When millions of people died in Europe during the Black Death, biodiversity suffered too, new research suggests. The findings suggest…
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Aging is one of the biggest risk factors for developing glaucoma or cataracts — but as scientists look more closely…
Recent research challenges a long-standing idea about how the brain develops: Rather than arising from a single source, the brain…
When temperatures spike, California redwoods slow down photosynthesis, new research has found. This finding has serious implications for the long-term…
Archaeologists digging at a 13,800-year-old site in interior Alaska have unearthed thousands of artifacts and fossils, including what may be…
A fossil that sat in a museum collection for over a century is a previously unknown species of predatory dinosaur,…
While working on his land in a village in northern Egypt, a man made an astonishing discovery: the remains of…
The year is 2050, and as the sun sets, the night’s first constellations emerge in perfect rows. But these amber-glowing…
For people with chronic back pain, everyday movements like bending down to tie their shoes or picking up a grocery…
Researchers say they’ve developed a simple mathematical formula that can predict when certain ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots will “go…
The warrior was buried with the remains of his weapons and his horse near the center of the ancient necropolis in…
Flu season in the U.S. typically starts around late October or early November and peaks between December and February. But…
An OpenAI agent was supposed to be researching public healthcare spending, but it broke into an Australian government website instead.The…
Six people buried in a single grave in Latvia more than 1,000 years ago may have been killed in a…
Quick factsWhat it is: A view of the moon from the Artemis II crewWhere it is: Aristarchus Plateau, on the…
Since the discovery of their remains in the 19th century, Neanderthals have fascinated scientists and the general public alike. Although…
The written word is one of humanity’s most important information technologies. Without it, mathematical and scientific discoveries would be lost…
For decades, photojournalist Steve Winter has traveled across the world capturing incredible images of big cats as part of his…
Flu season is off to an early start in some parts of the U.S., data shows.In a typical year, U.S.…
Imagine you’re road-tripping across the country 10 years from now. You spend a few minutes charging your electric vehicle and…
Great Danes and mastiffs rarely live more than a decade, while Chihuahuas can live twice as long. Exactly why big…
Scientists have recently harnessed artificial intelligence (AI) to build “aging clocks” that aim to estimate a person’s true biological age.While…
The remote south Atlantic island of St. Helena boasts an international celebrity: the tortoise Jonathan, the oldest living land animal.…
As the “super” El Niño is predicted to bring heavier storms and flooding to the U.S., experts recommend stocking up…
Researchers have observed the strongest candidate yet for a “microblazar” — a dazzling object that has long been predicted to…
Amazon Big Deal Days is back, and we’ve found some tempting deals on our favorite stargazing equipment at Amazon. For…
You may have watched the moon block out the sun during a solar eclipse, but have you ever seen it…
The ancient Egyptians practiced human sacrifice around 5,000 years ago, a period shortly after the country was first unified, a…
Earth glows like a half moon while a giant aurora writhes over the North Pole in this ultraviolet image from…
Physicists smashed gold nuclei together at nearly the speed of light and found an unexpected pattern in the particles these…