5+ hour, 28+ min ago  (191+ words) A 5, 000-year-old discovery near Stonehenge in Wiltshire, in the U. K. , has revealed what archaeologists believe may be an early prototype for the monument's famous solar alignment. The evidence was found at Bulford, about three miles (five kilometers) from Stonehenge, the most…...

9+ hour, 10+ min ago  (959+ words) By tracking neural crest cells in catshark embryos, researchers discovered that the molecular toolkit behind face-building is surprisingly conserved across jawed vertebrates. The real differences appear to come from where these cells go and how they behave during development. How…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (192+ words) But how it was saved is also a warning about how easily it could have been lost. The story of Mauna Loa offers a useful lesson in how climate debates are covered. Threats attract attention but victories rarely do. Whether…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (895+ words) The most comprehensive synthesis of this evidence was published in a 2021 study in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Drawing on roughly 400 scientific papers spanning genetics, zooarchaeology, stable isotope analysis and comparative physiology, the authors argued that for the better…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago  (618+ words) Oxygen deprivation is a death sentence for most vertebrates " even fish. Without it, the brain starts failing within minutes, cells lose their ability to generate energy and vital tissues suffer irreversible damage. Yet, there's one small freshwater fish that routinely…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (452+ words) Using 11 years of magnetic field measurements, scientists have discovered that the weak region in Earth's magnetic field over the South Atlantic " known as the South Atlantic Anomaly " has expanded by an area nearly half the size of continental Europe since…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (471+ words) How a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of water vapor and carbon dioxide form in the rising magma. This process can be likened to a bottle of champagne: while the bottle is closed and therefore pressurized (like…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (254+ words) The USGS Volcanoes, a USGS social media profile sharing news on volcanoes and their activity, posted a disclaimer about reports of unusual or increased volcanic activity occurring at Mount Rainer. Mount Rainier is often called the most dangerous volcano in…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (325+ words) While natural supply is dwindling, demand from industry'including thirsty data centers'and rapidly urbanizing developing countries is soaring. Dwindling supplies and soaring demand presage a rapidly approaching crisis and an enormous opportunity for companies with innovative solutions to increase supply or…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (516+ words) Researchers from Shanghai and Guangzhou, China, confirm the impact origin of the Jinlin crater: a large and remarkably young impact structure preserved on a hillside. Measuring 900 meters across, it is the largest impact event in the past 12, 000 years. Located in…...