New Research
In South Africa, People Painted with Cow Milk Long Before They Domesticated Cattle
The need to hunt wild cow relatives would have made this paint valuable
Despite Their Industrious Reputation, Some Ants Are Super Lazy
Research suggests that some worker ants excel at inactivity
Ultrasonic Fingerprint Readers Can Unlock Phones Even When Your Fingers are Gross and Sweaty
Experts say ultrasound fingerprint sensors are harder to hack
These Two Mutations Turned Not-so-Deadly Bacteria Into the Plague
The ancestor of the bacterium responsible for the Black Plague isn’t nearly as deadly
Almost Half of Black and Latina Scientists Report They’ve Been Mistaken for Administrative Assistants or Janitors
Women of color in science are more likely to experience some forms of bias
Why Seahorses Have Square Tails
Engineers show that the animals' prism-like tails are mechanically superior to cylindrical ones
Smelling a Fish May Improve Critical Thinking Skills
New research shows that gross smells can foster a healthy sense of distrust
After the Dinosaurs Died, Earth Experienced the Age of Fish
The fossil record shows how ray-finned fishes took over the planet's oceans
How Many Craters Are There On Earth?
Not as many as you might think
The First Human Clinical Trial of Synthetic Blood Will Begin Soon
People could receive artificial blood transfusions as early as 2017
Racehorse Speed Hasn’t Peaked Yet
But how will horses fare in the race to get faster?
Mustard Is A Product Of Evolutionary Warfare Between Plants And Caterpillars
Plants produce mustard oils to fight off pests in a chemical conflict that’s been waged for millions of years
Could This Head Gear Help Treat Parkinson's Disease?
Students at Johns Hopkins University have created an at-home brain-stimulating device to ease Parkinson's symptoms
Lakes on Saturn’s Moon are Really Sinkholes Filled With Liquid Methane and Ethane
Strange and changeable lakes might form just as certain water-filled lakes do on Earth
This Ancient Creature Shows How the Turtle Got Its Shell
The 240-million-year-old "grandfather turtle" may be part of the evolutionary bridge between lizards and shelled reptiles
In Egypt, There Was Once a Tomb Full of Eight Million Dog Mummies
Devotees of the Ancient Egyptian deity Anubis buried dogs at the necropolis of Saqqara
16 Million Years Ago This Giant Bat Walked the Jungles of New Zealand
A new fossil gives clues to just how long ago bats arrived on the islands
The Mystery of the Failed Chlamydia Vaccine
In the 1960s, a vaccine for chlamydia made patients more susceptible to chlamydia. Now scientists know why
How Do Scientists Weigh a Supermassive Black Hole?
A new method puts the mass of one black hole at 140 million times the mass of our Sun
Venus (Probably) Has Active Volcanoes
And they’re (probably) erupting!
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