For decades, scientists believed modern humans descended from a single ancestral lineage. However, new research has not only challenged this view, it has simultaneously spawned a new mystery surrounding human evolution.
Using full genome…
For decades, scientists believed modern humans descended from a single ancestral lineage. However, new research has not only challenged this view, it has simultaneously spawned a new mystery surrounding human evolution.
Using full genome…
On March 23, 1965, the United States launched the Gemini III spacecraft with astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom and John Young aboard, America’s first two-person spaceflight. Grissom earned the honor as the first person to enter space twice…
Obesity rates have been steadily rising around the world for many years. Obesity has been linked to a variety of health problems including metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular…
Barden et alA 99-million-year-old fossilized amber specimen of an extinct ant species captured while devouring its…
China’s People’s Liberation Army is using indigenously developed DeepSeek AI to aid its non-combat and support operations, if reports in the Chinese media are to be believed. The news had led to speculation among defense experts on whether…
Optical illusions are great fun, and they fool virtually everyone. But have you ever wondered if you could train yourself to unsee these illusions? Our latest research suggests that you can.
Optical illusions tell a lot about how people see…
A recently published NASA-led study revealed that sea levels aren’t just rising in California — parts of the land are also sinking, Maven’s Notebook reported. These phenomena pose a looming public health and safety threat to coastal city…
When you peer out into the depths of the cosmos, a mystery lies there, waiting.
In a survey of the deep sky, most of the galaxies are seen rotating in the same direction. This is a problem. Under current models of the way the Universe behaves,…
Do we live in a supernova graveyard? A team of researchers proposes that 10 million years ago two giant neutron stars crashed into each other and debris from that intense explosion (called kilonova) fell on Earth and the Moon.
The researchers…
Lightning storms often inspire fear or awe, but they can also reveal unexpected beauty. High above the thunderclouds, something extraordinary unfolds. Not the familiar white streaks of lightning, but flashes of glowing red. These rare phenomena,…