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Published Genomic study of indigenous Africans paints complex picture of human origins and local adaptation - Genomic Study of Indigenous Africans Paints Complex Picture of Human Origins and Local Adaptation


An international team of researchers analyzed the genomes of 180 indigenous Africans from a dozen et...
Published What a Martian meteorite can teach us about Earth's origins - What a Martian Meteorite Can Teach Us About Earth's Origins


What do Mars and Iceland have in common? These days, not so much. But more than 4.5 billion years ag...
Published A statistical fix for archaeology's dating problem - A Statistical Fix for Archaeology's Dating Problem


Archaeologists have long had a dating problem. The radiocarbon analysis typically used to reconstruc...
Published Fossils of a saber-toothed top predator reveal a scramble for dominance leading up to 'the Great Dying' - Fossils of a Saber-Toothed Top Predator Reveal a Scramble for Dominance Leading up to 'the Great Dying'



A tiger-sized saber-toothed creature called Inostrancevia has previously only been found in Russia....
Published South Atlantic anomalies existed 8 - 11 million years ago - South Atlantic Anomalies Existed 8-11 Million Years Ago


Research has revealed that strange behavior of the magnetic field in the South Atlantic region exist...
Published Astronomers find evidence for most powerful pulsar in distant galaxy - Astronomers Discover the Most Powerful Pulsar in a Distant Galaxy


Astronomers using data from the VLA Sky Survey have discovered one of the youngest known neutron sta...
Published Stalagmites as key witnesses of the monsoon - Stalagmites as Key Witnesses of the Monsoon


Researchers have now reconstructed how the Indian summer monsoon responded to meltwater pulses into...
Published Is the U.S. ready for an African swine fever outbreak? - Is the U.S. Ready for an African Swine Fever Outbreak?



Researchers used a computer model to understand how African swine fever (ASF) might spread among swi...
Published Genome of voracious desert locust sequenced - Genome of Voracious Desert Locust Sequenced: Insights into Swarm Behavior and Pest Control


The first high-quality genome of the desert locust -- those voracious feeders of plague and devastat...
Published Earliest record of wildfires provide insights to Earth's past vegetation and oxygen levels - Earliest Record of Wildfires Provide Insights to Earth's Past Vegetation and Oxygen Levels



While wildfires over recent years have raged across much of the western United States and pose signi...
Published Human expansion 1,000 years ago linked to Madagascar's loss of large vertebrates - Human Expansion 1,000 Years Ago Linked to Madagascar's Loss of Large Vertebrates


The island of Madagascar -- one of the last large land masses colonized by humans - -sits about 250...
Published Civil engineers use public satellite images to study why the Jagersfontein dam failed - Civil Engineers Use Public Satellite Images to Study Why the Jagersfontein Dam Failed



Study by civil engineers finds that the history of the Jagersfontein dam deviates from best engineer...
Published Study of ancient skulls sheds light on human interbreeding with Neanderthals - Study of Ancient Skulls Sheds Light on Human Interbreeding with Neanderthals


Research has established that there are traces of Neandertal DNA in the genome of modern humans. Now...
Published Global warming puts whales in the Southern Ocean on a diet - Global Warming Puts Whales in the Southern Ocean on a Diet



In the autumn, when right whales swim towards the coasts of South Africa, they ought to be fat and s ...
Published Findings from 2,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck reveal complex trade network - Findings from 2,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck reveal complex trade network


Using advanced geochemical analyses, a team of scientists has uncovered new answers to decades-old q...
Published Europe can rapidly eliminate imports of Russian natural gas - Europe Can Rapidly Eliminate Imports of Russian Natural Gas


Using a new power sector model, a team of researchers has proposed a method for Europe to eliminate...
Published Collision hotspots for migrating birds revealed in new study - Collision Hotspots for Migrating Birds Revealed in New Study


New research highlights the areas in Europe and North Africa where the construction of wind turbines ...
Published Ancient ostrich eggshell reveals new evidence of extreme climate change thousands of years ago - Ancient Ostrich Eggshell Reveals New Evidence of Extreme Climate Change Thousands of Years Ago


Evidence from an ancient eggshell has revealed important new information about the extreme climate c...
Published Australian vulture emerges from fossil record - Australian Vulture Emerges from Fossil Record


Australia's first fossil vulture has been confirmed more than 100 years after it was first described...
Published Loon stratospheric balloons confirm wind data from Aeolus - Loon Stratospheric Balloons Confirm Wind Data from Aeolus


ESA's novel Aeolus satellite reliably measures wind speed also in higher air layers and thus in a re...