Arctodus simus reconstruction compared to a human. Credit: Dantheman9758 / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 The California Channel Islands are renowned for their archaeological, biological,…
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BodyCompass is the first home-ready, radio-frequency-based system to provide accurate sleep data without cameras or sensors attached to the body. It was developed by MIT…
Rescue French bulldog and pug snoozing in basket. Credit: Katy Price Owners of bulldogs, French bulldogs and pugs are highly likely to want to own…
Seven La Chamba unglazed ceramic pots used in a yearlong cooking experiment that analyzed the chemical residues of meals prepared. Credit: Melanie Miller Archaeologists find…
While NASA is working aggressively to meet our near-term goal of landing the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024, our Artemis…
New policies, technologies could help make sense of flood of information. The science community has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with such a flurry of…
Individuals who can unconsciously predict complex patterns, an ability called implicit pattern learning, are likely to hold stronger beliefs that there is a god who…
Field site in Ramnagar, India. Credit: Christopher Gilbert The 13-million-year-old gibbon ancestor fills major gaps in the primate fossil record. A 13-million-year-old fossil unearthed in…
Enteroviruses and other pathogenic viruses that make their way into surface waters can be inactivated by heat, sunshine and other microbes, thereby reducing their ability…
In study, acetaminophen alters perceptions of risk. While acetaminophen is helping you deal with your headache, it may also be making you more willing to…
A man stands on a burned-out car as fires burn behind him in the Lake Street area of Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 28, 2020. Credit: Lorie…
Our Energy Hunger Is Tethered to Our Economic Past Just as a living organism continually needs food to maintain itself, an economy consumes energy to…
The African baobab tree has 168 chromosomes in total. USDA researchers used fluorescent probes to see the genetic components of individual chromosomes within the cells.…
This figure shows the settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization during different phases of its evolution. RIT Assistant Professor Nishant Malik developed a mathematical method…
A new study led by the University of Bristol and Swansea University has revealed the size of the legendary giant shark Megalodon, including fins that…
[embedded content] NASA completed a full-scale booster test for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket in Promontory, Utah, on September 2, 2020. The full-scale booster firing…
Tear gas being used against protestors in Hong Kong. The use of tear gas is rightfully banned in warfare and should equally be banned as…
Two 14-year longitudinal studies found that selfish, combative, manipulative people are not more likely to achieve power in the workplace than are nice people. The…
The covid19scan web application screenshot taken on August 30, 2020. Credit: Covid19scan web/Hohl Hotspots have trended towards smaller but more numerous clusters since the pandemic…
Casts of two key specimens: Paranthropus aethiopicus (left) and P. boisei (right). Credit: Zeresenay Alemseged A new study published this week in the journal Proceedings…