Scientists have uncovered new clues about a curious fossil site in Nevada, a graveyard for dozens of giant marine reptiles. Instead of the site of a massive die-off as suspected, it might have been an ancient maternity ward ...
Evolution
Dec 24, 2022
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This year's Nobel Prize season approaches as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe and raised the risks of a nuclear disaster.
Other
Sep 30, 2022
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While studying genetic diversity in bumblebees in the Rocky Mountains, U.S., researchers from Uppsala University discovered a new species. They named it Bombus incognitus and present their findings in the journal Molecular ...
Evolution
Apr 7, 2021
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It's been more than a year since the first cases were identified in China, yet the exact origins of the COVID-19 pandemic remain a mystery. Though strong evidence suggests that the responsible coronavirus originated in bats, ...
Ecology
Jan 12, 2021
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Every year, sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean shrinks to a low point in mid-September. This year it measures just 1.44 million square miles (3.74 million square kilometers) – the second-lowest value in the 42 years since ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 30, 2020
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As the COVID-19 pandemic redefines what we think of as "normal," archaeology and ancient history can provide some consolation about the great adaptability of our species.
Archaeology
May 5, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the world is a crisis of our own making.
Environment
Mar 31, 2020
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Scientists are among the millions of die-hard Game of Thrones fans digesting the show's finale today.
Earth Sciences
May 20, 2019
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The Roman poet Lucretius' epic work "De rerum natura," or "On the Nature of Things," is the oldest surviving scientific treatise written in Latin. Composed around 55 B.C.E., the text is a lengthy piece of contrarianism. Lucreutius ...
Archaeology
Jan 8, 2019
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An international research team at the Department of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg, is exploring the remains of an ancient city in central Greece. The results can change the view of an area that traditionally ...
Archaeology
Dec 13, 2016
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