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New Research Dispels the Myth That Ancient Cultures Had Universally Short Lifespans
Teeth are key to identifying elderly remains
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Climate Change Is Turning Green Sea Turtles Female. That’s a Problem
Over 99 percent of turtle hatchlings in northern Australia are female due to increasing sand and sea temperatures
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16th-Century Child Mummy Had Oldest Known Case of Hepatitis B
Long thought to suffer from smallpox, the genome of the 500-year-old mummy shows signs of HPB
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Humans Like Helpers, But Bonobos Prefer Bullies
A new study has found that bonobos gravitate towards characters that push and steal toys
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How Peacock Spiders Make Rainbows on Their Backsides
The adorable arachnids use specialized scales to break light into its component colors to produce some of nature’s tiniest rainbows
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UV Light Could Help Stop the Bat-Killing White Nose Syndrome
Research shows the fungus is susceptible to UV light. The problem is getting bats into the tanning beds
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Genetics Rewrites the History of Early America—And, Maybe, the Field of Archaeology
The genome of an infant from Upward Sun River, Alaska offers tantalizing insight into the story of human migration
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Big Data Traces the World’s Most Distinctive Musical Traditions
An analysis of 8,200 recordings from 137 nations shows nations in sub-Saharan Africa have the most unique rhythms and melodies
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Amazon Bird Revealed to be Extremely Rare Hybrid Species
The Golden-crowned manakin is the first-known hybrid bird species found in the Amazon rainforest
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This Fierce 508-Million-Year-Old Relative of Scorpions Had Five Jaws and Body Armor
A new analysis of Habelia optata could help us understand the history of modern arthropods
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How Baby Sea Turtles on Treadmills Can Help Researchers Understand Wild Turtle Survival
No doubt it’s adorable, but the study offers clues into the impact of disorienting light pollution on the reptiles’ health
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England Has Its Own Pod of Dolphins
Researchers discover that the group of 28 animals are actually local residents, not just visitors
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Scientists Record the Thunderous Call of the Loudest Known Fish
The Gulf corvina’s collective mating call is so powerful that it can damage the hearing of sea lions and dolphins
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At 3.5 Billion Years Old, Are These the Oldest Fossils?
A new analysis of this decades-old find suggests that they were indeed once biological life—but not all are convinced
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First Center for Empathy and Art Launched in Minneapolis
The center will bring together researchers, artists, historians and philosophers to learn how art museums can promote empathy and understanding
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Unusual Interstellar Visitor Could Be Shard of Ice
A new study of ‘Oumuamua suggests it’s water ice covered with 20 inches of dry carbon compounds
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Researchers Whack Fake Skulls to Learn About Neolithic Weapons
Was the ‘Thames Beater’ used to kill? Four crushed model skulls say yes
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Shadows of Saturn’s Rings Mess With Its Upper Atmosphere
The Cassini probe’s final swoops through the rings found that they impact the planet’s ionosphere
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Dinosaurs Were Around Before Saturn Had Rings
Data from the Cassini space probe suggests that the rings may be as young as 150 million years old
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New Map Reveals What Lies Below Greenland’s Ice
This map of ‘naked’ Greenland is the most detailed yet and can help in refining climate predictions
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