Face of first Brit revealed: Blue eyes, dark hair and skin
The face of 'Cheddar Man', Britain's oldest nearly complete skeleton at 10,000 years old, is revealed for the first time and with unprecedented accuracy...
Challenging core belief: Have we misunderstood how Earth’s solid center formed?
It is widely accepted that the Earth's inner core formed about a billion years ago when a solid, super-hot iron nugget spontaneously began to...
Giant viruses may play an intriguing role in evolution of life on Earth
We all know viruses cause colds and flu this time of year, but you might be surprised to learn that a virus may have...
First report in decades of a forgotten crop pathogen calls for critical close monitoring
Scientists, breeders, farmers and conservation groups must continue to work in close collaboration to prepare for the potential re-emergence of a forgotten crop pathogen,...
Reduced energy from the sun might occur by mid-century—now, scientists know by how much
The sun might emit less radiation by mid-century, giving planet Earth a chance to warm a bit more slowly but not halt the trend...
Self-sealing miniature ‘wound’ created by engineers
Biomedical engineers have developed a miniature self-sealing model system for studying bleeding and the clotting of wounds. The researchers envision the device as a...
Light controls two-atom quantum computation
Some powerful rulers of the world may dream of the possibility to get in touch with their colleagues on different continents unnoticed by friends...
Super wood could replace steel
Engineers at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) have found a way to make wood more than 10 times times stronger and tougher...
Scientists crack structure of enzyme complex linked to cancer
A research team led by a biochemist at the University of California, Riverside has solved the crystal structure for an enzyme that plays a...
Seafloor data point to global volcanism after Chicxulub meteor strike
A record of volcanism preserved along ancient mid-ocean ridges provides evidence for heightened worldwide magmatic activity 66 million years ago just after the Chicxulub...
Fruit bat’s echolocation may work like sophisticated surveillance sonar
New research from the University of Washington suggests that the Egyptian fruit bat is using similar techniques to those preferred by modern-day military and...
