The 'virtual' revisiting of a fossil described as 'the oldest evidence of human evolution in South Africa' shows surprising results. A cranium of a four-million-year-old fossil, that, in 1995 was described

One day in Myanmar during the Cretaceous period, a tick managed to ensnare itself in a spider web. Realizing its predicament, the tick struggled to get free. But the spider that built the web was having

X-ray vision has long seemed like a far-fetched sci-fi fantasy, but over the last decade a team led by Professor Dina Katabi from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has

Nanoscale gemstones source of mysterious cosmic microwave light. For decades, astronomers have puzzled over the exact source of a peculiar type of faint microwave light emanating from a number of regions

Fossils representing two new species of saber-toothed prehistoric predators have been described by researchers from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (Raleigh, USA) and the Vyatka Paleontological

Even with a highly skilled neurosurgeon, the most effective anesthesia, and all the other advances of modern medicine, most of us would cringe at the thought of undergoing cranial surgery today. After

As scientists gain insights into which genes drive diseases, they are pursuing the next logical question: Can gene editing technologies be developed to treat or even cure those diseases? Much of that effort

Iron-rich rocks near ancient lake sites on Mars could hold vital clues that show life once existed there, research suggests. These rocks -- which formed in lake beds -- are the best place to seek fossil

A new study has discovered the first known permanent immigrant to our Solar System. The asteroid, currently nestling in Jupiter's orbit, is the first known asteroid to have been captured from another star

Most comprehensive analysis of Earth's largest animal group -- the euarthropods -- shows they evolved gradually, challenging major theories of early animal evolution. All the major groups of animals appear

Capitalizing on the unparalleled sharpness and spectral range of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers is releasing the most comprehensive, high-resolution ultraviolet-light

First-of-its-kind study combines NASA satellite observations of Earth with data on human activities to map where--and why--freshwater is changing around the globe. A new global, satellite-based study of

Old data reveal new evidence. Scientists re-examining data from an old mission bring new insights to the tantalizing question of whether Jupiter's moon Europa has the ingredients to support life. The data

Schools of fish provide a fascinating example of collective behaviour in which the group moves in a coordinated manner without the need for a leader. In the past, many computer models have shown that such

Participating in the Eurovision Song Contest may be linked to an increase in a nation's life satisfaction, according to new research. The study, by scientists at Imperial College London, found that people

Study may provide clues to disorders including anxiety and phobias. In a study of mice, National Institutes of Health-funded researchers describe a new circuit involved in fine-tuning the brain's decision

Though close to home, the space immediately around Earth is full of hidden secrets and invisible processes. In a new discovery reported in the journal Nature, scientists working with NASA's Magnetospheric

Self-condensation process for cells generates vascularized organ tissues for transplant. Researchers tissue-engineered human pancreatic islets in a laboratory that develop a circulatory system, secrete

After 25 years of collecting fossils at a Pennsylvania site, scientists at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University now have a much better picture of an ancient, extinct 12-foot fish and the

Magnetic materials are the backbone of modern digital information technologies, such as hard-disk storage. A University of Washington-led team has now taken this one step further by encoding information