DNA sequences suggest 250 people made up original Native American founding population
A University of Kansas anthropological geneticist is part of an international research team working to shed light upon one of the unanswered questions concerning...
Taming the multiverse—Stephen Hawking’s final theory about the big bang
Professor Stephen Hawking's final theory on the origin of the universe, which he worked on in collaboration with Professor Thomas Hertog from KU Leuven,...
Microbes living in a toxic volcanic lake could hold clues to life on Mars
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered microbes living in a toxic volcanic lake that may rank as one of the harshest...
Most microplastic harm done at lowest levels of food web, according to analysis
Purdue University scientists led a comprehensive analysis of research concerning the effects of microplastics on aquatic life, with the results showing widely different impacts...
Novel antioxidant makes old blood vessels seem young again
Older adults who take a novel antioxidant that specifically targets cellular powerhouses, or mitochondria, see age-related vascular changes reverse by the equivalent of 15...
City upbringing, without pets, boosts vulnerability to mental illness
Children raised in a rural environment, surrounded by animals and bacteria-laden dust, grow up to have more stress-resilient immune systems and might be at...
Ample warning of supervolcano eruptions likely, experts say
Concern over the potential imminent eruptions of Earth's supervolcanoes, like Taupo in New Zealand or Yellowstone in the United States, may be quelled by...
EEG signals accurately predict autism as early as 3 months of age
Autism is challenging to diagnose, especially early in life. A new study in the journal Scientific Reports shows that inexpensive EEGs, which measure brain...
Why parts of Earth have barely changed in 3 billion years
There is a mystery in Earth's ancient past, and the clues lie in the desert rocks of Australia and other ancient places.
The last century...
Metal-free metamaterial can be swiftly tuned to create changing electromagnetic effects
Researchers at Duke University have built the first metal-free, dynamically tunable metamaterial for controlling electromagnetic waves. The approach could form the basis for technologies...
Valleytronics discovery could extend limits of Moore’s Law
Research appearing today in Nature Communications finds useful new information-handling potential in samples of tin(II) sulfide (SnS), a candidate "valleytronics" transistor material that might...
