African wildcats seem to have been part of the human diet in the Levant 10,000 years agoNSP-RF/Alamy About 10,000 years ago, foxes and wildcats made up a notable part of people’s diets in what is now Western Galilee in Israel....
Imagine that the next time you catch a stomach bug and antibiotics fail to work, you knock back a vial of clear liquid. The solution teems with bacteriophages, viruses resembling tiny rocket ships. These benign microbes exclusively dock onto and...
December 31, 20244 min readSome of These Whales May Live to 150—Double the Age Previously ThoughtBowhead whales were known to live up to 200 years, and a new study finds that southern right whales may live up to age 150...
Ever since humans started gazing at the heavens through telescopes, we have discovered, bit by bit, that in celestial terms we’re apparently not so special. Earth was not the center of the universe, it turned out. It wasn’t even the...
The Digit robot made by Agility Robotics is already working in warehousesAgile Robotics Humanoid robots are poised to enter warehouses, automotive factories and even some homes in growing numbers in 2025 – but whether they can really take hold remains...
Ancient human remains are rare and don’t necessarily contain DNAShutterstock/Microgen It was an otherwise ordinary day in 2015 when Viviane Slon had her eureka moment. As she worked at her computer, the results revealed the sample she was examining contained...
Blinking may do more than just keep our eyes healthygaiamoments/Getty Images Blinking serves a crucial physiological function, by clearing debris from our eyes and keeping them lubricated. But now, scientists have found it may also have a cognitive role. In...
When particles act like waves, they create a circular diffraction pattern after passing through a small apertureE. R. DEGGINGER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A classic quantum experiment that shows how particles can behave like waves has been demonstrated with atoms for the...
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.Thirteen years before any other woman joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics – or the NACA, NASA’s predecessor – in a technical role,...
Croissant dough made from Savor’s farm-free butterSavor Growing numbers of people will be able to sample new types of butter, chocolate and ice cream made without input from animals, plants or soil in 2025. A cluster of start-ups are working...
