On August 6, 1945, the U.S. used an atomic bomb for the first time in history, against the city of…
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It’s often said that ancient Egyptian royalty married within the family, with pharaohs marrying siblings and sometimes even children. But…
A 300,000-year-old hunting weapon has shone a new light on early humans as woodworking masters, according to a new study.…
[]Archaeologists in southern Russia say they’ve discovered the ruins of a 2,000-year-old synagogue — a rare discovery given that buildings…
Vera_Petrunina/Getty Images YOU have heaped your shopping on the supermarket conveyor belt and a friendly member of the checkout staff…
Scientists from Scripps Research and Cardiff University made key discoveries in support of a new stem cell-based therapy for Parkinson’s…
In a way, stars are like doughnuts: You have to rip them apart to see what’s inside. Luckily for astronomers,…
A good battery needs two things: high energy density to power devices, and stability, so it can be safely and…
The idea that pee is sterile is often shared as a surprising factoid and is even cited by some respected…
Ticks are annoying creatures. These nasty, bloodsucking parasites glom on to you when you least suspect it. And if they’re…
Received wisdom says that staying out in the sun too long can make your skin tougher over time. Think about…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It’s human nature to be judgmental. But why do we place less blame on someone, or…
Bar plot of single seroprevalence data and co-infection data. The main bar plot represents the dogs that either had only…
This new image of the Orion Nebula was created from previous images taken by three telescopesESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech Under Alien SkiesPhil Plait…
Ashley Cooper/Getty Images WHEN it comes to global warming, every notch on the thermometer is vital. But one temperature rise…
Once a backwater filled with speculation, artificial intelligence is now a burning, “hair on fire” conflagration of both hopes and…
Amber Heard at Fairfax County Circuit Court, Virginia, in 2022Evelyn Hockstein/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Depp V Heard Channel 4, UK; not yet available…
THESE six mysterious forms seem to be watching over the dappled ocean depths, some appearing to be sunken relics of…
Graphical abstract. Credit: Environmental Pollution (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122306 Pesticide pollution of streams in agricultural areas has adverse effects for stream…
Meg Duff: For Science, Quickly, I’m Meg Duff. As the world heats up, many of the consequences of burning fossil…
Combining two types of heart scan techniques could help doctors to detect the deadly heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) before…
Daily discharge of the Wolpo gauging station (1158.5 km2) and temporal change of vegetation cover at the four sites. Larger…
Immune system changes in the pregnant body that protect the fetus appear to extend to the brain, where a decrease…
Nearly a century ago, physicists Max Born and J. Robert Oppenheimer developed an assumption regarding how quantum mechanics plays out…
Carbon-based materials have several qualities that make them attractive as catalysts for speeding up chemical reactions. They are low-cost, lightweight…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Medical students from marginalized groups are less likely to have sustained or cultivated career paths in…
What is it? The Ring Nebula (also called M57 or NGC 6720)Where is it? Around 2,000 light-years away, in the…
Representative charred plant remains from the site of Shigu. Credit: Prof. YANG Yuzhang et. al. A research team led by…
Further research is required, but taurine supplements could have potential in prolonging people’s longevityphoto_gonzo/Alamy We lose levels of the amino…
CLIMATEWIRE | Climate activists are like Nazis. Wind and solar power pollute the Earth and make life miserable. Recent global and…