The epigenetic clock measures biological age and could help scientists assess the health of polar bears, dolphins, baboons and other threatened creatures “while recovery is still possible”
Police are investigating after Bronze Age gold jewellery was…
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been…
A British scientist is among three recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physics for their…
Ever since scientists began to understand evolution, they’ve been arguing over the contentious question of what, exactly, the first animal looked like.
Based on genetic analysis, some say today’s common sponges (aka demosponges, Porifera) are…
Rock hyraxes, known in southern Africa more often as “dassies”, are furry, thickset creatures with short legs and no discernible tails. They spend much of their time sunning themselves on rocky outcrops.
Another thing they sometimes do is drag…
For centuries, will-o’-the-wisp has puzzled scientists and travelers alike. According to folklore, it is the product of faeries, demons, and spirits. More recently, scientists have attributed will-o’-the-wisp, otherwise known as ignis…
For more than two decades, Earth has slowly been growing darker. Using 24 years of data from NASA’s Clouds and Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES), researchers have learned that this encroaching darkness is because Earth is reflecting less…
Once considered Earth’s last frontiers, the Arctic and Antarctic regions tested human limits like no other. The Endurance expedition of 1915 remains one of history’s greatest survival stories, an enduring testament to resilience and the will…
The misfortune of the British naval ship HMS Endurance resulted in one of the most famous…