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This is the oldest fossil ever found belonging to the line that leads to us.
Researchers believe it may help uncover the secret to how the pyramid was built.
Scientists solve the mystery of an ancient Babylonian tablet, rewriting history. They think the tablet has much to teach us.
Albert Einstein’s famous thought experiments led to groundbreaking ideas.
Researchers succeed in deleting key genes from ants, significantly modifying their behavior.
Northwestern University researchers discover the unexpected origins of half the atoms in our bodies.
Scientists discover a counterintuitive property of quantum particles called “backflow”.
New studies look at possible age limits to the human lifespan.
Scientists film a closeup of DNA replication for the first time, leading to unexpected observations.
Groundbreaking research finds that the human brain creates multi-dimensional neural structures.
Astronomers make the first direct observation of a phenomenon predicted by Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
NASA announces the details of its mission to the sun, set to launch in 2018.
NASA space probes discovered a protective barrier created by human communication technology.
A new study discovers why whales grew to be the largest animals on our planet.
A new study by planetary scientists proposes a giant new space object which could have formed the Earth and the moon.
A study on the strange Cold Spot in space may prove that we live in a multiverse.
Scientists create a superfluid with negative mass that accelerates backwards.
Scientists find a surprising way to biodegrade plastic at an impressively fast rate.
NASA scientists discover what two places in the solar system might have favorable conditions for alien life.
Scientists discover unusual galaxies that raise questions about Einstein’s theory of gravity and the existence of dark matter.
Scientists from Harvard University claim to have created metallic hydrogen, a new metal with revolutionary potential applications.
Four-year research concludes there’s a new organ inside the body, creating a new field of science.
A 99-million-year-old dinosaur tail with feathers was examined in a new study by an international team of researchers.
It takes “deliberate practice,” though, to increase your odds of attaining success.
The most impactful technology inventions in history are ranked.
Russian researchers unearth over 500 artifacts from a secret Nazi base in the Arctic.
A new study from Cornell University shows how metaphors influence our ability to be impressed by genius and uncovers a gender hook – it seems we prefer to conceive of male genius as an exciting idea explosion, and female genius as a long, hard labor of hard work.
Astronomers find a galaxy made almost entirely of dark matter.
Technically, the knife’s metal had extraterrestrial origins.
Irish scientists make an unexpected discovery about light by devising a new experiment.