Archaeologists have discovered a drowned medieval city beneath the waters of a salt lake in northeast Kyrgyzstan.The location was an…
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Drone photograph of the archaeological site of SemiyarkaPeter J. Brown A large 140-hectare settlement dating back 3600 years has been…
Temporal patterns of flower opening and VOC emission dynamics in E. oxypetalum. Credit: Horticulture Research (2025). DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhaf039 Floral scents…
QUICK FACTSWhat it is: Barred spiral galaxy Messier 61, AKA NGC 4303Where it is: 55 million light-years away in the…
Our hair colour seems to have an unexpected role in wound healingstock-enjoy/Shutterstock Redheads may experience slower wound healing than their…
LHAASO experiment. Credit: LHAASO Collaboration Milestone results released by the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) on November 16…
An experimental drug compound could prevent and treat some complications of diabetes, such as poor wound healing and rampant inflammation.…
Melting ice in Antarctica could have an impact on ocean currentsJUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images While the melting of the…
Graphical depiction of the formation scenario of ferric oxides in Chang’e-6 lunar sample. Credit: IGCAS A joint research team from…
QUICK FACTSMilestone: ‘Buckyballs’ discovered and describedDate: Nov. 14, 1985Where: Rice University, Houston, TexasWho: Harry Kroto, Richard Smalley and Robert CurlOver…
The ˁAin Samiya silver gobletThe Israel Museum, Jerusalem/Ardon Bar Hama The artwork on a 4300-year-old silver goblet unearthed in the…
Belgian start-up Permafungi is pitching mushroom-based packaging as a fully biodegradable alternative to polystyrene and other plastic. On a gleaming…
An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon could now blow its top in mid-to late-2026, scientists say.In December last…
People of the Karo tribe looking over the Omo River Valley in EthiopiaMichael Honegger/Alamy This is an extract from Our…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Inflammation can help the body when injured or sick by delivering immune cells, promoting healing and…
QUICK FACTSMilestone: Poincaré conjecture solvedWhen: Nov. 11, 2002Where: St. Petersburg, RussiaWho: Grigori PerelmanOn a cold day in November, a man…
Aron Leah of Fried Cactus This was meant to be a big year for me. I planned to run a…
Brazilian Indigenous leader and climate activist Txai Surui arrives at the Earthshot Prize 2025 awards ceremony at the Museum of…
While excavating near the ancient city of Armageddon in Israel, archaeologists unearthed a 3,300-year-old Canaanite “tea set,” a dollhouse-sized temple,…
Molecular biologist James Watson helped reveal DNA’s hidden shapeEverett Collection Historical / Alamy Stock Photo James Watson, one of the…
Bacteria can effectively travel even without their propeller-like flagella — by “swashing” across moist surfaces using chemical currents, or by…
James Dewey Watson was an American molecular biologist most known for co-winning the 1962 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine…
By Howard Bloom The big question in astrophysics right now is whether our solar system has been penetrated by a…
Plumes of ice particles, water vapour and organic molecules spray from Enceladus’s south polar regionNASA/JPL-Caltech The liquid water ocean hidden…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Animals in children’s stories are often depicted as living in neat mom, dad and children family…
A strange, lopsided dust cloud shrouds Earth’s moon, ever skewed toward whichever side is facing the sun. Now, a new…
The skull now identified as Béla of MacsóBorbély Noémi/Tamás Hajdu et al. 2025 More than 700 years ago, a Hungarian…
Credit: Karola G from Pexels A team of sports scientists and cognitive biologists at the University of Vienna has demonstrated…
Researchers setting up a drill in the Allan Hills region of Antarctica. This work was supported by the NSF Center…
Where did the speed of light come from and why is it so stubborn?NASA, ESA, CXC, SSC The following is…