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U.S. Scientists See Stronger Hints of Higgs
Hints of the Higgs boson detected last year by a US “atom smasher” have become even stronger, scientists have...
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Ancient Hunter-Gatherers Kept in Touch
Until about 8500 years ago, Europe was populated by nomadic hunter-gatherers who hunted, fished, and ate wild plants. Then,...
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Phylogeny: Rewriting Evolution
Tiny molecules called microRNAs are tearing apart traditional ideas about the animal family tree.
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Could LHC Discover Particle Behind Both Mass and Cosmic Inflation?
Within a sliver of a second after it was born, our universe expanded staggeringly in size, by a factor...
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Date of Earliest Animal Life Reset By 30 Million Years
University of Alberta researchers have uncovered physical proof that animals existed 585 million years ago, 30 million years earlier...
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Pottery Alters View of Human Development
Pottery fragments found in a south China cave have been confirmed to be 20,000 years old, making them the...
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Cassini Finds Likely Subsurface Ocean on Saturn Moon
Data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have revealed Saturn’s moon Titan likely harbors a layer of liquid water under its...
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Ancient Text Gives Clue to Mysterious Radiation Spike
Eighth-century jump in carbon-14 levels in trees could be explained by "red crucifix" supernova.
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Rare ‘Green Rust’ Offers Glimpse of Ancient Seas
A rare and highly reactive iron mineral called green rust appears to have played an important role in ancient...
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Were Dinosaurs Warm-Blooded After All?
The long-standing belief that dinosaurs were cold-blooded may have been premature, if new research into herbivorous mammals is anything...