Most complete Homo habilis skeleton ever found dates to more than 2 million years ago and retains ‘Lucy’-like features
Scientists have revealed the most complete skeleton yet of our 2 million-year-old ancestor Homo habilis.
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This dino’s fossil claw suggests it snatched eggs, not insects
A 67-million-year-old claw fossil reveals a new dinosaur species that may have used its hand spikes to snatch and pierce eggs.
Black hole butterflies? James Webb telescope spots dozens of black hole ‘cocoons’ in early universe.
The gaseous cocoons surrounding “little red dots” hint at their true nature, a new James Webb telescope study hints.
One of the last woolly rhinos to walk Earth was eaten by a wolf pup — and scientists have now sequenced its genome from the undigested meat
More than 14,000 years ago, a wolf pup ate a piece of woolly rhino. Scientists have analyzed the rhino’s DNA to figure out why it
‘One of those rare ‘wow’ moments’: Zombie star near Earth has a rainbow shockwave that ‘shouldn’t be there’
A new study reveals a rare-breaking white dwarf star, dubbed RXJ0528+2838, that is somehow generating a rainbow-like “bow shock” as it zooms through the Milky
Plants packed close enough to touch are more resilient to stress
Signals transmitted via leaves can warn neighboring plants of stressful events, making the group collectively more resilient than plants in isolation.
Computer science can help abuse and trafficking survivors regain safety
Nicola Dell, a computer scientist studying the role of technology in intimate partner violence, cofounded the Center to End Technology Abuse.
NASA’s Pandora Small Satellite Launched
NASA’s Pandora small satellite, and NASA-sponsored Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS), and Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope (BlackCAT) CubeSat, are ready to be encapsulated inside
String Theory Can Now Describe a Universe That Has Dark Energy
In 1998, astronomers discovered dark energy. The finding, which transformed our conception of the cosmos, came with a little-known consequence: It threw a wrench into
James Webb telescope solves cosmic murder mystery in ‘Pablo’s Galaxy’ — and it was a black hole who done it
A supermassive black hole embedded in an early galaxy likely starved the galaxy of gas needed to form young stars, new observations revealed.
MIT’s chip stacking breakthrough could cut energy use in power-hungry AI processes
Data doesn’t have to travel as far or waste as much energy when the memory and logic components are closer together.
How to watch ‘Pole to Pole with Will Smith’ — TV and streaming details as Oscar-winning actor blends adventure and scientific discovery
The actor embarks on a “thrilling adventure” across seven expeditions — here’s how to watch “Pole to Pole with Will Smith” online from anywhere.
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children’s cognitive development and emotional well-being.
NASA set to bring astronaut (and the rest of Crew-11) home early for medical reasons
In an unprecedented move, NASA is bringing an astronaut crew home early from the International Space Station because one astronaut has an undisclosed medical condition.