‘Very rare’ African ebony figurines found in 1,500-year-old Christian burials in Israeli desert
Three 1,500-year-old burials in the Negev desert have pendants of bone and ebony that may depict the deceased individuals’ ancestors.
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Best telescopes for kids 2025: A stargazing introduction for budding astronomers
The best telescopes for kids that we recommend are not toys but usable instruments, based on how easy they are to use for younger astronomers
This solar-powered Garmin watch is a perfect companion for this triathlon season and it is now $152 cheaper
The Garmin Instinct 2X Solar delivers excellent value for budget-conscious outdoor enthusiasts and it is now even cheaper at Walmart and Amazon.
The US isn’t prepared for a big solar storm, exercise finds
A first-of a-kind space weather “tabletop” exercise has revealed major weaknesses in America’s preparedness for major solar storms.
Half-a-billion-year-old 3-eyed sea creature dubbed ‘Mosura’ breathed through big gills on its butt
Researchers have discovered an ancient moth-like sea predator in a treasure trove of museum fossils in Canada. The half-a-billion-year-old creature, Mosura fentoni, reveals that Cambrian
The DNA secret behind orange cats
Approximately 80% of orange cats are males, including the four orange cats owned by the Short Wave team. Scientists have long suspected that orange color
This week in science: biker safety, orange cats and a gum disease-heart rhythm link
Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave talk about a tool to increase biker safety, the genetic secrets that make orange cats orange, and
Deimos Before Dawn
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured this view of Deimos, the smaller of Mars’ two moons, shining in the sky at 4:27 a.m. local time on March
How Did Geometry Create Modern Physics?
Geometry is one of the oldest disciplines in human history, yet the worlds it can describe extend far beyond its original use. What began thousands
US baby receives first-ever customized CRISPR treatment for genetic disease
A baby known as KJ is the first person in the world to receive a customized CRISPR therapy designed to fix a specific mutation.
New CRISPR alternative can ‘install’ whole genes, paving the way to treatment for many genetic disorders
A new gene editor takes advantage of CRISPR-associated proteins to insert whole genes into the genome, scientists report.
Physicists may be on their way to a ‘theory of everything’ after reenvisioning Einstein’s most famous theory
A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought “theory of everything” by uniting gravity with the quantum world. However, the new theory
World’s oldest star chart may be 2,300 years old and from China — but not everyone agrees
Is the Star Manual of Master Shi the oldest known astronomical catalog? Experts are divided.
Humans reached southern South America by 14,500 years ago, genomes from 139 Indigenous groups reveal
A large-scale genome study shows that Indigenous peoples in the Americas split off several times, resulting in loss of important genetic diversity.