Neandertals made antibacterial ointment, but may not have known it
A team of scientists re-created the way Neandertals made birch tar and found its antibacterial properties could fight off skin infections.
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Cannonball-size meteorite crashes through roof of Texas home as multiple ‘fireballs’ rain down on the US
A suspected space rock, around the size of a cantaloupe, was found in the bedroom of a Houston home after crashing through the building’s roof.
Iran war has already released a staggering amount of CO2 — and the destruction of schools, homes and buildings is the biggest source
In a new analysis, researchers estimated direct, indirect and future greenhouse gas emissions that were created in the first two weeks of the Iran war
A rare active volcano on Mars may be causing the whole planet to spin faster
Data from NASA’s InSight mission suggests the Red Planet’s Tharsis region is more active than previously thought and may be why Mars is spinning more
Extreme blast of Arctic air from polar vortex paints a picturesque plume off Florida coast — Earth from space
A recent satellite photo captured a stunning scene of sediment swirling across the West Florida Shelf after an extreme cold snap that covered large parts
Antarctica could warm 1.4 times faster than the rest of the Southern Hemisphere in the coming decades, study finds
Antarctica could warm much faster than its surroundings over the next few decades due to a phenomenon known as polar amplification that is well established
Watch sperm whale headbutt another for no apparent reason
Researchers have captured extraordinary footage of sperm whales randomly headbutting each other, confirming anecdotal reports from mariners and whalers in the 18th and 19th centuries.
A new twist on matter? Strange ‘Half-Mӧbius’ molecule has rare properties chemists have never seen before
Chemists created a strange “half-Mӧbius” molecule, where electrons twist freely out of place to make a continuously looping surface.
In a rare event, the moon got a massive new crater
A crater as wide as two American football fields formed in spring 2024, a size expected roughly once a century. A NASA orbiter got to
NASA’s Hubble, Webb Telescopes Survey Pinwheel Galaxy
This new image from the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope takes a closer look at the core of Messier 101, also
Chemistry student develops clear polish that turns your fingernail into a touch-screen stylus
Researchers have developed a prototype nail polish to help more people access electrically-charged touch screens.
Artemis II: NASA’s first crewed mission to the moon since 1972
NASA’s Artemis II mission will send a crew of four astronauts back to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era, although they
Russian rocket en route to ISS suffers major antenna glitch, triggering remote-control astronaut ‘backup plan’
NASA has revealed that Russia’s Progress 94 spacecraft failed to deploy one of its antennae, making it impossible for the uncrewed freighter to autonomously dock
Are Strings Still Our Best Hope for a Theory of Everything?
Fifty-eight years after it first appeared, string theory remains the most popular candidate for the “theory of everything,” the unified mathematical framework for all matter