This type of finding is making researchers think that Neanderthals and Denisovans weren't all that different from us.

Humans and weed go back 120 centuries.

Japan is living in the future.

What does "thinking" even mean anymore?

With climate change, "once in a century" weather events are becoming more and more common.

To find shortcuts in material science, researchers are increasingly looking at artificial intelligence.

Working in a coal mine takes a huge toll on one's mind and body.

The space rice is here.

Under its icy surface, Europa could have the right conditions for life to emerge.

When you've set water on fire, things are probably pretty bad.

We're not saying there's life on Enceladus... but there *could be* life on Enceladus.

Ingenuity took a daring shortcut on its record-breaking 9th flight on the Red Planet.

This could be a game changer in our fight against Alzheimer's.

Not everyone is thrilled, though: one such rocket recently plummeted back to Earth in uncontrolled re-entry.

The movement of tectonic plates can sometimes cause the surface of the plane to rumble. But there's more to it.

The wing bling could be making male dragonflies too hot for their own good.

Cows giveth, cows taketh away.

What if I told you the coolest thing you'll see today is sheep herding? Well, brace yourself. Almost like a...

Britain's greenhouse gas emissions haven't been this low since the Industrial Revolution -- and the difference maker is coal.

We're way past the point of doubts on this one.

Being an Anglo Saxon was more a cultural thing than a genetic thing.

It's an invention that could end a tsunami of animal suffering.

... and they say computers can't create art.

Researchers estimate that 29 of those are potentially habitable.

Vaccinations can help reduce transmission, but we're nowhere near to herd immunity.

The same technology used in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines could now help us fight cancer.

The birds helped regenerate two fields previously used for agriculture.

There are around 2,000 deserted villages in England, but Gainsthorpe is perhaps the most mysterious of them.

Why even bother with sexual reproduction?

Restoration work revealed the stunning level of detail in this Viking-era cross.

Football is a surprisingly random game.

There are no superpowers but also no genetic damage.

"Oh my God, I'm in a whale's mouth", the diver wrote on Facebook.

The supercomputer practice was well worth it.

The food on our plates is an important contributor to climate change.

The drug is one of the few major advancements against Alzheimer's, but it is also fraught with controversy.

It's been almost 5 million years since CO2 levels were this high.

Should we be a bit concerned that the world's richest person is going to space?

Don't believe your eyes.

Diamonds could allow doctors to make use of the best versions of two imaging techniques -- simultaneously.

The island will protect the port from rising sea levels and house around 35,000 people.

A well-deserved retirement for an unassuming hero.

The decision opens the way for a slew of billion-dollar litigation trials.

We still don't know where SARS-CoV-2 came from -- but bats are a major virus reservoir in general.

Aboriginal Australians are part of the oldest living culture on Earth -- and we could learn a thing or two...

When it's geology versus cities, the geology usually wins.

Studies that are "out there" tend to be picked up more, even when they're on shaky ground. Meanwhile, solid science...

However, Chinese markets escaped the brunt of the damage.

A new study shows the surprising way hair cracks shaving blades.

It's excellent performance for any vaccine, let alone one done in less than one year with innovative technology.