Easter Island’s famous moai statuesTero Hakala/Shutterstock DNA analysis of ancient remains from Easter Island shows that the population was in fact increasing when Europeans arrived, rather than collapsing as reported by some historical accounts. The results also show that there...
The jawbone of a Neanderthal known as Thorin, who is thought to have been part of an isolated populationXavier Muth Genetic analysis of a Neanderthal fossil found in France reveals that it was from a previously unknown lineage, a remnant...
We have probably all heard someone say they are “a little bit OCD”, perhaps jokily or as a matter of pride, in reference to their meticulous rearrangement of their bookshelves or habit of spending rather too long cleaning their bathroom....
September 11, 20244 min readPresidential Debate Features Fracking while Climate Change Is Mostly IgnoredDonald Trump all but ignored climate change at Tuesday’s presidential debate while Kamala Harris voiced support of both fossil fuels and increased clean energy spendingBy Scott Waldman...
September 11, 20244 min readEuropa Clipper, NASA’s Mission to Jupiter’s Oceanic Moon, Is ‘Go’ for LaunchThe Europa Clipper spacecraft is only weeks away from lifting off on an epic voyage to one of the solar system’s most enigmatic and enticing...
September 11, 20242 min readMars Missions May Be Blocked by Kidney StonesAstronauts may have the guts for space travel—but not the kidneysBy Max SpringerMicroscopic calcium oxalate crystals on a kidney stone. David Scharf/Science SourceIn searching for potential dangers humans would...
September 11, 20244 min read‘Forever’ Pesticides Threaten Worse Environmental Harms Than DDTA looming and poorly regulated PFAS threat comes from these chemicals’ common use in pesticides on farms nationwideBy Nathan Donley & Kyla Bennett When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
September 11, 20244 min readHow Retinol Cosmetics Change Skin at a Chemical LevelExperts explain the differences between popular retinol products and the way they trigger molecular changes deep in the skinBy Lori Youmshajekian CentralITAlliance/Getty ImagesWith such a vast and often...
A bluestreak cleaner wrasse checking itself out in the mirrorOsaka Metropolitan University Before deciding whether or not to fight another fish, cleaner wrasse check their own reflection in a mirror and size themselves up. Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) are...
This Juno image from February (right) reveals a new volcano that wasn’t there in a Galileo image from 1997 (left)Galileo/JunoCam/NASA A fresh volcano with lava flows spanning hundreds of kilometres has appeared on Jupiter’s moon Io. It has formed in...
