Was the emergence of intelligent life on Earth just a fluke? Some scientists think not
Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...
Release of Type Ia supernovae data may hold key to the history of the universe
A unique dataset of Type Ia supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of ...
Scientists Used Yellowstone Hot Springs to Study the Moment That Kickstarted Life on Earth
A new study highlights how life possibly evolved prior to and during the rise of Earth’s oxygenated atmosphere.
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Surprising fossils suggest early animals survived outside of water
A new look at fossils from the Cambrian Period around 500 million years ago has revealed that some of the earliest animals spent time on mudflats that were sometimes exposed to the air – a find that c ...
An unexpected anomaly was found in the Pacific Ocean – and it could be a global time marker
There seems to be too much of a radioactive element in rocks deep in the Pacific Ocean – how did it get there 10 million ...
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A year of 'out of this world' science achievements
In May, a new achievement in the field of quantum science was published in the journal Science, with Chinese scientists ...
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Meet the newly discovered brain cell that allows you to remember objects
Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...
Accidental Breakthrough As Supercooled Wires Detect Near-Light-Speed Protons
Researchers have discovered that superconducting nanowire photon detectors (SNSPDs), originally designed for detecting photons, can also accurately detect high-energy protons. This unexpected finding ...