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Neolithic Man: The First lumberjack?
During the Neolithic Age (approximately 10000 BCE), early man evolved from hunter-gatherer to farmer and agriculturalist, living in larger,...
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What Makes a Monster Star?
In 2010, observers reported the most massive stars ever seen, exceeding what many astronomers thought was a ceiling around...
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Evidence Suggests Quasicrystals Have Extra-Terrestrial Origins
Results from an expedition to far eastern Russia that set out to find the origin of naturally occurring quasicrystals...
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Scientists ‘Spot’ Dark Matter Near the Sun
An international team of researchers have developed a new technique to measure dark matter, using a state-of-the-art simulation of...
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World Depleting Underground Water Reserves for Agriculture
The world is depleting underground water reserves faster than they can be replenished due to over-exploitation, according to scientists...
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Largest Map of Universe Yet Captures 1 Million Galaxies
The largest 3D map yet of the universe’s huge galaxies and bright black holes may serve as a springboard...
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Earth’s Weird Life Helps Curiosity’s Search
Exotic kingdoms and bizarre creatures deep beneath the sea or within the bowels of the Earth have been the...
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Flat-Faced Early Humans Confirmed—Lived Among Other Human Species
New fossils recast a flat-faced oddity as a star species in the first chapter of the human story—perhaps even...
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U.S. Initiatives Aim to Tap Into Scientists’ Skills
The U.S. Department of State has increased its efforts to promote international cooperation in science and engineering by launching...
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Apes and Olympians Celebrate the Same Way
Fist pumps, hands in the air and jumping up and down, seen at every event at the Olympics, turn...