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Archaeology Mar 28, 2024

Study reveals evidence of violence at a time of crisis in ancient Peru

The transition from the fifth to the fourth century BCE (Before the Common Era) seems to have been a critical period for the Central Andes, a region now part of Peru. Researchers have found evidence of turbulence during the ...

Astrobiology Mar 28, 2024

Cosmochemistry: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?

Universe Today has had some fantastic discussions with researchers on the importance of studying impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets, planetary atmospheres, and planetary geophysics, ...

Environment Mar 26, 2024

This mega-city is running out of water: What will 22 million people do when the taps run dry?

When Reina Cervantes Trejo heard the truck, gears grinding as it climbed the street to her house, she rushed outside.

Archaeology Mar 21, 2024

Shakespeare's sister: Digital archives reveal hidden insights into world-famous playwright's unknown sibling

By analyzing digital copies of an incredibly rare and obscure 17th-century Italian religious text, a University of Bristol academic has revealed that a long-lost document previously thought to have been written by William ...

Environment Mar 21, 2024

New islands won't help those made homeless by sea-level rise

Dubai's famous Palm Jumeirah is not the only man-made island to have emerged from the sea this century. Over the past 20 years, many islands have been built to accommodate both tourists and well-heeled residents—especially ...

Ecology Mar 21, 2024

Cherry blossoms attract tourists and UW researchers

Couples strolled, TikTokers danced and friends shared takeout under the gnarled branches dappled in pale pink blossoms on the University of Washington's Quad on the last night of winter.

Archaeology Mar 21, 2024

Plant material on obsidian blades on Rapa Nui suggests settlers there visited South America and returned

A team of archaeologists affiliated with several institutions in Chile reports evidence that early settlers on the island of Rapa Nui sailed to South America, interacted with people living there and then returned. In their ...

Social Sciences Mar 19, 2024

The hidden racist history of hair loss

Hair loss is common in men and women, particularly with age—for example, androgenetic alopecia (or pattern baldness) affects 80% of men and 40% of women. For the most part, it can be physically inconsequential.

Space Exploration Mar 18, 2024

As Voyager 1's mission draws to a close, one planetary scientist reflects on its legacy

For nearly 50 years, NASA's Voyager 1 mission has competed for the title of deep space's little engine that could. Launched in 1977 along with its twin, Voyager 2, the spacecraft is now soaring more than 15 billion miles ...

Space Exploration Mar 18, 2024

Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, has died at age 93

Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.-Soviet space linkup, died Monday. He was 93.

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