Hobbit-like humans may have scavenged Komodo dragons’ leftovers to survive | The new research study adds to growing evidence that Homo floresiensis, which had a brain only slightly bigger than that of a chimpanzee, wasn’t as advanced as scientists previously believed.
Comet from another star has a composition unlike anything else in our solar system | Astronomers have revealed new details about the make-up and age of a visiting comet that was born around a distant star. They conclude the composition is strikingly different.
Scientists Just Found Something Very Disturbing About the AMOC Current Deep Below the Ocean: Evidence That Its Weakening Isn't Just a Fluke, and If It Collapses, the World Could Be Plunged Into Climate Catastrophe
A Sea Anemone Uses CARDIB to Fight Viruses—and It’s Even More Bizarre Than It Sounds | Teetering near endangered status, the starlet sea anemone produces “an ancient mechanism” for fighting viruses that researchers called “counterintuitive.”
U of M researcher creates synthetic cell that could change the world | Synthetic biologist Kate Adamala said the discovery is a ‘holy grail’ in engineering biology because engineered cells could one day be used to make fuel without petrochemicals or medicines that overcome disease.
Fossil Kept in a Drawer For 40 Years Turns Out to Be Antarctica's First Evidence of Dinosaurs | There isn't enough information yet to say what species it is, but it bears a striking resemblance to a species from the Late Cretaceous that was discovered in Argentina, Muyelensaurus pecheni.
‘The greatest cosmic movie ever made’: Historic telescope kicks off an unprecedented survey | The project has several goals, including creating a new inventory of our solar system and the Milky Way, as well as chipping away at the mystery of dark matter...
A little bird told her: scientist wins $100,000 prize for decoding birdsong | Julie Elie worked out how zebra finches announce who they are, what they are doing and use individual signatures
A Strange, Boiling Hole Just Appeared Out of Nowhere in Yellowstone | A churning pool of water has opened up in Yellowstone Nat'l Park – just 2 days after scientists were walking around on the exact patch of ground. The weird part? Nobody saw it happen.
NASA barrels ahead with moon base plans, doling out nearly $600 million in new contracts | The announcement is the latest in a stream of funding contracts NASA has awarded private companies in its effort to establish a permanent presence on the moon.
Humans And Apes Have Laughed The Same Way For Millions of Years, Study Suggests | How do we know this? Researchers tickled 13 captive apes – including gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos – and recorded the results.
Europe’s extreme heat would be impossible without climate change, scientists say | The record-breaking heat that’s scorching Europe day and night this month would not have been possible without climate change, according to a new study.
These tiny soil microbes could rescue crops from salty farmland | Instead of helping plants keep salt out, the microbes stimulate the production of lignin, a natural compound that strengthens roots and makes plants more resilient.