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Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul19d ago
An extensive new analysis further confirms the oldest known human footprints in North America date back to the last ice age (about 23,500–21,700 years).
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi19d ago
It takes a village to raise a child, and sometimes it takes more than one wildlife rehabilitation center to care for a bat. Even if the bat in question weighs only six grams (about two ounces).
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul19d ago
Your eyes really can betray your thoughts, but don’t get too self-conscious about it. Researchers in Japan believe that the subtle signs our eyeballs make are more useful to neuroscientists than...
Popular Scienceby Mack DeGeurin19d ago
Tough times can fuel innovation, and battle-hardened Ukraine has demonstrated that fact of life more than most places in recent years.
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi20d ago
Nothing is quite as joyful as watching a dog get caught up in a bout of “zoomies,” zipping around a living room or backyard in a burst of energy.
Popular Scienceby Stan Horaczek20d ago
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › A central air system is the final boss for home battery backup systems.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul20d ago
Almost one year ago, paleontologists finally settled a longstanding debate about Tyrannosaurus rex, arguably Earth’s most famous dinosaur.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul20d ago
Marine biologists are sounding the alarm on behalf of the Galápagos Islands’ marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus).
Popular Scienceby Tony Ware20d ago
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Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul20d ago
A small puncture wound through a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal shoulder blade may be the earliest evidence of death by spear on humanity’s family tree.
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas20d ago
Despite the name, the universe’s white dwarfs can glow in a wide range of colors—even green. For the first time, astronomers have spotted a star that appears green to the human eye, and the reddest...
Popular Scienceby Jennifer Byrne21d ago
In the mid-1970s, Linnda Caporael was a college student facing a seemingly mundane decision. A science major at U.C. Santa Barbara, she needed a humanities course to graduate.
Popular Scienceby Tony Ware21d ago
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › The death of the disc has been greatly exaggerated.
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas21d ago
The Ojai Raptor Center released the final necropsy results for Jackie, an internet-famous bald eagle mother who was in their care this summer.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul21d ago
It’s true, the moon is shrinking. And astronomers now know how fast it’s contracting. While only satellite observations and the most delicate instruments can detect these shifts, the consequences...
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas21d ago
It’s a fungi-filled world and we are just living in it. There are roughly 150,000 to 157,000 known species of fungi, and now there is a new giant species to add to that tally.
Popular Scienceby Mack DeGeurin21d ago
Artificial intelligence is undeniably good at playing games, regardless of its larger societal and environmental impact.
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas21d ago
They’re some of Earth’s most powerful athletes, traversing thousands of miles of rough terrain in sub-zero temperatures, through blinding snow, and biting winds.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul21d ago
Even after decades of meteorological advances, weather forecasting remains infamously difficult. Today’s most trusted models are rarely accurate beyond a two-week window due to a constant cascade...
Popular Scienceby Andrew Coletti22d ago
Griffith Observatory is one of Los Angeles’s most iconic landmarks. Part of the city’s sprawling “urban wilderness,” Griffith Park, the free public science center boasts dozens of exhibits and...
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