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A Planet ‘Just Right’ for Life? Perhaps, if It Exists
What ever happened to the Goldilocks planet? It was big news back in September 2010 when a group led...
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Spacetime: A Smoother Brew Than We Knew
Spacetime may be less like beer and more like sipping whiskey. Or so an intergalactic photo finish may suggest....
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Link Found Between Cold European Winters and Solar Activity
Scientists have long suspected that the Sun’s 11-year cycle influences climate of certain regions on Earth. Yet records of...
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Environmentalism’s Biggest Challenge: Save the Arctic
This month we are expecting to see a record ice melt in the Arctic. But this is not a...
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Turkey Identified as Origin of Indo-European Languages
By using novel methods developed for tracing the origins of virus outbreaks, researchers say they have identified present-day Turkey...
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Antarctica Warmth ‘Unusual, but not Unique’
The recent Antarctic Peninsula temperature rise and associated ice loss is unusual but not unprecedented, according to research. Analysis...
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Gibbons and Opera Singers Use the Same Voice Tools
It’s an old party trick—sucking helium from balloons so you can sing like a Wizard of Oz munchkin. When...
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Brain Wiring, Not Just Size, Helped Humans Evolve Beyond Chimps
Human and chimp brains look anatomically similar because both evolved from the same ancestor millions of years ago. But...
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The Milky Way Now Has a Twin (or Two)
Research presented at the International Astronomical Union General Assembly has found the first group of galaxies that is just...
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Ancient Roman Tablet Holds ‘Black Magic’ Curses
An ancient Roman lead scroll unearthed in England three years ago has turned out to be a curse intended...