A history of the Crusades, as told by crusaders’ DNA
History can tell us a lot about the Crusades, the series of religious wars fought between 1095 and 1291, in which Christian invaders tried...
Planck reveals link between active galaxies and their dark matter environment
Scientists have used the tiny distortions imprinted on the cosmic microwave background by the gravity of matter throughout the universe, recorded by ESA's Planck...
Breakthrough research to revolutionise internet communication
A team of University of Otago/Dodd-Walls Centre scientists have created a novel device that could enable the next generation of faster, more energy efficient...
The secret to a stable society? A steady supply of beer doesn’t hurt
A thousand years ago, the Wari empire stretched across Peru. At its height, it covered an area the size of the Eastern seaboard of...
Researchers develop new variant of Maxwell’s demon at nanoscale
Maxwell's demon is a machine proposed by James Clerk Maxwell in 1867. The hypothetical machine would use thermal fluctuations to obtain energy, apparently violating...
Green material for refrigeration identified
Researchers from the UK and Spain have identified an eco-friendly solid that could replace the inefficient and polluting gases used in most refrigerators and...
Scientists invent way to trap mysterious ‘dark world’ particle at Large Hadron Collider
Now that they've identified the Higgs boson, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have set their sights on an even more elusive target.
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Artificial intelligence speeds efforts to develop clean, virtually limitless fusion energy
Artificial intelligence (AI), a branch of computer science that is transforming scientific inquiry and industry, could now speed the development of safe, clean and...
Switch from hunting to herding recorded in ancient pee
The transition from hunting and gathering to farming and herding is considered a crucial turning point in the history of humanity. Scholars think the...
Meet Gobihadros, a new species of Mongolian hadrosaur
The complete skeletal remains of a new species of Mongolian dinosaur fill in a gap in the evolution of hadrosaurs, according to a study...
Fish that outlived dinosaurs reveals secrets of ancient skull evolution
A new study into one of the world's oldest types of fish, Coelacanth, provides fresh insights into the development of the skull and brain...
