Cosmic 'tadpole' points to ultra-rare black hole hiding near the Milky Way's center

Archaeologists find unexploded artillery shell under Gettysburg battlefield | Book of Revelation's vision of the apocalypse inspired by pagan curses, researcher claims | How did humans first reach the Americas? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( February 21, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Cosmic 'tadpole' points to ultra-rare black hole hiding near the Milky Way's center]( [Cosmic 'tadpole' points to ultra-rare black hole hiding near the Milky Way's center]( (Keio University) An enormous, deformed dust cloud that astronomers nicknamed "the Tadpole" could point to the location of an extremely rare type of black hole never confirmed to exist in our galaxy before. In a new study, researchers describe the strange dust cloud, which looks like a big-headed, long-tailed tadpole and sits near the center of the Milky Way in the constellation Sagittarius, about 27,000 light-years from Earth. Full Story: [Live Science]( (2/17) [] History & Archaeology [] [Archaeologists find unexploded artillery shell under Gettysburg battlefield]( [Archaeologists find unexploded artillery shell under Gettysburg battlefield]( (Courtesy of the National Park Service, Gettysburg National Military Park) Archaeologists working at a historic battlefield at Gettysburg recently made an explosive find: a live 160-year-old artillery shell that had to be detonated by a specially trained U.S. Army disposal team. The shell was found on Feb. 8 at Little Round Top, a hill that offered Union forces a strategic position during the Civil War. Full Story: [Live Science]( (2/17) [] [Book of Revelation's vision of the apocalypse inspired by pagan curses, researcher claims]( [Book of Revelation's vision of the apocalypse inspired by pagan curses, researcher claims]( (Public Domain) The cryptic language of the Book of Revelation — famous for its exotic imagery, including a red beast with seven heads and a symbolic female figure likened to the evils of Babylon — is deliberately similar to language used in ancient Roman "curse tablets," according to new research. The ongoing work suggests that the Book of Revelation attempted to distinguish the budding religion from the paganism of the Roman Empire at that time by phrasing its message in a familiar form that would have reinforced its ominous message. Full Story: [Live Science]( (2/17) [] Life’s Little Mysteries [] [How did humans first reach the Americas?]( [How did humans first reach the Americas?]( (WanRu Chen via Getty Images) Humans first arrived in North America at least 15,500 years ago. Exactly how they got there, however, constitutes one of the longest-standing debates in archaeology. Full Story: [Live Science]( (2/18) [] [Do mice really like cheese?]( [Do mice really like cheese?]( (JanPietruszka via Getty Images) From "Tom and Jerry" to "The Farmer in the Dell," pop culture is full of mice that love cheese. In fact, there's even a mouse mascot with the food in his name: Chuck E. Cheese. But do real mice actually crave a nutty, odorous Gruyere? Not exactly. Full Story: [Live Science]( (2/19) [] Curious Creatures [] [Otherworldly 'Lord of the Rings' frog discovered in the mountains of Ecuador]( [Otherworldly 'Lord of the Rings' frog discovered in the mountains of Ecuador]( (Juan Carlos Sánchez-Nivicela / Archive Museo de Zoología, Universidad San Francisco de Quito) Scientists in Ecuador have discovered a newfound species of stream frog with pale pink eyes and gold-speckled toes that looks like it came straight out of Middle-earth. That's why the researchers who discovered it named it Hyloscirtus tolkieni after J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of "The Hobbit'' and "The Lord of the Rings" books. Full Story: [Live Science]( (2/17) [] [Naked mole-rats 'never stop having babies.' Now we know why.]( [Naked mole-rats 'never stop having babies.' Now we know why.]( (Shutterstock) Naked mole-rats are among the strangest mammals on the planet. Not only do they live longer than any other rodent — up to 37 years — they can also have babies well into old age. Now, scientists think they've worked out how: The remarkable rodents' secret is that they never run out of egg cells. Full Story: [Live Science]( (2/21) [] Daily Quiz [] POLL QUESTION: True or false: House mice are actually pretty ambivalent about cheese, but they LOVE peanut butter. ([Click here]( to learn where the idea of cheese-loving mice originated) [Vote]( [True]( [Vote]( [False](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036