Ancient DNA unveils a previously unknown line of Neandertals
Neandertals traveled at least two evolutionary paths on their way to extinction around 40,000 years ago, a new study suggests. […]
How much is climate change to blame for extreme weather?
This video was supported by funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. TRANSCRIPT Maria Temming: In 2021, a historic heat
Fossils of an extinct animal may have inspired this cave art drawing
African rock art depicting a mythical tusked creature may mirror the look of fossils of real-life ancient mammal relatives called
In an epic cosmology clash, rival scientists begin to find common ground
The biggest clash in cosmology might be inching closer to resolution, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope. Scientists disagree
A quantum computer corrected its own errors, improving its calculations
For the first time, a quantum computer has improved its results by repeatedly fixing its own mistakes midcalculation with a
Scientists find a long-sought electric field in Earths atmosphere
For the first time, scientists have measured a long-sought global electric field in the Earths atmosphere. This field, called the
How a dying star is similar to a lava lamp
For the first time, astronomers have watched gas boil and bubble on the surface of a distant star. Scientists observed
Some bacteria in your mouth can divide into as many as 14 cells at once
Among the more than 500 species of bacteria that thrive in the human mouth, one seems to play by its
Meet Porphyrion, the largest pair of black hole jets ever seen
Opposing fountains of plasma and particles spanning 23 million light-years are the longest pair of black hole jets ever seen.
A neutrino mass mismatch could shake cosmologys foundations
As the youthful universe congealed under the pull of gravity, matter knotted itself into galaxies, galaxy clusters and filaments, weaving