For over 400 years, the Himyarites held control over much of southern Arabia. Droughts in the sixth century helped Islam gain ground Extreme dryness aided the collapse…
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A look at the heating and cooling sections of the mattress using a thermal camera. Credit: The University of Texas at Austin Throughout the course…
Learning how to beat the heat during scorching summer weather. As we face increasingly hot summers, understanding how to avoid the health dangers associated with…
Autism spectrum disorder is a neurological and developmental condition. The condition affects how people interact, communicate, learn, and behave with others. Research from the UC Davis…
There are currently 18 living species of crocodiles. Large crocodiles can grow over 17 feet long. Researchers find crocodile species that likely preyed on early…
In a new study, researchers found that neighborhoods with more dogs had lower rates of homicide, robbery, and aggravated assaults compared to areas with fewer…
The SK 48 cranium of an ancient hominin, Paranthropus robustus, was one of the fossils included in the analysis of some new claims on human…
The ultrahigh CO2 adsorption capacity of two-dimensional ionic liquids. Credit: IPE A new technology for CO2 capture, utilization, and storage has attracted broad attention in…
The discoveries show that ancient DNA can be recovered from Pompeiian human bones, providing new insight into this historic community’s genetic history and lifestyles. The…
Research challenges the conventional theory that the transition from foraging to farming drove the development of complex, hierarchical societies by creating agricultural surplus, finds the…
What if someone told you that they had created a personality profile just for you? Here is an extract: “You have a great need for…
The only almost completely intact Genyornis eggshell ever discovered. It was located by N. Spooner and collected by Gifford H. Miller, South Australia. The presence…
The study found that grit was associated with low impulsivity and high mindfulness. Gritty individuals may be better at self-control and exhibiting “cautious control,” but…
Artistic reconstruction of the yunnanozoan from the Cambrian Chengjiang biota shows basket-like pharyngeal skeletons. Credit: Dinghua Yang Research reveals yunnanozoans as the oldest known stem…
Megalodons are known only from the teeth they left behind. Here, a megalodon tooth (left) is compared to a great white shark tooth. Each inch…
Meraxes gigas, a newly discovered species of dinosaur with disproportionally short arms just like T. rex. Credit: Jorge A Gonzalez Meraxes gigas — a new…
Subjects in an experimental group were granted a monetary bonus to punish others; however, being paid to punish made them less inclined to do so.…
How does the brain suppress the urge to act, such as waiting for the starter pistol to leap out of the starter blocks? Suppressing the…
Plants make their own ‘secret’ decisions about how much carbon to release back into the atmosphere via a previously unknown process. New research has revealed…
Four different Australopithecus crania that were found in the Sterkfontein caves, South Africa. The Sterkfontein cave fill containing this and other Australopithecus fossils was dated…