Before life as we know it began, early humans walked the Earth at the same time as woolly mammoths and sabre-toothed tigers. Through several prehistoric eras they lived, hunted and evolved, leaving ...
New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study. And the trend shows no sign of slowing with scientists predicting that the ...
The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species each year, revealing far more biodiversity than expected across animals, ...
The telescope's view of a portion of the Virgo Cluster is bombarded by asteroids, captured as tricolored streaks. Credit: RubinObs / NOIRLab / SLAC / NSF / DOE / AURA A new telescope in Chile has ...
Richard Butler receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust, the European Commission and the British Institute for Libyan and Northern African Studies. In 2025, dinosaurs were everywhere. In May, the ...
A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...
Major copper discoveries in the decade from 2015 to 2024 remain lower in number and size compared to the prior decades, reflecting explorers' growing preference to expand existing mines, with lower ...
Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...
There has been a medical breakthrough at UAB. A new study has discovered a possible root cause to preeclampsia.