Margherita Bassi, Author at Gizmodo

1,000-Year-Old Bronze Cross Perfectly Matches Mold Found 40 Years Ago, Shocking Archaeologists

A volunteer in Germany may have linked a medieval wheel cross to a mold unearthed four decades ago.

Shell Fragment Found Fitted With Strange Tag Sparks Internet Mystery

A snorkeler in Australia found a shell tagged with a strangely specific number, kickstarting an online mystery about its origins.

Biology Margherita Bassi

How a Microbe Tunnels Its Way Through an Insect Gut—It’s Weirder Than You Think

Some microbes can squeeze through tight spaces by wrapping themselves in their flagellum—the tail-like structure they use to move. Also, how adorable are those little guys?

Biology Margherita Bassi

Nordic Equestrian Project Asks Horses if They Want Blankets or Not

Researchers have taught horses to communicate their preferences with symbols.

Biology Margherita Bassi

New Evidence Melts the Stonehenge Glacier Theory

It seems like glaciers weren't helpful in the construction of the famous prehistoric monument.

Human History Margherita Bassi

Artist’s Illustration Of Cloudy Disk Orbiting Distant Star

Astronomers Spot a Mysterious Metallic Cloud Orbiting Something Even More Mysterious

Did we mention it's mysterious?

Space & Spaceflight Margherita Bassi

Incredible Hand Stencil With Claw-Like Fingers Could Be Oldest Known Cave Art

A newly dated Indonesian cave painting may be 1,100 years older than the world’s oldest known rock art, but not everyone is convinced by the evidence.

Human History Margherita Bassi

Gaming More Than 10 Hours a Week? You’ll Want to Read This

Here's what scientists discovered when they investigated the health of three types of video gamers in Australia.

Health Margherita Bassi

Scientists Finally Figured Out How Some People Get Drunk Without Drinking

Gut microbes can make people drunk without booze. Scientists now know which ones to blame.

Health Margherita Bassi

Archaeologists Uncover Gigantic Medieval Ship With Features Seen Only on Paper

The shipwreck is exceptionally preserved and provides the first archaeological confirmation of features seen in illustrations.

Human History Margherita Bassi

Archaeologists in Sicily Discover an Ancient Stylus With an Erection. Yes, That Kind of Erection

The over 2,400-year-old ceramist's stylus likely features Dionysus...and his other bits.

Human History Margherita Bassi

Researchers Discover Previously Unknown Species in Utah’s Great Salt Lake

And they've proposed two "kind of crazy" ideas for how it got there.

Biology Margherita Bassi

New Research Exposes the Good and the Gross in Pompeii’s Baths

Mount Vesuvius preserved the ancient city's water system, including evidence of filth.

Human History Margherita Bassi

Astronomers Discover Unusual Asteroid Spinning Faster Than Anything Its Size

Way out there in the asteroid belt is an object that's spinning so fast, scientists are surprised it hasn't flown apart.

Space & Spaceflight Margherita Bassi

Poison-Laced Arrows Date Back Tens of Thousands of Years Earlier Than Expected

The use of poisoned weapons 60,000 years ago would have required big brain power.

Human History Margherita Bassi

Researchers Just Sampled 1.4-Billion-Year-Old Air—and It’s Not What They Expected

A "boring" time period may not have been so boring after all.

Earth Science Margherita Bassi

773,000-Year-Old Fossils Add a New Twist to Humanity’s Deep Origins

New research sheds light on the ancestors that gave rise to Neanderthals, Denisovans—and us.

Human History Margherita Bassi

Tsunami Triggered by Giant Russian Quake Broke the Rules, Satellite Data Shows

The 2025 tsunami is shattering old models, thanks to observations from space.

Earth Science Margherita Bassi

Intermittent Fasting Isn’t Doing What You Think It’s Doing

Time-restricted eating without a change in how much you eat doesn't seem to do anything for your metabolic health.

Health Margherita Bassi

This Pocket-Sized Lab Might Prevent You From Going Into Anaphylactic Shock

A person goes to the emergency room in the U.S. every 10 seconds over an allergic reaction to food. Could this gadget bring the numbers down?

Health Margherita Bassi

Margherita Bassi

1,000-Year-Old Bronze Cross Perfectly Matches Mold Found 40 Years Ago, Shocking Archaeologists

Shell Fragment Found Fitted With Strange Tag Sparks Internet Mystery

How a Microbe Tunnels Its Way Through an Insect Gut—It’s Weirder Than You Think

Nordic Equestrian Project Asks Horses if They Want Blankets or Not

New Evidence Melts the Stonehenge Glacier Theory

Astronomers Spot a Mysterious Metallic Cloud Orbiting Something Even More Mysterious

Incredible Hand Stencil With Claw-Like Fingers Could Be Oldest Known Cave Art

Gaming More Than 10 Hours a Week? You’ll Want to Read This

Scientists Finally Figured Out How Some People Get Drunk Without Drinking

Archaeologists Uncover Gigantic Medieval Ship With Features Seen Only on Paper

Archaeologists in Sicily Discover an Ancient Stylus With an Erection. Yes, That Kind of Erection

Researchers Discover Previously Unknown Species in Utah’s Great Salt Lake

New Research Exposes the Good and the Gross in Pompeii’s Baths

Astronomers Discover Unusual Asteroid Spinning Faster Than Anything Its Size

Poison-Laced Arrows Date Back Tens of Thousands of Years Earlier Than Expected

Researchers Just Sampled 1.4-Billion-Year-Old Air—and It’s Not What They Expected

773,000-Year-Old Fossils Add a New Twist to Humanity’s Deep Origins

Tsunami Triggered by Giant Russian Quake Broke the Rules, Satellite Data Shows

Intermittent Fasting Isn’t Doing What You Think It’s Doing

This Pocket-Sized Lab Might Prevent You From Going Into Anaphylactic Shock

1,000-Year-Old Bronze Cross Perfectly Matches Mold Found 40 Years Ago, Shocking Archaeologists

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Crashes to Nearly 40% Off After Repeated Price Cuts This Month, Now an Affordable Premium Gemini Smartphone

H&R Block’s Tax Software Is 50% Off for Federal and State Filing, PC and Mac Downloads Available

The Fake Tweets About Alex Pretti Reek of Desperation

Soundcore Boom 3i by Anker Is Nearly 50% Off, This Outdoor Speaker Has Never Been This Cheap Since Launch

The MCU Might Get to Start Using Sony’s Spider-Man Characters More Often

Apple’s Creator Studio May Be the Best Case to Ditch Your Adobe Subscription

DJI Mini 4K Camera Drone Combo Falls Even Further From Last Week’s Deal Price, Hitting a New All-Time Low

LEGO Kicks Off Valentine’s Day Deals at an All-Time Low With Roses and Hedgehog Picnic Date Bundle

I’m Sorry, That ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Prosthetic Was How Big?

Asus Zenbook Duo Review: A Stacked Laptop in More Ways Than One

Robosen’s $1,400 Soundwave Transformer Is a Sick Robot and Sad Bluetooth Speaker

Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 Review: A Laptop That Will Torpedo Your Work/Life Balance

JLab JBuds Open Headphones Review: How Open Is Too Open?

The SwitchBot Smart Video Doorbell Is a Smart Home Camera for Almost Nobody

Is Urine the Next Wellness Tracker? I Used Withings’ U-Scan to Find Out

Eufy Omni E28 Review: A Good Vacuum That Tries to Do Too Much

The Best Gadgets of December 2025

2025 Was the Year AI Slopified All Our Gadgets

PSA: Please Do Not Buy This Dubious ‘AI Translator’