Photographers capture the exact moment a gargantuan storm blasts out of the sun during a total solar eclipse

Ancient 'urine flasks' for smelling (and tasting) pee uncovered in trash dump at Caesar's forum in Rome | 1st mega-tsunami on record since antiquity was triggered by Tonga volcanic eruption | Are some people actually tone deaf? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( May 1, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Photographers capture the exact moment a gargantuan storm blasts out of the sun during a total solar eclipse]( (Petr Horálek, Josef Kujal, Milan Hlaváč) [Photographers capture the exact moment a gargantuan storm blasts out of the sun during a total solar eclipse]( A group of astrophotographers captured a breathtaking image of the recent "hybrid eclipse," which was visible in the skies above Australia last week. [Read More]( [] History & Archaeology [] [Ancient 'urine flasks' for smelling (and tasting) pee uncovered in trash dump at Caesar's forum in Rome]( (Sovrintendenza Capitolina — The Caesar's Forum Project) [Ancient 'urine flasks' for smelling (and tasting) pee uncovered in trash dump at Caesar's forum in Rome]( A Renaissance-era trash dump discovered inside the Forum of Caesar in Rome is brimming with old medical supplies, including 500-year-old medicine bottles and urine flasks — containers used to collect patients' pee for medical analysis, a new study finds. [Read More]( [] Natural Disasters [] [1st mega-tsunami on record since antiquity was triggered by Tonga volcanic eruption]( (NASA) [1st mega-tsunami on record since antiquity was triggered by Tonga volcanic eruption]( The Tonga underwater volcanic eruption rivaled the strength of the largest U.S. nuclear bomb and produced a "mega-tsunami" nearly the height of a 30-story skyscraper, a recent study finds. [Read More]( [] Life's Little Mysteries [] [Are some people actually tone deaf?]( (Westend61 via Getty Images) [Are some people actually tone deaf?]( Sure, not everyone has pipes like Adele. But we all know people who truly struggle to match and comprehend musical pitch, and they're usually labeled "tone deaf." But is tone deafness a real condition? And if so, why are some people tone deaf? [Read More]( [] Astronomy & Astrophysics [] [The most powerful black holes in the universe may finally have an explanation]( (ESO-M Kornmesser) [The most powerful black holes in the universe may finally have an explanation]( Scientists may have solved a 60-year-old mystery by discovering that quasars — energetic objects that are powered by ravenous supermassive black holes and can outshine trillions of stars combined — form when galaxies collide and merge. [Read More]( [] That’s Strange! [] [Taxidermy birds are being turned into drones]( (Mostafa Hassanalian) [Taxidermy birds are being turned into drones]( Dead birds are getting a second chance at flying by being transformed into drones. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] True or false: In late April, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first medical treatment made from donated human poop. (Learn the answer [here]() [Vote]( [True, nothing like this has been approved before]( [Vote]( [False, it's actually the FDA's second-ever approval of a poop-derived treatment](   [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