A Bronze Age ship sailed the Persian Gulf 4,000 years after its design

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Texts on an ancient clay tablet have allowed experts to reconstruct a Bronze Age ship made of reeds and set it on its maiden voyage off the coast of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab … Read more

A Bronze Age ship sailed the Persian Gulf 4,000 years after its design

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Texts on an ancient clay tablet have allowed experts to reconstruct a Bronze Age ship made of reeds and set it on its maiden voyage off the coast of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab … Read more

Scientists are pushing a new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects could be conscious

Bees play by rolling wooden balls – apparently for fun. The cleaner wrasse appears to recognize its own face in an underwater mirror. Octopuses appear to respond to anesthetics and will avoid environments where they are likely to have experienced pain. All three of these discoveries have been made in the past five years – … Read more