Doctors in the US have warned of an alarming increase in eye injuries following the surge in…
The identity of the miscreant responsible for a rodent-shaped hole in a Chicago sidewalk is not the beastie everyone thought it was.
After careful examination of all the facts and evidence, a team of sleuthing scientists has determined the…
In the open ocean, a manta ray’s path can seem deliberate, until, without warning, it slips beneath the surface and vanishes into the blue. Hours or days later, it reappears far from where it began. Scientists have long wondered what drives…
There’s more than one way to make a stone tool. That’s according to a new analysis of artifacts from Lebanon and Italy, which determined that modern humans manufactured their tools in distinct ways in the Near East and Europe around 42,000…
Cortical Labs, a startup based in Australia, has developed what it describes as a “code-deployable biological computer.” Called CL1, the technology is a type of synthetic biological intelligence consisting of a combination of real neural…
Lead poisoning has plagued millions of people ever since the world became industrialized, but humans’ troubled relationship with the toxic metal goes back much further in time. Our ancient ancestors also had to deal with lead as they breathed…
Fear is a fundamental emotion embedded early in evolution to guarantee our survival. But besides the ability to experience fear, how we respond to it is just as important.
Now, a research team from the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered…
If you crossed paths with Homo ergaster on an East African plain some 1.5 million to 2 million years ago, its silhouette might look a bit familiar. Long legs, a narrow torso, and a heat-adapted frame that suggests a species built for covering…
