New cosmic-ray scan of the Great Pyramid of Giza could reveal hidden burial chamber

New cosmic-ray scan of the Great Pyramid of Giza could reveal hidden burial chamber | Chernobyl plant loses electricity again | Melting glaciers reveal 1,700-year-old weapons used by reindeer hunters Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( March 14, 2022 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [New cosmic-ray scan of the Great Pyramid of Giza could reveal hidden burial chamber]( [New cosmic-ray scan of the Great Pyramid of Giza could reveal hidden burial chamber]( (Smartshots International via Getty Images) A new ultra-powerful scan of the Great Pyramid of Giza using cosmic rays could reveal the identities of two mysterious voids inside. The largest of the two voids is located just above the grand gallery — a passageway that leads to what may be the chamber of the pharaoh Khufu — and is about 98 feet (30 meters) long and 20 feet (6 m) in height, according to previous pyramid scans. Archaeologists are uncertain as to what they will find in the void, which could be one large area or several small rooms, they said. They also hope to find out the function of that void; the most fantastic possibility is that the opening is the hidden burial chamber of Khufu. A more mundane possibility is that the cavity played some role in the building of the pyramid. Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/14) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Russia-Ukraine War [] [Chernobyl plant loses electricity again]( [Chernobyl plant loses electricity again]( (Shutterstock) Chernobyl's nuclear power plant has lost electricity again, just hours after being switched back on, Ukraine's state energy company has said. Russian forces attacked the defunct nuclear facility on the very first day of the invasion (Feb. 24), seizing it after heavy fighting and taking its roughly 210 staff hostage, Live Science previously reported. After briefly being restored last night, the plant's electricity has now been disconnected from the electrical grid yet again, potentially stopping the approximately 20,000 spent nuclear fuel units held in the plant's cooling tanks from receiving cooling. Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/14) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] History & Archaeology [] [Melting glaciers reveal 1,700-year-old weapons used by reindeer hunters]( [Melting glaciers reveal 1,700-year-old weapons used by reindeer hunters]( (Espen Finstad/Secretsoftheice.com) Glacial archaeologists in Norway have discovered weapons and secret hideaways on a remote mountain where stealthy hunters waited for reindeer more than a millennium ago. While surveying part of the inland mountain peak Sandgrovskaret, the archaeological team recovered five arrows, three of which are up to 1,700 years old. The researchers also discovered 40 stone-built hunting blinds, which made the hunters "invisible" to nearby reindeer. Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/13) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Life’s Little Mysteries [] [What's the longest-burning fire in the world?]( [What's the longest-burning fire in the world?]( (Thang Tat Nguyen via Getty Images) Early humans discovered how to use fire at least 1 million years ago and forged an enduring love story between civilization and the resource. Today, most flames in our day-to-day lives are fleeting, lasting only as long as the wick in a candle or the logs in a fireplace. But around the world, various self-sustaining blazes have burned for centuries — even millennia. So, of these, what's the longest-burning fire on record? At its core, a fire has three components: fuel, oxygen and a heat source. The trio forms the fire triangle. Anything flammable — from wood, to vegetation, to gasoline — can serve as fuel. With the right amount of oxygen, a heat source can trigger a combustion reaction that ignites these materials. Theoretically, if all three factors never ran out, a fire could last forever, said Tina Bell, an associate professor of fire ecology at the University of Sydney in Australia. Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/14) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Curious Creatures [] [Escaped petting zoo camel attacks and kills 2 men in Tennessee]( [Escaped petting zoo camel attacks and kills 2 men in Tennessee]( (Karol Serewis/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) A camel attacked and killed two men outside of Memphis, Tennessee, after escaping a petting zoo Thursday (March 10). Past inspection reports suggested the petting zoo called Shirley Farms, located in Obion County, had little water for the dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) and no barrier to protect the public or attendant present at the time of an inspection. After receiving a call about a loose camel attacking people, Obion County sheriffs arrived at the zoo, which is about 100 miles (160 kilometers) from Memphis. 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