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...

Resetting the body’s rhythm could protect the brain from Alzheimer’s

Disrupting communication between the body's internal clock and the brain could help limit neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease, according to new research from Washington University...

Electronics breakthrough means our devices may one day no longer emit waste heat, scientists say

Researchers have developed a breakthrough technology that solves a fundamental limit in electronics.This new technology, dubbed an "optoexcitonic switch," could lead to a new...

The Smithsonian Could Return Many Of Its Collected Human Remains Under New Policy Recommendations

New recommendations from a Smithsonian task force will soon require the institution to dedicate more resources to returning as many human remains in its...

‘We certainly weren’t exceptional, but now we’re the only ones left’: In new PBS series ‘Human,’ anthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi explores how humans came to...

When Homo sapiens first emerged in Africa some 300,000 years ago, we did not roam the planet alone.Our species lived alongside at least six,...

Ötzi quiz: What do you know about the Iceman mummy who was murdered 5,300 years ago in the Alps?

On Sept. 19, 1991, hikers were crossing a pass over the Ötztal valley in the Alps when they stumbled upon a human body that...

Quantum internet inches closer thanks to new chip — it helps beam quantum signals over real-world fiber optic cables

Scientists have sent quantum signals over standard fiber-optic cables using the same connectivity that powers today’s web, in what could be a major step...