science
Ancient DNA evidence reveals two unknown migrations from North to South...
An international research team has used genome-wide ancient DNA data to revise Central and South American history. Their analysis of DNA from 49 individuals...
Sending spin waves into an insulating 2-D magnet
Quantum Hall ferromagnets are among the purest magnets in the world—and one of the most difficult to study. These 2-D magnets can only be...
Re-inventing the hook: Orangutans spontaneously bend straight wires into hooks to...
The bending of a hook into wire to fish for the handle of a basket is surprisingly challenging for young children under eight years...
Material scientists create fabric alternative to batteries for wearable devices
A major factor holding back development of wearable biosensors for health monitoring is the lack of a lightweight, long-lasting power supply. Now scientists at...
DNA of world’s oldest natural mummy unlocks secrets of Ice Age...
A legal battle over a 10,600 year old ancient skeleton—called the 'Spirit Cave Mummy' - has ended after advanced DNA sequencing found it was...
Yellowstone streams recovering thanks to wolf reintroduction
In the first study of its kind, research by Oregon State University scientists shows that the return of large terrestrial carnivores can lead to...
New research questions the rate of climate change
Climate change may be occurring even faster than first thought.
That is according to a ground-breaking new study by Dr. Clayton Magill from the Lyell...
Discovery: Rare three-species hybrid warbler
Scientists have shown that a bird found in Pennsylvania is the offspring of a hybrid warbler mother and a warbler father from an entirely...
Ultra-hot gas around remnants of sun-like stars
Solving a decades-old mystery, an international team of astronomers have discovered an extremely hot magnetosphere around a white dwarf, a remnant of a star...
How do babies laugh? Like chimps!
Few things can delight an adult more easily than the uninhibited, effervescent laughter of a baby. Yet baby laughter, a new study shows, differs...
Astronomers find pairs of black holes at the centers of merging...
For the first time, a team of astronomers has observed several pairs of galaxies in the final stages of merging together into single, larger...
