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The Decimal Point Is 150 Years Older Than Previously Thought, Medieval Manuscript Reveals
A Venetian merchant used the mathematical symbol while calculating the positions of planets between 1441 and 1450
A Serpentine 'Explosion' 125 Million Years Ago Primed Snakes for Rapid, Diverse Evolution
Researchers say an evolutionary "singularity" led to several small, quick changes in snake species, from legless bodies and flexible skulls to chemical-sensing abilities
The World's Smallest Vertebrate Is a Tiny Brazilian Frog, Study Finds
Adult male Brazilian flea toads are just over 7 millimeters long on average, and females measure about 8.15 millimeters
Archaeologists Discover Burnt Porridge Inside a 5,000-Year-Old Clay Pot
The leftovers shed new light on the dietary habits of residents of a village in Germany
Watch This Year's 'Dance Your PhD' Contest Winner, a Musical Celebration of Kangaroo Behavior
“Kangaroo Time” took home the competition’s overall prize, while interpretive dances on early life adversity, circadian rhythms and streambank erosion were also honored
Asteroid Hit by NASA Spacecraft Was Reshaped by the Collision, Study Finds
Instead of forming a crater, the agency's intentional DART crash redistributed massive amounts of the asteroid and shot large quantities of rock into space
This Tiny Fish Can Make Sounds That Rival an Airplane or an Elephant—Now, Scientists Know How
Transparent and just half an inch long, male Danionella cerebrum can make noises of more than 140 decibels
DNA Reveals Presence of Down Syndrome in Ancient Society
The burials of infants with Down syndrome in Europe provide insight into how babies with genetic conditions were cared for in premodern times, according to a new study
Scientists Discover How Some Whales Can Sing While Holding Their Breath Underwater
Baleen whales have evolved unique voice boxes essential for song, a new study finds—but these low-frequency vocalizations must compete with the noise of humans' ships
Joro Spiders, Spreading in the Southeast, Can Survive Surprisingly Well in Cities
Unlike most spiders, the hustle and bustle of urban areas doesn’t seem to disturb the non-native Joros, a new study finds
Neanderthals Made a Special Glue to Engineer Grips for Stone Tools, Study Suggests
An analysis of forgotten museum artifacts reveals the oldest evidence of a complex adhesive in Europe
ADHD Traits Might Have Helped Hunter-Gatherers Collect More Food While Foraging, Study Suggests
Participants who self-reported ADHD behaviors were better at an online berry-picking game than those who did not report such traits
Words Etched Into an Ancient Bronze Hand Hint at the Mysterious Origins of the Basque Language
Archaeologists unearthed the 2,100-year-old artifact in northern Spain and discovered the inscription contains two words that resemble those of the modern language Euskara
Astronomers Discover the Brightest Known Object in the Universe, Shining 500 Trillion Times as Bright as the Sun
The quasar—a glowing, active core of a galaxy—has a black hole at its center that consumes more than a sun’s-worth of mass each day
Giant Locust Swarms Could Expand to New Areas With Climate Change, Study Suggests
In the coming decades, erratic periods of rain and drought could create new hot spots for the ravenous grasshoppers in west India and west central Asia, threatening crops and food security
Tube of Ancient Red Lipstick Unearthed in Iran
New research suggests the nearly 4,000-year-old cosmetic may be among the oldest discoveries of its kind
The World's Oldest Wild Platypus Shocks Scientists at 24 Years of Age
The animal was tagged in 2000, when it was estimated to be about one year old, and re-discovered alive in the wild last year
These 3,000-Year-Old Treasures Were Forged From Meteoritic Iron
New research reveals that two Bronze Age artifacts from the Treasure of Villena contain iron from a meteor that hit a million years ago
This Ancient Cave Art Passed Survival Information Across 130 Human Generations in Patagonia, Study Suggests
Dating to as early as 8,200 years ago, the paintings may have maintained collective memories during an extremely dry period in history
Did the People of Easter Island Invent a Writing System From Scratch?
Radiocarbon dating has found that a tablet inscribed with the mysterious rongorongo script predates European contact
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