All butterflies evolved from ancient moths in North America 100 million years ago

Mysterious white, powdery substance found inside 3,000-year-old ruins in Armenia isn't what it seems | What happens if you skydive through a cloud? | 15 of the weirdest things we have launched into space Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( May 23, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [All butterflies evolved from ancient moths in North America 100 million years ago]( (Paul Souders/Getty Images) [All butterflies evolved from ancient moths in North America 100 million years ago]( Scientists have painstakingly constructed the world's biggest butterfly tree of life and discovered that the first butterflies evolved in what is now Central and North America. [Read More]( [] History & Archaeology [] [Mysterious white, powdery substance found inside 3,000-year-old ruins in Armenia isn't what it seems]( (Patrick Okrajek) [Mysterious white, powdery substance found inside 3,000-year-old ruins in Armenia isn't what it seems]( Piles of a mysterious white, powdery substance found inside the ruins of a 3,000-year-old building in Armenia are a culinary historian's dream — the remnants of ancient flour. [Read More]( [] Life's Little Mysteries [] [What happens if you skydive through a cloud?]( (Ashlee Autore) [What happens if you skydive through a cloud?]( Have you ever wondered what it would be like to pass through clouds, as skydivers do, exposed to the elements? [Read More]( [] Astronomy & Astrophysics [] [15 of the weirdest things we have launched into space]( (NASA) [15 of the weirdest things we have launched into space]( From dinosaur bones and a giant disco ball, to musical instruments and a gorilla suit, here are 15 of the weirdest things humans have sent to space. [Read More]( [] Health [] [New gene therapy gel is the 1st approved treatment for rare and painful 'butterfly disease']( (miriam-doerr via Getty Images) [New gene therapy gel is the 1st approved treatment for rare and painful 'butterfly disease']( A new gene therapy gel is the first-ever approved treatment for the most severe forms of "butterfly disease," a rare and painful skin blistering condition. [Read More]( [] Animals [] [Rarest of rare: 2 albino egg-laying mammals spotted in Australia]( (Bathurst Regional Council) [Rarest of rare: 2 albino egg-laying mammals spotted in Australia]( Residents of New South Wales, Australia, have spotted two extremely rare albino echidnas in the space of just two weeks. [Read More]( [] That’s Strange! [] [Spanish Civil War soldier saw the world 'backward' after bullet pierced brain, historic case report reveals]( (Steven Puetzer via Getty Images) [Spanish Civil War soldier saw the world 'backward' after bullet pierced brain, historic case report reveals]( After being shot in the head in 1938 during the Spanish Civil War, a soldier began seeing the world backward and upside down. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] Apart from the echidna, what other mammal both lays eggs and produces milk for its offspring? (Learn the answer [here]() [Vote]( [Platypus]( [Vote]( [Anteater]( [Vote]( [Armadillo]( [Vote]( [Aardvark](   [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