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Archaeology Jan 18, 2024

Despite intensive scientific analyses, this centaur head remains a mystery

At the National Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, there is a marble head that was once part of the ancient Greek Parthenon temple on the Acropolis in Athens. The head originally belonged to a centaur figure and was part of a ...

Veterinary medicine Jan 3, 2024

Are catnip and treats like it safe for cats? Here's how they affect their minds and moods

Cats kept indoors can live a good life when they get access to a variety of positive experiences. Examples include performing natural behaviors, feeling safe at home and using their full sensory capabilities, including their ...

Social Sciences Dec 21, 2023

Digitized images illuminate US colonial period in the Philippines

A scientific explorer for the United States Department of Agriculture, Gerow D. Brill (Cornell University Class of 1888) traveled to the Philippines in 1899 and photographed placid scenes of rice fields, coconut groves, sugar ...

Environment Dec 21, 2023

A wildfire in Australia on the outskirts of Perth destroys at least 2 homes and injures 2 people

A wildfire burning out of control on the outskirts of the Australian west coast city of Perth on Thursday destroyed at least two homes and injured two people, officials said.

Plants & Animals Dec 15, 2023

New analysis confirms precolonial lineage of extinct Indigenous woolly dog

Dogs have been in the Americas for more than 10,000 years. They were already domesticated when they came from Eurasia with the first people to reach North America. In the coastal parts of present-day Washington state and ...

Environment Dec 13, 2023

How to give gifts with the planet in mind

The holidays can put the eco-conscious in a tricky spot. On one hand, the holidays are synonymous with the gift giving: What would Christmas be without Santa and his overstuffed sleigh? And other faiths, of course, share ...

Astronomy Dec 6, 2023

NASA's Psyche delivers first images and other data

NASA's Psyche spacecraft is on a roll. In the eight weeks since it left Earth on Oct. 13, the orbiter has performed one successful operation after another, powering on scientific instruments, streaming data toward home, and ...

Plants & Animals Dec 5, 2023

A forestry scientist explains how to choose the most sustainable Christmas tree, no matter what it's made of

Every year, Americans buy somewhere between 35 million and 50 million Christmas trees, and many more pull an artificial tree out of storage for the season. In all, about three-quarters of U.S. households typically have some ...

Social Sciences Dec 5, 2023

Science is a human right—and its future is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Dec. 10 marks the anniversary of the 1948 signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in the aftermath of the Holocaust. Though contested, imperfect and unfulfilled, the declaration ...

Evolution Nov 21, 2023

Giving thanks isn't just a holiday tradition. It's part of how humans evolved

It's the season of giving thanks—and it turns out humans have been doing it for a long, long time.

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