Scientists long thought that when RNA kick-started life on Earth 4 billion years ago, it could form only small, simple structures. But new research shows […]
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'These are striking forecasts': Super El Niño keeps getting even more likely, and it could bring a humanitarian crisis
This year’s El Niño will almost certainly become the strongest ever recorded, an analysis by a prominent climate researcher has warned. Though other scientists have […]
'Explosive diarrhea' parasite infections in 5 states linked to Taco Bell lettuce; other cases still under investigation
Editor’s note: The supplier Taylor Fresh Foods has recalled its iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico in relation to the outbreak described below. The recall […]
Heaven Lake: China's deepest lake sits atop a colossal volcano and belongs mostly to North Korea
QUICK FACTS Name: Tianchi Lake, or Heaven Lake Location: China-North Korea border Coordinates: 42.0091, 128.0593 Why it’s incredible: It is the deepest lake in China […]
Did ancient Egyptian princesses use weapons? Controversial study claims they hunted or trained with the military, but not all experts agree.
The dagger buried with Princess Ita, which is now on display at the Egypt Museum. (Image credit: Sameh Abdel Mohsen, Egypt Museum photographer) Several ancient […]
Ancient chariot emerges among remains of mysterious society that burned down its own buildings and then disappeared
Archaeologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a 2,400-year-old bronze chariot that was used to honor the gods and may have had links to […]
Nobel Prize-winning physicist and team use Claude AI to solve decades-old math puzzle
Two physicists have used generative artificial intelligence (AI) to solve a stubborn mathematical problem in physics that had vexed researchers for more than a decade. […]
Thousands of liberated Africans died on a remote island after the British Navy freed them. We now know where they came from.
Little is known about the tens of thousands of liberated Africans who were buried on the remote Atlantic island of St. Helena in the 19th […]
Oops! Ancient Bronze Age shaman long assumed to be a man was actually a woman, DNA reveals
An Early Bronze Age metalworker and shaman discovered over 200 years ago in a lavish burial near Stonehenge and long assumed to be male was […]
'This was one of the most arduous expeditions I've ever done': Scientists confirm that 15-mile-wide pit found on Google Maps is ancient meteor crater
A large pit discovered by an amateur astronomer on Google Maps in 2024 is actually a 390 million-year-old meteor impact crater, scientists have confirmed. Joël […]