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Humans conquered the planet 300 times faster than genetic evolution can explain
Humans conquered the planet 300 times faster than genetic evolution can explain Culture is humanity’s secret for world domination. This calculation shows just how powerful it is By Cody Cottier edited by Sarah Lewin F…
Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue
When a rare but deadly rodent-borne virus struck passengers on a cruise ship and seemed to be spreading, there were no treatments for those who fell ill and no vaccines to protect others.
Canadian government endorses a plan to move whales from shuttered Marineland park to US and Spain
Canada's government endorsed a plan Wednesday to move the last remaining captive whales from a shuttered theme park in Ontario to aquariums in the United States and Spain—a plan that could save them from mass euthanasia…
Researchers have discovered how microscopic imperfections and atomic vibrations can be used to control a powerful quantum effect in an advanced material. The e…
Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way the immune system fights cancer, overturning a core belief that has guided immunology for decades. The research …
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered unusual chemistry in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, including the first direct detection of methane on a visitor …
An astronaut’s photo, taken en route to the Moon, reveals our planet and its place in space in a novel way.
Conservationists often raise the young of endangered species in captivity before releasing them into suitable habitats as adults. The benefits are obvious: sur…
Research from the University of Twente shows how the Javan leopard, one of the world's rarest big cats, survives on one of the most crowded islands on Earth. U…
By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Friday, May 29, 2026 Drilling always keeps the rover…
The Very Large Array, the iconic field of radio antennas featured in the film "Contact" (inspired by Carl Sagan's novel), has a long and distinguished history …
Leipzig Zoo in central Germany is a world-leading center of great ape research. Recent studies have seen chimpanzees there using touchscreen controls to naviga…
White House reclassifies federal epidemiologists and other scientists from civil servants to “at-will” hires The long-anticipated “Schedule F” order strips jo…
The strength of gravity is different on every body in the solar system. Whether it's the crushing weight of Jupiter or the minuscule pull of a small asteroid, …
