Fossils of Australopithecus in a South African cave are one million years older than previously thought. This challenges the consensus that humans first evolved in East Africa.
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While the concept stretches back centuries, it has garnered significant attention in recent decades.
Short-hop regional flights could be running on batteries in a few years.
Symbolic gestures often speak to our psyche in ways no rational action could ever speak to our intellect.
On New Year’s Eve 1899, the captain of this Pacific steamliner sailed into history. Or did he?
The fully functional plant will serve to demo TerraPower’s nuclear tech.
Carbon dating allows us to know exactly when ice was melted for drinking water in pre-Columbian America.
With almost every shovel of sand shifted in Egypt, another artifact comes to light.
Spiritual experiences can be explained in terms of a highly evolved brain. But they also can be extremely meaningful.
Disgusting behavior is often crucial to survival.
Research suggests that to maintain a healthy brain, we should tend our gut microbiome.
Media provocateurs and conspiracy theorists insist that they’re “just asking questions.” No, they aren’t.
The zebras were originally part of a newspaper tycoon’s private zoo. Now they roam the San Simeon grasslands, growing in numbers.
The Universe is an amazing place. Under the incredible, infrared gaze of JWST, it’s coming into focus better than ever before.
An ancient Martian meteorite carries with it some compelling implications.
As the Sun ages, it loses mass, causing Earth to spiral outward in its orbit. Will that cool the Earth down, or will other effects win out?
Embedded in a cell phone or in accessories such as rings, bracelets or watches, the novel tools aim to make it easier to manage hypertension. But they must still pass several tests before hitting the clinic.
A clever new design introduces a way to image the vast ocean floor.
We are traveling in a realm that once exclusively belonged to the gods. Space travel will force humanity to rethink everything.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive.
Evolution proves to be just about as ingenious as Nikola Tesla
Pando is a stand of aspen in Utah that is 14,000 years old and weighs 12 million pounds. Humans threaten to end its long reign.
Researchers from Norway discover that the Moon’s tides influence the release of methane from the ocean floor.
Your bites will heal, but will you ever sleep well again after an infestation of bloodsucking parasites?
Purely physical and chemical processes can deceive us into thinking that life is present, when it actually is not.
If dark matter exists in a large halo in our galaxy, made up of particles, then it’s passing through us constantly. But how much?
New stamp-sized ultrasound adhesives produce clear images of heart, lungs, and other internal organs.
About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]
The hyperloop would be a great idea for a completely flat planet. With topography and infrastructure, it’s a very different story.
Atomic clocks keep time accurately to within 1 second every 33 billion years. Nuclear clocks could blow them all away.