Discovery Bit | Patricia Sophia | Activity https://www.discoverybit.com/members/victorianance6/activity/ Activity feed for Patricia Sophia. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:27:46 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 b1c524af1b9ef0359f726b644cb7abcd Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: A First-Of-Its-Kind Study Shows A Massive Tropical Eruption […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44680/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 23:32:58 -0600 A First-Of-Its-Kind Study Shows A Massive Tropical Eruption Around 1345 Cooled The Mediterranean, Causing 3 Years Of Crop Failures. Grain Imports From The Black Sea Port Of Caffa Carried Plague‑infected Fleas To Italy In 1347, Sparking The Black Death That Killed 30–60% Of Europe. Climate Shocks, Not Just Trade, Were The Critical Trigger.

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]]> 0 481f94aa3f3a4548e8e13b9591099c3b Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: Hunter-Gatherers In Asia Smoke-Dried Their Dead 12–14Kyrs Ago […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44534/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 23:22:19 -0600 Hunter-Gatherers In Asia Smoke-Dried Their Dead 12–14Kyrs Ago, Marking The Oldest Known Evidence Of Intentional Mummification, Predating Chile (~5050 BC) & Egypt (~3000 BC). 2017–2025 Study Of 54 Crouched Burials From 11 Sites Showed, Via Spectroscopy, Heat/Smoke Preservation, Suggesting Ritual Care Like Modern Papua New Guinea Practices.

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]]> 0 2abb1c64f4403e900e4146fef91dc8dc Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: Earth's Spin Is Speeding Up, Possibly Making 8/5/25 1.25 ms […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44406/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:39:04 -0600 Earth’s Spin Is Speeding Up, Possibly Making 8/5/25 1.25 ms Shorter. 7/5/24 Was The Shortest Day Ever, 1.66 ms Shorter. Scientists May Subtract A Second, A Historic First, To Align Atomic & Solar Time. The Speed Cause Is Unclear, But Melting Ice And Sea Rise May Play A Role. Tech Risks From A Negative Second Change Are Still Being Assessed.

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]]> 0 ce3876518065fed40283f9143ea59627 Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: The Tarkhan Dress, Found Near Tarkhan, South Of Cairo In 1913 […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44311/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 19:24:47 -0600 The Tarkhan Dress, Found Near Tarkhan, South Of Cairo In 1913 & Identified In 1977 At The V&A Museum In London, Is The World’s Oldest Known Complex-Tailored Woven Garment. Made Of Linen & Carbon-Dated To 3482–3102 B.C., It Was Likely Worn By An Elite Woman Before Burial. It Showcases Early Egyptian Textile Skills & Is Now Displayed At UCL.

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]]> 0 222675423388e6611801ca2816ca91ff Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: In A First, But Controversial Breakthrough, Scientists […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44145/ Sat, 05 Apr 2025 21:09:06 -0600 In A First, But Controversial Breakthrough, Scientists Generated Electricity From Earth’s Rotation Using A Weak Manganese-Zinc Ferrite Conductor Aligned Perpendicular To Earth’s Rotation & Magnetic Field. The Device Produced 17 µV—Sparking Skepticism. Further Research And Scaling Aim To Explore Its Potential For Renewable Energy Innovation.

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]]> 0 629126ad95fa3c12ee8ea02e13911497 Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: For The First Time Since 1922, When King Tutankhamun's Tomb […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44112/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:58:18 -0600 For The First Time Since 1922, When King Tutankhamun’s Tomb Was Found, Archaeologists Have Now Identified A Pharaoh‘s Tomb, Thutmose II, Near Luxor. Discovered In 2022 And Confirmed In 2024-25 Via Inscriptions, The Largely Empty Tomb, Due To Flooding, Sparks Debate About Its Royal Claim. Thutmose II’s Mummy, Found In 1881, Rests In MNEC Museum.

]]> 0 b97a91960b3251d2a53138ae6fa6b900 Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: Miassite, RH17S15, Is The World's First Unconventional Superc […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/43712/ Sat, 23 Mar 2024 16:14:19 -0600 Miassite, RH17S15, Is The World’s First Unconventional Superconductor (USC) Found In Nature And Also Synthesized In Labs, Which Does Not Conform To The Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer Theory (BCS), Joining A Group That Only Includes Lab-Conceived USC. This Discovery Holds Promise For Economically Advancing Industrial Superconductor Technologies.

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]]> 0 ff47622dab3d778b8bd08d43750a5017 Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Other: The World’s Oldest Surviving City Is A Debated Topic, But C […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/43222/ Mon, 29 May 2023 19:35:38 -0600 The World’s Oldest Surviving City Is A Debated Topic, But Contenders Include Jericho, Middle East, With Continuous Settlement Evidence From Around 9,000 BCE. Damascus; Aleppo, Syria; And Faiyum, Egypt Are Also Ancient Cities With Long Human Habitation Histories, Dating Back To ~ 3,000 BCE, Possibly 6, 000 BCE, And ~ 5,500 BCE, Respectively.

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]]> 0 8de0b00ea2eed4de8ead668fcafe439b Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: Researchers Have Discovered That A Hydrogen Consuming Enzyme, […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/43143/ Wed, 15 Mar 2023 22:26:44 -0600 Researchers Have Discovered That A Hydrogen Consuming Enzyme, Huc, Found In Soil Bacteria, Could Generate Electricity From Air. The Study Also Revealed That Huc Could Be Stored For A Long Time At Freezing Temperature Or Up To 80 oC Without Losing Its Electric Generating Power–Making It A Potential GroundBreaking Source Of Clean Energy.

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]]> 0 a8a719f95a034dcf7febb8d27b0ef9f2 Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Animal: An Arctic Walrus, For The First Time In Over 25 Years, Was […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/43128/ Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:31:41 -0600 An Arctic Walrus, For The First Time In Over 25 Years, Was Spotted Along The W. Coast Of Scotland. Walrus Are Long Distance Travelers, And Some Experts Are Speculating This To Be The Same Walrus Seen In Netherlands, France, England, & Iceland. 2 Walrus Groups Are Thought To Exist In The Wild: ~25,000 Atlantic And ~ 200,000 Pacific Walruses.

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]]> 0 ffab035b35a3b740511f2c22a714d413 Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Other: The Volcanic Eruption, Near Reykjavik, Will Be Iceland […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/42256/ Sat, 18 Sep 2021 22:38:37 -0600 The Volcanic Eruption, Near Reykjavik, Will Be Iceland Longest In 50 Yrs. The Lava Began Spilling On 3/19/2021, For ~6 Mths, From A Fissure Close To Mount Fagradalsfjall. However, The 143 MCUM Lava Spew, Is Smaller Than Iceland Biggest Lava Flow, In 230 Yrs, From The Shorter-Lived Holuhraun Eruption. Iceland Longest Eruption Lasted 4 Yrs.

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]]> 0 f27b1111e645acafe290f9721f2254a6 Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: An Egyptian Mummy Thought To Be That Of An Ancient Male […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/41482/ Wed, 19 May 2021 00:12:53 -0600 An Egyptian Mummy Thought To Be That Of An Ancient Male Priest, Turned Out To Be The First Well Preserved Pregnant Egyptian Mummy Ever Discovered. The Mummy, Between Ages 20 To 30 And 26 To 30 Weeks Pregnant, Dates Back More Than 2000 Years, During Cleopatra’s Reign. And The Mummy May Provide New Possibilities For Pregnancy Studies In Ancient Times.

]]> 0 be4ad2cfc8c9f520eb3e7ccffe3415f1 Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: An Archaeologists Has Discover, In Italy, A 2000 Year Old […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/41028/ Mon, 10 May 2021 02:27:55 -0600 An Archaeologists Has Discover, In Italy, A 2000 Year Old Marble Head That Depicts The First Roman Emperor, Augustus Octavian, At A Young Age. The Head, 35cm High, Dated To Between 20 BC And 10 AD, Was Found In Isernia, Previously Called Aesernia, An Ancient Roman Colony. Augustus Became Rome’s First Emperor In 27 BC.

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]]> 0 dbe4d6b22296c9d856d1af7721990127 Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: The Remains Of A High-Status Roman Villa Was Uncovered In […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/40279/ Fri, 23 Apr 2021 21:34:53 -0600 The Remains Of A High-Status Roman Villa Was Uncovered In Britain, During An Excavation In Eastfield. The Layout Style Of The Structure, Which Could Be The First In The World, Has Never Been Seen In Britain And Probably In The Whole Of The Old Roman Empire. But Why Was This Villa Built At This Roman Outpost, And What Was It Use(s)?

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]]> 0 e139e1a48e8020cb5167c3c0d1ca262d Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: Archaeologists Have Made The Most Significant A […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/40023/ Sun, 18 Apr 2021 20:12:28 -0600 Archaeologists Have Made The Most Significant Archaeological Discovery In Egypt Since The 1920s. The Find Is A 3400 Year Old City Called “The Rise Of Aten,” Which Was The Largest Administrative And Industrial Centre Along The West Bank Of Luxor During The Reign Of Amenhotep III, The 9th Pharaoh Of Ancient Egypt 18th Dynasty.…

]]> 0 17dbfe33ce57a7965180402fe4a377c3 Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: What Is Probably The World's Oldest Beer Factory, Built To […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/37678/ Fri, 19 Feb 2021 01:45:19 -0600 What Is Probably The World’s Oldest Beer Factory, Built To Provide Beer For Royal Rituals, Was Discovered In Abydos, An Ancient Burial Ground In The Desert, Over 280 Miles South Of Cairo. The Factory Is Said To Date Back To King Narmer, Who Unified Ancient Egypt At The Beginning Of The First Dynastic Period (3150 B.C.- 2613 B.C.).

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]]> 0 9100d632b3105854747cfcf3c174f534 Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: The Future Uses Of Superconductors Is Left To The Imagination […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36564/ Sun, 18 Oct 2020 22:42:07 -0600 The Future Uses Of Superconductors Is Left To The Imagination As Scientists Have Discovered The First Material That Can Superconduct Electricity At Room Temperature To 15° C, But Under A Very High Pressure, About 2.6 Million Times That Of Earth’s Atmosphere. Current Superconducts Must Be Cooled, Even To Very Low Temperature, To Function.

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]]> 0 5485aa5258bc433d5e14e179bdbf1e1e Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Other: A Study Is Indicating That The Fall Of The Roman Republic […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36416/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 22:58:16 -0600 A Study Is Indicating That The Fall Of The Roman Republic Around 43 BCE, After The Assassination Of Julius Caesar, Coincides With The Massive Eruption Of Okmok Volcano In Alaska. And This Eruption May Have Hastened The Republic’s Fall Via Devastating Climate Change, which Led To Crop Failure, Famine, And Disease. Really!

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]]> 0 c1ba595bded4f41a83de41f62e43777a Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: Researchers Think That They May Have Found The Tomb Of The […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36399/ Thu, 18 Jun 2020 23:30:47 -0600 Researchers Think That They May Have Found The Tomb Of The Last Queen Of Ancient Egypt, Queen Cleopatra, In A Place Known As Taposiris Magna. Cleopatra Is Famous For Marrying The Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. She Is Said To Have Died In 53BC, By Suicide, From A Venomous Snake Bite. Her Death Ended The 3,000-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Empire.

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]]> 0 ef56b1a42a1749ef457b0c1f2b34a771 Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Discovery: For The First Time, A Technique Used For Reproducing Vocal […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36151/ Sat, 01 Feb 2020 22:10:18 -0600 For The First Time, A Technique Used For Reproducing Vocal Tracks Have Been Successfully Used To Reconstruct Sound, Courtesy Of A Well Preserved Soft Tissue, From A 3000-Year-Old Mummy Called Nesyamun, An Egyptian Priest During The Reign Of Pharaoh Ramses XI. The Technology Used Were Non-Destructive CT Scans, 3D Printing, And An Electronic Larynx.

]]> 0 5909d88c103688e11c0ef4d938030247 Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Health: This's A First Time Hearing Of A Rare Medical Condition […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36005/ Tue, 29 Oct 2019 01:17:41 -0600 This’s A First Time Hearing Of A Rare Medical Condition Called “Auto-Brewery Syndrome (ABS).” Someone With ABS Would Get Drunk Because The Body Is Producing Alcohol Due To Yeast, In The Gut, Which Converts Carbohydrates In The Food One Eats To Alcohol. Fortunately, ABS Can Be Treated With Antifungal Therapies And Probiotics.

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]]> 0 e9f238188bb05e0041bcc0ea0f0d2ff4 Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Animal: The Strongest Known Living Electricity Source, Of The Three […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/35940/ Thu, 12 Sep 2019 01:10:53 -0600 The Strongest Known Living Electricity Source, Of The Three Species Of Electric Eels: Electrophorus voltai, Electrophorus electricus, And Electrophorus varii Is Electrophorus voltai, Which Scientists Say Can Generate 860 Volts of Electricity. Electric Eels Inspired Physicist Alessandro Volta First Battery Design In 1799.

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]]> 0 dd2fb2cd424ad9909c5ddd39d3713c58 Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Animal: A DNA Scientists, Dr. Neil Gemmel, Based On The DNA Analysis […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/35930/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 18:27:21 -0600 A DNA Scientists, Dr. Neil Gemmel, Based On The DNA Analysis From Loch Ness, Scotland, Is Speculating That The Loch Ness Monster Could Be A Giant Eel, As There Are A Lot Of Eel DNA From The Samples Collected. However, 20% Of DNA Are Still Unencoded, Which Could Leave Room For The Existence Of A Loch Ness Monster. And So, The Mystery Continues.

]]> 0 423d2b220373214cec20bf703cbaef4b Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Other: Seamus Blackley, A Scientist, A Bread Nerd And Also The […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/35892/ Fri, 09 Aug 2019 22:47:34 -0600 Seamus Blackley, A Scientist, A Bread Nerd And Also The Father Of Xbox Made Bread From Yeast, Which He Found Inside 4,500-Year-Old Pots, From Ancient Egypt, At Museum of Fine Arts. The Bread, According To Blackley, Was Off This Modern Era. And Shockingly, The Wife Ate Some Of It. Hmm! Some Guts!

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]]> 0 5414bb3faab0d76af19a88254ddcb955 Patricia Sophia posted an update in the group Other: Researchers May Have Demystified The Origin Of The Elusive […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/35584/ Wed, 24 Apr 2019 22:45:39 -0600 Researchers May Have Demystified The Origin Of The Elusive Loch Ness Monster By Comparing The Number Of Mysterious Long-Neck Monster’s Described By 1800s To Those By 1930s. They Observed That The Description Increased From 10% To 50% By 1930s, When Dinosaurs, Including Marine Reptiles With Long Necks, Were Displayed In British Museums.

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