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Scientists Explain The Thrill of Detecting a Neutrino From a Far-Off Galaxy
For the first time, the IceCube observatory has triumphantly tracked a neutrino back to a massive blazar
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Romans May Have Hunted Whales to Extinction in Their Home Waters
New analysis suggests that right and gray whales were not only once present in the Mediterranean Sea but likely common in the region
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Ancient DNA Offers Insight on Origins of Southeast Asia’s Present-Day Population
Researchers sequenced 26 genomes using DNA samples dating as far back as 8,000 years
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A Never-Before-Seen Virus Has Been Detected in Myanmar’s Bats
The discovery of two new viruses related to those that cause SARS and MERS marks PREDICT’s first milestone in the region
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How Noisy Males Control the Gnu’s Cycle
New research shows that ovulation in Serengeti wildebeests is accelerated and synchronized by the yammering of eager males
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Researchers Find More Evidence for the Higgs Boson
Analysis of years of data from the Large Hadron Collider shows evidence the particle decays into bottom quarks
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Pink Was the First Color of Life on Earth
Researchers have found bright pink pigments in 1.1 billion year old fossils of cyanobacteria drilled in West Africa
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The Most Massive of Dinos Evolved Earlier Than Previously Thought
A Triassic giant unearthed in Argentina suggests that dinosaurs took the path to greatness at least twice
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How Tiny Trackers Could Help Humans Avoid Kissing Bugs’ Deadly Smooch
The insects, which spread Chagas disease, can now be tracked with miniature radios to stop the spread of illness
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Unique Brain Circuitry Might Explain Why Parrots Are So Smart
Their bird brains are not bird-brained
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New “Immunobiotic” Could Treat Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs
The drug, which combines antibiotics and the body’s immune system, shows promise in early stages of testing
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Ancient Toddler Was at Home on the Ground and in the Trees
The foot of a 2.5-year-old Austrolopithecus afarensis shows it had a grippy big toe that let it cling to its mom and climb tree trunks
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How Artificial Ovaries Could Expand Fertility Options for Chemo Patients
Scientists have taken the next steps toward creating an alternative fertility preservation method using modified ovarian tissue
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A Research Ship Is Hunting Meteorite Fragments Off the Coast of Washington
The research ship E/V Nautilus is combing through samples and sediment hoping to recover the first space rock from the ocean floor
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New Spider Species Discovered In Indiana Cave
The translucent sheet-weaving spider shows that scientists haven’t yet found everything in our own backyard
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How Ancient Teeth Reveal the Roots of Humankind
From diet to evolution, prehistoric chompers tell archaeologists a surprising amount about our ancestors
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Germany’s “Stonehenge” Reveals Evidence of Human Sacrifice
Archaeologists uncovered the remains of 10 women and children who may have been sacrificed at the Pömmelte enclosure, a 4,300-year-old Neolithic circle
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Study Suggests There’s No Limit on Longevity, But Getting Super Old Is Still Tough
After the age of 105, the odds of dying plateau, meaning it’s possible to live beyond the current record of 123 years
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The Earliest Mammals Kept Their Cool With Descended Testicles
But if free-swinging sperm sacs are the norm, then why did undescended ones evolve four separate times?
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Our Galaxy Is Really Greasy and Smells Like Moth Balls
A new study estimates that a quarter to half the carbon in interstellar space is in the form of greasy aliphatic carbon
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