Zoom in / A scientist defeats one of the birds used in practical experiments to reproduce Neanderthal methods of slaughter and cooking. Mariana Nabais Archaeologists seeking to learn more about…
About 70 percent of Earth's animals — including centipedes and bees, shrimp and crabs — are arthropods with mandibles, or pincer-like jaws. To understand how organisms with this anatomical feature…
Scientists plan to use "clocks" on dead stars to illuminate the most mysterious thing in the universe: dark energy.These timekeepers are actually pulsars, or rapidly spinning neutron stars, born when…
NASA's Cassini-Huygens spacecraft may have dramatically ended its 20-year mission to explore Saturn's surroundings seven years ago when it plunged into the gas giant, but it's still delivering the science…
A digital representation illustrating how LUCA was already attacked by viruses even 4.2 billion years ago. Credit: Scientific Graphic DesignA University of BristolA study we led found that life on…
Summary: The OpenScope program investigates neural activity through four new projects, exploring topics such as the effects of psilocybin, motion perception, visual texture recognition, and subtle changes in appearance.Using advanced…
A study suggests that Mars had a cold, subarctic climate similar to Newfoundland, based on analyzes of soil from Gale Crater. This discovery provides new insights into the preservation of…
The woolly mammoths of Wrangel Island, descended from a very small original population, persisted for 6,000 years despite genetic obstacles. Their sudden disappearance remains a mystery, providing lessons for modern…
Longevity has taken the world by storm recently as everyone scrambles for just the right thrill to slap on their face as they wildly swim their way to eternal life…
Special techniques used to study waves in the universe may have helped researchers solve an ancient mystery.Statistical modeling methods that were developed to study gravitational waves have been used to…