Nearly 800,000 years ago, at least three individuals lived and died in a coastal cave carved into wind-hardened dunes near what is now Casablanca, Morocco. Hyenas used the same cave. A femur found ...
For most of recorded medical history, the menstrual cycle was treated as a reproductive event: relevant from the uterus down, but inconsequential above the neck. Two researchers at the University of ...
On June 9, 2023, Dr. Joseph Dituri rose from a Key Largo lagoon and saw sunlight for the first time in 100 days. A crowd and medical team were waiting; so were the results of an experiment no one had ...
For years, debates about Stonehenge have swung between gritty human effort and sweeping natural forces. Some picture sledges, ...
289 dives. Two and a half years. What they pulled out of the Øresund Strait between Denmark and Sweden, announced last December, turned out to be the largest medieval cargo vessel ever discovered. The ...
At the heart of global climate concerns, aviation is facing growing pressure to shrink its carbon footprint. Responsible for around 3% of global CO₂ emissions, the sector is being called on to align ...
As Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot and Andrey Fedyaev prepare to board SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, the spotlight naturally falls on the spectacle of launch day. But behind the polished ...
Deforestation has a drastic impact on an area's weather patterns. © M, Adobe Stock If weather directly shapes plant life, the reverse is just as true: vegetation ...
That package of deli ham has been sitting in your fridge a day or two past the date. You hate wasting food, but some expired foods aren't worth the risk. A few of them can even make you seriously ill.
A team of researchers has successfully recovered part of the oldest known star catalog, attributed to the Greek astronomer Hipparchus, widely regarded as the father of astronomy. This catalog, written ...
When infants get congested, the urge to clear their nose quickly can backfire. A pediatrician explains what works, what to avoid, and why the tool in your hospital bag may not be the best option. A ...
L’horloge interne de William est restée bloquée à 13 h 40 le 14 mars 2005, en plein rendez-vous chez le dentiste. Ce jour-là, ...