Oldest footprints of pre-humans identified in Crete
Oldest known footprints of pre-humans found on the island of Crete are at least six million years old
Oldest evidence of humans using tobacco discovered in Utah
Discovery reveals humans used tobacco nearly 10,000 years earlier than previously thought
Researchers say fossil shows humans, dogs lived in C. America in 10,000 BC
Fossil of a jaw bone could prove that domesticated dogs lived in Central America as far back as 12,000 years ago
Few adverse health effects in wildlife exposed to low levels of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear accident
Conducting research on the effects of life-long radiation exposures to wildlife
Is Junk DNA What Makes Human Brain Unique?
Researchers have examined what it is in our DNA that makes human and chimpanzee brains different and found that the answer lies in non-coding DNA
Challenging the big bang puzzle of heavy elements
Are some elements created deep within the Earth's mantle by convection dynamics driven by plate tectonics?
Synthetic Chemical in Consumer Products Linked to Early Death
Daily exposure to phthalates may lead to hundreds of thousands of early deaths each year
Drug trial offers new hope for those with metastatic breast cancer
Scientists are studying whether talazoparib could help treat those with incurable breast cancer
Popular theory of Native American origins debunked by genetics and skeletal biology
Findings likely to have a major impact on understanding how Indigenous Americans' arrived in the Western Hemisphere
Venus might never have been habitable
Venus was always too hot for oceans, a new study suggests.
Electroacupuncture activates neurons to switch off inflammation
Neurons that express a specific molecular marker are activated by ‘electroacupuncture’ stimulation. They can then mediate the treatment’s anti-inflammatory effects in a mouse model of the inflammatory condition sepsis.
Ancient poop shows people in present-day Austria drank beer and ate blue cheese up to 2,700 years ago
Ancient fecal samples show presence of two fungal species used in the production of blue cheese and beer
Even One Vaccinated Member Can Cut Family's COVID Risk
Chances are reduced even further with each additional vaccinated or otherwise immune family member
Scientists Use Photosynthesis to Power an Animal’s Brain
Injecting oxygen-generating algae into tadpoles allows brain activity to continue in the absence of oxygen, researchers find.
Scientists Warn: Sunscreen That Includes Zinc Oxide Loses Effectiveness and Becomes Toxic After 2 Hours
Sunscreen that includes ZnO loses much effectiveness and becomes toxic after two hours of exposure to UV radiation
We Accidentally Solved the Flu. Now What?
America has a choice to make.
Meteorite crash-lands in woman’s bed in Canada
She awoke to find the space rock next to her head.
Gulf Stream and Kuroshio Current found to be synchronized on decadal time scale
Both heavily influence weather conditions in the northern hemisphere
Lumbar Epidural Steroid Jab Lowers Bone Formation in Older Women
Levels of bone formation biomarkers decreased among postmenopausal women who received an epidural steroid injection in the lumbar spine to treat back and leg pain
Gut Bacteria May Fuel Prostate Cancer Treatment Resistance
Gut bacteria start producing androgens that seem to support the growth of prostate cancer and its resistance to treatment