Unique prediction of ‘modified gravity’ challenges dark matter theory
An international group of scientists, including Case Western Reserve University Astronomy Chair Stacy McGaugh, has published research contending that a rival idea to the...
Astronomers detect possible radio emission from exoplanet
By monitoring the cosmos with a radio telescope array, a Cornell University-led international team of scientists has detected radio bursts emanating from the constellation...
Whole genomes map pathways of chimpanzee and bonobo divergence
Chimpanzees and bonobos are sister species that diverged around 1.8 million years ago as the Congo River formed a geographic boundary and they evolved...
Ultracold atoms reveal a new type of quantum magnetic behavior
A new study illuminates surprising choreography among spinning atoms. In a paper appearing in the journal Nature, researchers from MIT and Harvard University reveal how...
World’s earliest python identified from 47 million-year-old fossil remains
Together with his colleague Hussam Zaher of the University in São Paulo, Senckenberg scientist Krister Smith described the world's oldest known fossils of a...
Kangaroos can intentionally communicate with humans, research reveals
Animals that have never been domesticated, such as kangaroos, can intentionally communicate with humans, challenging the notion that this behavior is usually restricted to...
Study finds a manly beard may help drive sales
The next time you are considering purchasing a big-ticket item, it might be worth paying attention to the salesperson's facial hair.
The beard seems to be a...
The DNA regions in our brain that contribute to making us human
With only 1% difference, the human and chimpanzee protein-coding genomes are remarkably similar. Understanding the biological features that make us human is part of...
The phantom chorus: birdsong boosts human well-being in protected areas
If you thought your morning hike was contributing to your wellbeing, a new study shows that you're right, especially if our avian friends were...
The melting of the Greenland ice sheet could lead to a sea level rise...
A new study, headed by researchers from the Universities of Liège and Oslo, applies the latest climate models, of which the MAR predicts a...
New dinosaur showed descendants how to dress to impress
Scientists have found the most elaborately dressed-to-impress dinosaur ever described and say it sheds new light on how birds such as peacocks inherited their...
