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A groundbreaking study by paleontologists at the Field Museum of Natural History reveals that Archeopteryx, the oldest known bird, has a feeding mechanism intricately shaped by…
Artist’s Impression of Neanderthal Life Christian Jegou/Science Photo Library Homo sapiens and Neanderthals likely interbred across a vast region, extending from Western Europe to Asia. Modern…
Technological advancements in Africa and Western Europe during the late Middle Pleistocene highlight the intricate behaviors of hominin groups. Contrarily, East Asian human technology has long…
A groundbreaking study conducted by paleontologists from the University of Bristol, the University of Manchester, and the University of Melbourne has uncovered that the giant ancestors…
Teens in Trial to Limit Social Media Use: A Shift Towards Real-life Interaction Daniel de la Hoz/Getty Images A groundbreaking study is exploring the effects of…
Mars Was Once Much Wetter NASA/USGS Mars’ geological features reveal that the planet once hosted rivers and extensive coastlines, indicating it may have had vast oceans…
Ancient Humans Hunting Elephants—Evidence of Slaughtering Animals 1.8 Million Years Ago Natural History Museum/Scientific Photography Library Hunting an elephant is a formidable challenge, necessitating advanced tools…
For over 20 years, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, one of the earliest hominid species (dating back 6.7 to 7.2 million years), was discovered in Chad in 2001. This…
In a newly published paper in this month’s iScience, researchers from the University of Tübingen and their collaborators present an interdisciplinary study of ancient stone and…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover: Pioneering Exploration for Past Life on Mars Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech On the surface of Mars, minute details provide critical insights into the planet’s past.…
A New Discovery: Gas Balls with Black Holes at Their Centers Shutterstock / Nazarii_Neshcherenskyi The early universe is rich with enigmatic star-like gas balls powered by…
Bees exhibit an extraordinary range of species and behavior, from solitary types that nest in burrows to social variants that construct intricate nests. This nesting diversity…
Astronomers utilizing the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have identified the chemical signature of a protostar with a mass between 1,000 and 10,000 times that of…
Archaeologists have discovered a heated deposit that is 400,000 years old, along with a fire-cracked flint hatchet in Burnham, Suffolk, England, as well as two pieces…
Artistic representation of sparks from flint and pyrite Craig Williams, Trustee of the British Museum Approximately 400,000 years ago, Neanderthals or their ancestors in Britain struck…
“This site, dating back 400,000 years, represents the earliest known evidence of fire not just in Britain and Europe but across the globe,” stated Nick Ashton,…
The ancient human foot bones have puzzled scientists since their discovery in 2009. Johannes Haile-Selassie The origins of a 3.4-million-year-old foot bone uncovered in Ethiopia may…
For nearly a century, dark matter has posed a significant enigma. Although it outnumbers ordinary matter by a ratio of five to one, it remains invisible…
“Plants lack ears and brains, so they can’t experience music like we do…” Credit: Michele Cornelius/Alamy Do you serenade your plants? As a botanist passionate about…
Lupus can cause severe fatigue, rashes, and joint and muscle painShahril Maulana/Alamy The virus responsible for glandular fever, also referred to as mononucleosis or the kissing…
Caves in the Hebrus Valley of Mars may have been sculpted by ancient water flows NASA Mars Earth Surveyor Subsurface caves shaped by flowing water on…
Paleontologists from China and Brazil have reported the discovery of 320 phytoliths (tiny mineral structures formed within plant cells) found in the fossilized stomach of a…
Researchers have uncovered new DNA evidence that challenges established theories regarding Napoleon’s ill-fated 1812 invasion of Russia. As his Grand Army, comprising around 500,000 soldiers, advanced…
No blue pigments have been found in Paleolithic art. This absence is attributed to the scarcity of naturally occurring blue pigments and the subtlety of these…
The mantle of Mars houses ancient fragments measuring up to 4 km in width from its formation, as revealed by an analysis of seismic data gathered…
Researchers from University College London and other institutions have analyzed the molars of female Boss Torus (cattle) discovered at Stonehenge. Stonehenge. Image credit: Regina Wolf. In…
Cut marks on the foot bone from El Mirador cave, Spain iphes-cerca The discovery of human remains in caves in northern Spain indicates that Neolithic people…
Paleontologists have uncovered footprints that are 76 million years old, belonging to a dominant group of Ceratopsian dinosaurs, in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. This remarkable…
Generates brain cells from the hippocampus that proliferate in cultureArthur Chien/Science Photo Library The ongoing debate about whether adults can produce new brain cells takes a…
In collaboration with the Chicago-Carnegie Hubble program, astronomers utilizing the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have conducted new measurements of the Hubble constant. The findings align…
Polar ecosystems are bolstered and enriched by birds that nest there seasonally, serving as keystone members of these ecosystems. Despite the significant ecological role of polar…
Illustration of an ancient bird nesting above the Arctic Circle Gabriel Ugueto Recent findings of bone fragments from Alaska indicate that birds have been nesting and…
Locally referred to as Makarahi, meaning “big rock,” this boulder was displaced over 200 m inland by a tsunami approximately 7,000 years ago. Limestone rock Makarahi.…
Often referred to as the Earth’s “twin planet,” Venus presents a stark contrast in surface conditions, atmospheric composition, and structural characteristics. Gaining insight into the internal…
Significant amber deposits found in northern Japan may have been propelled from the forest into the sea by tsunamis occurring between 116 million and 114 million…
Stepping into the Royal Society of London, the UK’s foremost National Academy of Sciences, you’ll encounter a three-word phrase: Nullius in Verba. This motto, held for…
In Roman arenas, gladiators fought lions and other wildlife. Despite the tales of epic battles found in ancient texts, sculptures, mosaics, and portrayed in modern media,…
Impressions of the artists of Planet K2-18B and its host starESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser Astronomers claim they have seen the most powerful evidence ever for living on…
Congressional speeches have shifted to not based on evidencevolodymyr tverdokhlib/alamy The language used by US Congress members in the debate has increasingly included words like “fake,”…
Enjoy the beautiful scene of Music sounds as Maria and von Trapp’s children sing about the lonely Jasteld Jodel in the Austrian Alps (lay-ee-odl-lay-ee-odl-lay-hee-hoo). Despite the…