Humans hid in this lava tube in Saudi Arabia for thousands of years
The site has been known for decades but this is the first proper investigation, and it yielded some notable finds.
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The site has been known for decades but this is the first proper investigation, and it yielded some notable finds.
It's not just humans and farm animals. Pets have a role to play as well.
Getting rid of boredom may add new meaning to your life.
A male and a female crab spider worked together to mimic a flower.
It's literally history in a can.
The ruling is binding and unprecedented, and may trickle down to other countries as well.
The oceans are becoming one big soup.
Researchers want to use the eye as a base to treat diabetes.
Regrowing limbs starts with protein — and now, researchers know which protein are necessary.
It identifies weeds and then precisely hits them with poison.
This goes to show that if politicians really want to, they can protect the rainforests.
The calorie burn estimates on your smartwatch have near 40% error. Thermal cameras may be the solution.
They look just like the real thing.
It's plastic-free and vegan — and more sustainable than current alternatives.
Here's why you should never sell your old laptop with your hard drive in it.
Japan has always had its demographic quirks, but this one is something else.
There's a lot more technology coming to your OJ.
Music as a whole is getting sadder and simpler.
Norman descendants are still doing very fine in today's Britain.
A new site in medieval England shows how different these special breeds were compared to “regular” horses.
Essential oils are used in cosmetics and detergents. They may soon make their way to agriculture.
Have you ever seen a geode?
This helps researchers piece together what was happening in the early days of the planet’s history.
Silicate minerals dominate the Earth's crust -- but nonsilicate minerals play a key role as well.
Capitalism has definitely helped, but the relationship between poverty and free markets is far more complex.
The galaxy has several “layers” that astronomers have imaged using a phenomenon called gravitation lensing.
Watching others show empathy can grow on you.
Crystals are lifeless masses that don't have any 'energetic' properties. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't own some if you...
Each mineral has its own unique set of properties.
“Lorrainosaurus was one of the first truly huge pliosaurs."
"Britain's Pompeii" is revealing suprisingly sophisticated lifestyles.
A concerning new study suggests men should pay more attention to how they use their phones.
AI can help us take a more proactive stance in disaster preparedness.
Some 7,700 years ago, these people were using canoes to sail the Mediterranean.
Talagrand's work has been impactful in a number of fields, from physics to AI.
The humble ant has a surprising superpower that uses magnetism.
Football (or soccer) is about to get a lot more tactical.
Nature reacted in some predictable ways — but also some counterintuitive ways.
A popular argument against wind power flies out the window.
Silicates are by far the most common type of mineral on Earth.
Some people say crystals have healing powers, but that's not the type of crystals we're looking at here.
Minerals are the building blocks of rocks and the storytellers of Earth's history. They're the Legos of our planet.
Hycean planets, or water worlds, are one of the most intriguing types of planets — if they turn out to...
Soil erosion is the biggest environmental crisis you don't hear much about.
This cool website shows you what the Earth was like hundreds of millions of years ago — and what dinosaurs...
Running is a fitness classic — and there's a good reason why.
Daddy longlegs have extra eyes from their evolutionary past.
There's a world of music we haven't explored yet.
At four or less you basically make no mistakes, but once you hit five it gets complicated.
Have you ever thought how much engineering goes into the small things we use every day?