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Scientists have assembled the most complete Tasmanian tiger genome to date from a century-old pickled head, providing a full DNA…
Claims about the sustainability of fish farms have been vastly overstatedVIKEN KANTARCI/AFP via Getty Images It has been claimed that…
Artist’s impression of the LISA space mission (red triangle) capturing gravitational waves (highly exaggerated) from two black holes. LISA will…
Shipwreck hunters have discovered the wreck of a British submarine that sank near Greece in 1943, solving an 81-year-old mystery…
The Tibetan plateauNicolas Marino/mauritius images GmbH/Alamy Climate change is raising winter temperatures faster than those of summer, especially in high-altitude…
A preliminary reconstruction shows the late antique church of Artaxata. Credit: University of Münster Archaeologists from the National Academy of…
William Housty’s grandparents taught him the sacred duty of preparing for the salmon’s arrival each year. Before the first silver…
Spear-throwing tools called atlatls allow humans to launch projectiles over great distances, but Neanderthals apparently never used them – and…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Communities across the world are facing two worsening crises: a climate crisis and a care crisis.…
It’s well known that vegetarians and vegans need to work a little harder to get their protein. Even popular meat…
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital was hit by Hurricane Milton earlier this weekDirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Wire/Alamy A children’s hospital…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Millions of people in the southeastern U.S. still are reeling from the catastrophic damage caused by…
A man developed a “breakdance bulge” on the top of his head after repeatedly practicing headspins, doctors report.The bulbous lump…
There are probably many more earthworm species than those that have been officially recognisedAndia / Alamy Tens of thousands of…
Track of the rover and 26 calibration sites in the hinterland and eastern Qilian Mountains. Credit: Geoderma (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.117046…
An enormous mass of charged solar particles will slam into our planet Thursday (Oct. 10), likely triggering a “severe” G4-class…
The Swarm of Life by Shane GrossImage by Shane Gross BIRDS of a feather flock together – and so do these…
by The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture A home garden with brinjal, green leafy…
A 2,800-year-old burial in Siberia that contains the remains of an elite individual, who was buried with at least one…
Few people get to celebrate their 100th birthdayCometary/Getty Images/iStockphoto Will you live to 100? For the average person, the answer…
A volunteer unloads relief supplies in North Carolina on October 3, 2024, after the passage of Hurricane Helene made drinking…
Heterodontus galeatus sharks eating various urchins – YouTube Watch On Long-spined sea urchins have emerged as an environmental issue off…
MDMA has long been used recreationally but it has faced obstacles getting approved for medical therapiesShutterstock / Couperfield “The future…
by Kateel G. Shetty, Jessica Dominguez and Krishnaswamy Jayachandran, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Citrus trees showing natural tolerance…
Archaeologists have discovered the 4,000-year-old ancient Egyptian tomb of “Idi,” a local governor’s daughter who lived during Egypt’s Middle Kingdom…
Constructing a semiconductor chipIM Imagery/Shutterstock The deadliest hurricane to strike the US mainland since Hurricane Katrina has also drawn attention…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research has revealed that the impact of one of the world’s most influential global climate…
A gold coin unearthed at the site of a medieval fortress in Bulgaria indicates the wealth of the people who…
Russian propaganda about its invasion of Ukraine is affecting AI chatbot accuracyRoman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Artificial intelligence chatbots struggle to consistently provide…