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Today, the Sahara desert is one of the least popular places on our planet. But that wasn’t always the case. Returning the clock to 7,000 years,…
The Mid-Lestic Age is considered a dynamic period in European and African history, but is generally considered a static period in East Asia. The discovery of…
In a cave in northern Spain, researchers found fossilized face fragments of ancient human ancestors. The ruins, known as “Pink,” are estimated to be between 1.1…
sO Microsoft It's decided An internet telephony company purchased it for $8.5 billion (£6.6 billion) in 2011 to end Skype. Millions of unfortunate users flock to…
An international team of researchers analyzed moans, moans, whistles, bark, screams, and creaks in recordings of humpback whale songs collected over eight years in New Caledonia.…
Humpback whales in the South PacificTony Woo/Nature Picture Library/Aramie Humpback whale songs have statistical patterns in their structure, but they are very similar to those found…
When I interviewed a nurse practitioner in California, what she valued most about nursing was the “human element” of being with other people. “I think we…
Humanoid robot waltzes with the help of AI trained on human motion capture recordings Xuxin Cheng and Mazeyu Ji AI that helps humanoid robots mirror human…
Archaeologists say they have extracted various starch granules from stone tools found at an early Middle Pleistocene site in Israel. These include acorns, grass grains, water…
Most of us are aware that our planet is constantly spinning around its own axis as it orbits the sun. However, the Earth actually rotates around…
Scientists sequenced and analyzed the genomes of seven people who lived between 42,000 and 49,000 years ago in Ranis, Germany, and Zlatiks, Czech Republic. As a…
You’ll never know who spoke the first sentence or what they said, but you can have fun guessing. Perhaps they came from the mouths of Stone…
Sex in the future is expected to evolve due to technological advancements. While people will continue to engage in sexual activities, the reasons for doing so…
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Reading and the University of Durham has revealed that the increase in relative brain size, known…
overview Ancient footprints discovered in Kenya belong to two different species of human relatives who walked on the same ground at the same time, a study…
Footprints thought to have been left by an individual of Paranthropus boiseiNeil T. Roach Preserved footprints in Kenya appear to record two different species of ancient…
Scientific research revolves around solving complex problems, and so do computer games. In 2008, a group of scientists developed the first video game that allows non-scientists…
Bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice were used to estimate past temperaturesaldiami/Andreas Alexander/Alamy Humankind has already caused around 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming since the start of…
A new study led by scientists from the University of Pennsylvania, Karolinska Institutet, and Linköping University has revealed a landscape view of the human sense of…
The veil of mystery surrounding the Treasury Monument in Petra, Jordan has been lifted once again. Beneath an ancient building carved out of rock, archaeologists discovered…
Archaeologists excavating Tam Parin (Monkey Cave) in northeastern Laos have discovered some of the earliest fossil evidence homo sapiens Presence in mainland Southeast Asia. Excavation survey…
Can AI design chips that are more efficient than those made by humans? Yuichiro Kayano/Getty Images Google DeepMind says its artificial intelligence is already helping design…
The so-called i-motif is a knot-like DNA structure that forms in the nuclei of human cells and is thought to provide important genome control. Garvan Institute…
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…
Is it in the way we live, laugh, love? Or is it our aversion to clichés? Deep inside each of us, there must be something that…
I lost to a cyborg. When I played the online game WebGrid, using my finger on my laptop’s trackpad to click squares that appear unpredictably on…
East Africa contains the world’s most complete record of human evolution, yet scientists know little about how long-term biogeographic dynamics in the region have influenced human…
Chimpanzees in Budongo Forest, UgandaCatherine Hobaiter When chimpanzees socialize, they exchange gestures at a rate similar to how humans converse. The researchers surveyed five wild chimpanzees.Pan…
No one doubts that Albert Einstein had a brilliant mind, but the Nobel Prize winner famous for his theories of special and general relativity wasn’t blessed…
TThe notion that highly intelligent robots are extraterrestrial intruders “coming to steal our jobs” reveals significant flaws in our understanding of work, value, and intelligence itself.…
The ancient Maya civilization of Central America has captivated researchers for centuries with its amazing astronomical calendar and impressive step pyramids. Along with their rich culture,…
Have you ever experienced this feeling before? On a blazing hot day, the desire to plunge into a cool stream of water intensifies by the minute.…
This robot's face can laughTakeuchi et al. (CC-BY-ND) Researchers say smiles made from living human skin could one day be attached to humanoid robots, allowing the…
Walking on hot red sand is hard work, especially when the temperature exceeds 40°C (104°F). After about 40 minutes you are soaked, dehydrated and exhausted. It…
The ancient Maya civilization of Central America has fascinated scholars for centuries with its incredible astronomical calendar and magnificent step pyramids. But alongside their glorious culture,…
Studying corpses can provide valuable insights. Observing the decomposition process can enhance our knowledge of the nuances involved, aid in locating and identifying the deceased more…
Traditionally, climate has been thought to be the cause of the emergence and extinction of human species. However, interspecific competition is known to play an important…
New archaeological excavations show that the Umm Jirsan lava tubes in Halat Khyber, northwestern Saudi Arabia, have been repeatedly visited by humans from at least the…
Research led by Liangxue Lai from China’s Guangzhou Institute of Biomedical and Health Research has successfully extended the survival time of human stem cells in animal…
From T-shirts with changing messages to carpets that can detect your position, the future of smart textiles seems to come straight out of a sci-fi novel.…