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Archaeological sequence Abrik Pissarro ruins The southeastern Pre-Pyrenees About MIS4 (about 71,000 years ago), a little-known period in Neanderthal history. Iberian Neanderthals sampled wild mushrooms, pine…
A new study led by archaeologists from Curtin University suggests that Stonehenge’s iconic circle of stones – the Altar Stone, a six-tonne sandstone megalith – was…
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience, please visit our site in a different browser. NASA said it will decide in the coming weeks…
Some people in comas can imagine themselves swimming or walkingKenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images As many as one in five people in a coma may be…
Should NASA opt to utilize SpaceX for the return journey, Wilmore and Williams would be required to stay aboard the space station for an additional six…
Cockroaches are a common pestLerachanok/Shutterstock People buying insecticide sprays to get rid of cockroaches are wasting money because the bugs have developed a resistance to the…
South American lungfish probably has a lot of 'junk' DNAKatherine Segers/Louisiana State University The largest sequenced genome on record, containing 90 billion DNA letters, belongs to…
Ocean temperatures have been rising steadily for decades, with the oceans absorbing much of the excess heat in the atmosphere generated by the constant burning of fossil fuels. But in March 2023, ocean temperatures suddenly spiked, almost overnight. Since then, temperatures have remained well above normal, reaching “hot tub” levels in some places, with worrying
The Altar Stone is located within the two large stone rings of Stonehenge.Gavin Hellyer/Robert Suding/Getty Images A study of the six-tonne altar stone at the heart…
Around this time last year, Dean Grubbs and his colleagues were celebrating a conservation success story.The star of the show was the smalltooth sawfish, a large…
summary The “altar stone” at the heart of Stonehenge was likely made in what is now Scotland, a study has found. It’s more than 450 miles…
Crocodile bites the baitGeorgia Ward-Fear Initially, the baited toads and unbaited chicken necks were nearly all eaten, but within five days, when food poisoning symptoms spread…
Altamura man skeleton from Lamalunga cave Costantino Bugi This is an excerpt from Our Human Story, our newsletter on Revolution in Archaeology. Sign up to receive…
atom: The basic unit of a chemical element. An atom consists of a dense nucleus containing positively charged protons and uncharged neutrons. A cloud of negatively…
Charles Darwin observed that dogs exhibit a sense of humor in between their other activities like studying bird beaks or riding giant turtles. In his work,…
Charles Darwin observed that dogs possess a sense of humor when not preoccupied with other activities like studying bird beaks or riding giant turtles. In his…
Could psychedelics like MDMA ever be approved for therapeutic use?South Agency/Getty Images Nearly a year ago, thousands of people gathered in Denver, Colorado for the largest…
Water on Mars may be lurking beneath or even above the planet’s surface. NASA/JPL/USGS Mars isn’t as dry as it seems. Billions of years ago, oceans…
The coronavirus lockdown may have hit young people particularly hard Justin Padgett/Getty Images Young people's mental health is “entering a dangerous phase” and “now may be…
Deuteron It is believed that atomic nuclei consisting of protons and neutrons, like those of helium-3 nuclei, are formed in collisions between helium-4 nuclei and other…
Using spectral data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, planetary scientists have detected hydroxyl molecules on the surface of the metallic asteroid Psyche. The presence…
Chloride deposits are indicators of the presence of water on early Mars and have important implications for understanding the Martian climate and habitability. Color and Stereo…
Using new data about the Martian crust collected by NASA’s InSight spacecraft, geophysicists from the University of California, San Diego and the University of California, Berkeley…
ChatGPT and other large-scale language models (LLMs) consist of billions of parameters, are pre-trained on large web-scale corpora, and are claimed to be able to acquire…
Ultrasound scan showing prostate with signs of cancer Cavallini James/BSIP SA/Alamy As a man in my mid-50s, I’m starting to think about what will plague me…
Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant on August 11Ukrainian Presidential Administration/Handout/Getty Images The fire at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is the latest in a series of alarming…
In the UK, the NHS recommends 6 to 8 cupsThe Harvard Medical School recommends drinking 1.2 liters of fluid per day, and points out that you…
More than a quarter of the world’s women, which is over one billion women, are in need of contraception, as reported by a 2021 global organization…
As a child growing up in Nigeria, Sunday Agbonika always had dogs, including a German shepherd named Skipper who was a trained dog. This sparked his…
Binary asteroid systems have attracted the attention of the scientific community due to their intriguing properties and significant impact on our understanding of the Solar System.…
NASA has released a stunning new image of the active center of nearby spiral galaxy Messier 106, taken with the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. This…
The new biomaterial, called C-ELM, incorporates live cyanobacteria in translucent panels that can be attached to the interior walls of buildings. The microbes embedded in these…
An international team of ornithologists has described a mysterious new species of bird genus. Marine Life From Chile. Andean Storm Petrel (Oceanites BarocciImages/Photos Courtesy of: Norambuena…
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Puerto Rico has activated the National Guard and postponed the start of public school classes in preparation for Tropical Storm Ernesto, which formed in the Atlantic…
JUICE spacecraft may be visible from Southeast Asia during unprecedented operationEuropean Space Agency The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will land on Earth in what the…
Possible routes to AustraliaDylan Gaffney/Raja Ampat Archaeological Project To understand how people traveled, Gaffney and his colleagues excavated Moloro Cave on Waigeo Island. Raja Ampat Islands…
Newly hatched stingrayJason Semmens/University of Tasmania One of the world's most endangered marine fish has been saved from extinction thanks to researchers who caught specimens in…
Mars A recent study indicates that the Earth may be hiding a global ocean beneath its surface, with cracks in rocks potentially holding enough water to…
summary Texas environmental officials notified the company last week that Elon Musk’s SpaceX had discharged pollutants into or near Texas waters, violating environmental regulations. The Texas…