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Using a cosmological technique typically used to study galaxies, archaeologists uncovered a vast funerary landscape in eastern Sudan composed of thousands of tombs resembling the stars of a galaxy. Sudan’s Kassala region, which borders neighboring Eritrea, has been occupied by the semi-nomadic Beja people for over two thousand years. Local archaeologists had previously discovered numerous […]
The tool has both upsides and downsides. What would you do if you knew a person close to you has less than 6 months to live?
Exposure to volatile compounds from cleaning products may partly explain the rise of allergic disease rather than the lack of microbes.
This quantum processor completed a complex task in a little over an hour -- about 60,000 times faster than a classical supercomputer.
If you haven't updated your router in years you're not alone -- and that's not good.
The newly documented genealogy could help scientists identify Leonardo's long-lost DNA.
More and more evidence suggests that Neanderthals were just as feeling and thinking creatures as humans.
Some scientists believe we've found our long-lost sister lineage. But not everyone is entirely convinced.
Spirituality may be “deeply woven into our neuro-fabric,” researchers claim.
Animals have been feigning death as a defence mechanism for eons. Humans took it to the next level.
In turns from a supercar into an two-seat airplane in under three minutes.
The wild boars have no predators and have interbred with domestic pigs left behind by humans.
They really are man’s best friend.
Although Ayahuasca is classified as a Schedule I drug, recent research suggests it has medical value.
One of the finest bits of mathematical trolling by the great Pythagoras himself.
An e-bike is sold every three minutes in the United Kingdom.
Only 12 astronaut boots touched down on the lunar surface. But more are about to arrive soon (and they likely won’t be American).
You could fit nearly one million Earth-sized planets and the sun isn't even that big of a star.
It's a simple, non-invasive test that could diagnose brain cancer before it gets the chance to wreak havoc.
It was a formidable ancient beast.
Childfree couples represent an increasingly important type of family in the United States.
A window to the brain? Pupil size linked to intelligence
Scientists recreate torches and other Stone Age cave lighting
The number of rivers which are drying up (at least for a while) seems to be increasing, too.
You could say these masterpieces were brought to life.
The enzyme-based mixture could extend the life of concrete fourfold.
It will help scientists better understand interactions between solar and interstellar winds.
Bird sized but not ‘bird-brained’.
Research backs up the idea of restricting left turns in busy intersections -- especially those in town and city centers.
A tasty solution to our plastic waste problem.
The composite material could prove particularly useful in aerospace where temperatures can spike wildly between space and atmospheric re-entry.
It's not clear if wide-scale student loan cancellation is even possible from a legal standpoint.
This safe, non-chemical intervention gives hope that the brutal dengue may be soon eradicated.
The sweetest thing you'll see all day.
Humans have been building mud dwellings for thousands of years. It's time to go back to the roots.
Sometimes being flashy is actually a turn-off to predators. Their loss…
Nothing is spared by the ongoing AI fraud.
The estimate could help scientists better understand how the virus infects and mutates inside the human body.
Microstructural behaviors such as eating rate, bite size, and meal duration can determine the size of a person’s meal.
Scientists have found insights about what makes honey and mangoes so healthy.
We now have definite evidence of how auroras light up the sky in the high latitudes.
More than 90% of all sharks suddenly disappeared and no one knows why.
Eight-week-old puppies can understand instructions from humans, such as finger pointing and gazing towards an object.
They just couldn't seem to make up their mind.
Technological limitations prevented scientists from sequencing a minor but important fraction of the genome -- until now.
Type O- blood may offer a slight protective effect against infection with the coronavirus. But the vaccine is still your best ally.
Not exactly telepathy but darn close, that's for sure.
These concerning findings highlight the need for urgent action aimed at mitigating the effects of man-made climate change.
Its leaves pack one of the most painful stings in the world. There is no antidote.
Beethoven wrote dozens of symphonies and songs while deaf. But he had some help from a nifty trick.
