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Extreme Galaxy Cluster Birthing Stars at Excessive Rate
The newly discovered Phoenix cluster may be one of the most extreme objects ever observed, being among the most...
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The Border Between Primordial Plasma and Ordinary Matter
Scientists taking advantage of the versatility and new capabilities of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), an atom smasher...
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Only Humans Care About Fairness
Humans could be the only animals that are sensitive to fairness, suggests a new Royal Society Biology Letters study....
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LHC Experiments Shed Light on Primordial Universe
The primordial particles of matter that existed just after the big bang are now being re-created in the Large...
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Ancient Seal Lends Credence to Biblical Samson Tale
Archaeologists date relic, found in dig near Jerusalem, to the 12th century B.C.
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Genetic Analysis Solves Human-Neanderthal Interbreeding Puzzle
Human history more than matches the best soap operas and Hollywood thrillers. The latest blockbuster is a tale of...
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Shark-Tooth Weapons Reveal Lost Biodiversity
For centuries, the people of the Gilbert Islands in the central Pacific Ocean have crafted weapons from shark teeth....
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Mars’ Plate Tectonics May Make Life More Likely
As it turns out, Mars and Earth may be more similar than previously thought in one momentous way: Mars...
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A Week on Mars: Curiosity Rover Settles in for Long Martian Haul
After a full week on the Red Planet, NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity is celebrating with a little rest and...
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Flag Fen Hosts ‘Crowdsourced’ Bronze Age Archaeology Dig
A first-of-its-kind “crowdsourced and crowdfunded” archaeological dig at Cambridgeshire’s Flag Fen has finished. It is the site of a...