connection Between Covid and the Common Cold

Huge Parts of the North Sea Seabed Are Upside Down, New Study Reveals

Stone Age People Brutalized Their Prisoners of War, New Evidence Suggests

White Noise Makes Beer Brew Faster, Scientists Claim

Why Pooping on Planes Might Actually Be a Good Thing

California’s Next ‘Big One’ Might Not Follow the Script

These Chunks of Ice Move All By Themselves, Thanks to a Cool Engineering Trick

A QR Code Too Small to See Hints at a New, Non-Annoying Use for the Format

Andy Weir Apologizes After ‘Star Trek’ Comment Backlash

Scientists Discover Hidden Behavior in Water That Helps Explain Why Ice Floats

The ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale Paved the Way for a Wildly Sci-Fi Season 3

A $1 Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Lands at Mint Mobile With Unlimited Data at 50% Off in a Clearance Push

Your Wimpy Workouts Aren’t Cutting It, Scientists Say

Anker Prime Power Bank Drops to an All-Time Low (200W, 20,100mAh, 3-Port) as Amazon Clears Out Remaining Spring Sale Stock

Students Are Now Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Exams

Roborock F25 GT Cordless Vacuum and Mop Hits Its Lowest Price in Spring Sale, 20,000Pa Cleaning Power Without the Premium Price Tag

New Details Add a Bizarre Twist to NASA’s First ISS Medical Evacuation

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets