How do we understand past societies? For centuries our main sources of information have been pottery shards, burial sites and ancient texts. But the study of ancient DNA is changing …
The bends of NdFeB-based magnetic cilia magnetized in a horizontal magnetic field point upward. Image credit: Matthew R. Clary. Magnetic ciliated artificial hair, whose motion is driven by embedded magnetic …
A complete fossil of a giant shark that lived alongside dinosaurs has revealed important information about this mysterious predator, including that it was an ancient relative of the great white …
A complete fossil of a giant shark that lived alongside dinosaurs has revealed important information about this mysterious predator, including that it was an ancient relative of the great white …
The ancient Egyptians and the Milky Way had a long and intertwined history Published April 22, 2024 16:28:28 GMT+1last updated time April 22, 2024 16:28:25 GMT+1 When you think of …
Long before smoking, cinnamon buns, caramel macchiatos and couch potatoes were popular, ancient humans had clogged arteries.1,2 Take Zi the Iceman, for example. He died over 5,000 years ago at …
A treasure trove of molecules has been discovered in two galaxies we saw 12 billion years ago, revealing information about how stars formed in the ancient realm. One of the …
R-process nucleosynthesis.Image credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory The universe’s first stars were terrifying beasts. Composed only of hydrogen and helium, they may be 300 times more massive than the Sun. …
The findings showed that the mothers in both cases were from the West, contrary to previous assumptions in the academic community. This means that these two people are most likely …
An international team of researchers has uncovered the complex genomic history of the Balkans from Roman times and beyond, revealing a mix of Anatolian and Slavic influences. The study combines …