Julie Majid, Author at petsnpals.co

A Long Running Beagle Pipeline Just Collapsed in Wisconsin

February 17, 2026 by Julie Majid

A major win for animal welfare in the Midwest.

For years, Wisconsin’s beagle breeding farms quietly supplied puppies to research laboratories across the United States. That long-standing practice has finally come to an end. A new state ruling and settlement have officially banned the sale of beagle puppies for lab research, marking a huge victory for animal welfare advocates. The decision follows years of public outcry, undercover investigations, and legal battles. It signals a shift in how the state views animals bred for science—and could reshape research practices across the country.

An Egyptian Discovery Challenges The Story of Judas

February 17, 2026 by Julie Majid

A long-lost gospel attempts to flip betrayal into speculation.

When a brittle stack of papyrus pages was pulled from the Egyptian desert, it appeared to speak in the voice of Judas Iscariot himself. Known as the Gospel of Judas and dated to around 300 A.D., the text challenges the traditional account of Jesus’ betrayal. But scholars emphasize that while the manuscript is authentic to its era, it is not part of the Bible and does not represent historical truth. Instead, it reveals how alternative beliefs, known as Gnosticism, once vied for attention before being rejected by early Christian leaders.

Ancient Female Mummies Found Complicate Early Human History

February 17, 2026 by Julie Majid

Beneath Sahara sands, an unexpected genetic story.

In a cave carved into what is now southwestern Libya, archaeologists recovered mummified remains that seemed to belong neatly within the human story. The site had long been associated with early pastoralists who lived during a greener Sahara. Yet when researchers sequenced DNA from these individuals, the results resisted familiar narratives. The genetic data did not align easily with known population histories. What emerged forced scientists to reconsider who lived in North Africa thousands of years ago and how isolated they truly were.

A 5,000 Year Old Lost Temple in Peru Solves a Major Historical Puzzle

February 17, 2026 by Julie Majid

Beneath desert soil, a ritual past emerged.

For years, winds moved across the dry plains of northern Peru without revealing what lay beneath. Farmers passed. Vehicles crossed nearby roads. Nothing on the surface suggested that five millennia earlier, people gathered there for ceremonies whose meanings are only now resurfacing. When excavation began in the Zaña district of the Lambayeque region, at a site known as La Otra Banda, archaeologists did not expect to confront architecture older than many Andean civilizations.

NASA Finds Evidence Billions of Rogue Planets Roam the Galaxy in Darkness

February 16, 2026 by Julie Majid

Something vast is moving through the dark between stars.

Astronomers have long suspected that planets without suns, known as rogue or orphaned planets, were more common than previously thought. Now, a wave of discoveries is confirming those suspicions in spectacular numbers. Using advanced telescopes capable of detecting faint gravitational shifts, scientists have uncovered evidence that billions of these dark wanderers populate the Milky Way. Unlike the planets we know orbiting neatly around stars, these are loners, ejected during violent cosmic histories, drifting endlessly in the dark. Their existence reshapes what we thought we knew about planetary formation and the sheer unpredictability of galactic life.