Digital reconstruction of the rampart network from the northern section of the Khaybar walled oasis 4,000 years ago. Credit: Khaybar Longue Durée Archaeological Project, M.…
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A new study to be published in Nature suggests that the ocean’s capacity to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide is 20% higher than previously thought, at…
A new study examines the early migration of humans to Europe, focusing on a study of 36,000-year-old skull fragments from Crimea. These findings connect these…
Astronomers using the MUSE instrument on the ESO’s Very Large Telescope, have discovered that galactic winds, which limit galaxy growth and star formation, are a…
Researchers reveal that North Greenland’s ice shelves have lost over one-third of their volume since 1978, mainly due to rising ocean temperatures. This loss threatens…
A folio from the Codex Climaci Rescriptus. Credit: Peter Malik Written over 2000 years ago, the Hipparchus Star Catalogue is the oldest known attempt to…
Now, scientists from the CNRS and the University of Tokyo have developed the application of a novel enzyme-based technique, providing the first hints as to…
A first molar from a Neanderthal, which was analyzed for this study. Credit: © Lourdes Montes For the first time, zinc isotope ratios in tooth…
The study found that chromosomes are fluid, almost liquid, outside of their division phases. Chromosome manipulation in live cells indicates that they are fluid. Researchers…
Representation of the modes of locomotion practiced by Sahelanthropus. Bipedalism was common among the earliest known representatives of humankind, probably on the ground but also…
This animation shows a stereo view of the Tonga eruption plume as it rose, evolved, and dispersed over the course of 13 hours on January…
Map showing Balkanatolia 40 million years ago and at the present day. Balkanatolia is a forgotten low-lying continent wedged between Europe, Africa, and Asia, already…
Ice flow velocities for Andean glaciers. Credit: © Romain Millan, Jean-Baptiste Barré / CNRS / IGE – Map data : Mapbox / OpenStreetMap / Maxar…
To understand how life emerged, scientists investigate the chemistry of carbon and water. In the case of water, they track the various forms, or isotopes,…
A laboratory reproduction of the Zen stone phenomenon in a lyophilizer. Credit: © Nicolas Taberlet / Nicolas Plihon Like a work of art enshrined in…
Intake for fine particle pump at Pic du Midi Observatory (French Pyrenees). Credit: Jeroen Sonke Previously detected in rivers, oceans, and snow, microplastic has now…
Coccolithophores are microscopic algae that form tiny limestone plates, called coccoliths, around their single cells. The shape and size of coccoliths varies according to the…
This artistic impression depicts Venus. Credit: ESO (European Southern Observatory)/M. Kornmesser & NASA/JPL/Caltech Whether VenusVenus, the second planet from the sun, is named after the…
A Billion Years in 40 Seconds Credit: Dr. Andrew Merdith/University of Lyon One of Earth’s unique features is that it has continents. Contrary to many…
Artificial neuron prototype: nanofluidic slits can play the role of ion channels and allow neurons to communicate. Ion clusters achieve the ion transport that causes…