Science

‘It’s similar to how Google can map your home without your consent’: Why using aerial lasers to map an archaeology site should have Indigenous...

Picture an aircraft streaking across the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, unleashing millions of laser pulses into a dense tropical forest. The objective: map thousands of square...

Halley wasn’t the first to figure out the famous comet. An 11th-century monk did it first, new research suggests.

Halley's comet bears the name of the astronomer who famously first described its movements through space, but he...

1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb discovered in Mexico features enormous owl sculpture symbolizing death

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a 1,400-year-old tomb from the Zapotec culture that features well-preserved details, including a...

People, not glaciers, transported rocks to Stonehenge, study confirms

Humans — not glaciers — transported Stonehenge's megaliths across Great Britain to their current location in southern England,...

Why gut pain may be more severe in women than in men, according to a preclinical study

Differences in how gut cells respond to hormones may help to explain why women experience more frequent and...

This super-bright star could be the next naked-eye supernova visible from Earth

An incredibly luminous star system that has long baffled astronomers could soon light up the sky with the nuclear brilliance of thousands of suns,...

3I/ATLAS photos: NASA, ESA reveal new images of interstellar comet ahead of close encounter with Earth

The celebrity comet 3I/ATLAS is showing itself out of our solar system for good — but not before the cosmic paparazzi at Earth's space...

Ancient ‘hanging coffin’ people in China finally identified — and their descendants still live there today

For millennia, an ethnic group in what's now southwest China placed their dead in "hanging coffins" on cliffsides, but their identity has long eluded...

These Cyber Monday deals bring these Apple watches to their lowest prices ever

Apple recently unveiled its all-new Apple Watch Ultra 3, and as the flagship model when it comes to the Apple smartwatch range, it's also...

5 tips for buying an electric toothbrush this Black Friday

The Black Friday sale is in full swing, and while many are scrambling for discounted TVs and mobile phones, the savvy shopper knows it...

Study links GLP-1 use to some pregnancy risks — but the study has key caveats

Ozempic and similar drugs are not recommended for use in pregnancy, but stopping the medications before conception may also come with some risks, new...