Stone Age boy in Sweden was buried in deerskin and a woodpecker headdress, archaeologists discover
More than seven millennia ago, Stone Age mourners in what is now Sweden buried a boy with a crown of woodpecker feathers and, in another...
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‘It doesn’t lie. So who are you?’: What happens when DNA tests show a woman is not the mother of the child she gave birth to?
DNA is often considered the ultimate indicator of our identity — a foolproof way to determine our origins and how we connect to our parents...
Inherited diseases don’t work like we thought they did
For decades, scientists have delved into the genetic causes of disease by studying patients with those diseases and their families, picking through their genomes in...
NASA announces sweeping overhaul of Artemis return to moon, targeting a 2028 landing and a 2027 in-orbit docking flight
NASA has announced a sweeping overhaul to its Artemis program, saying that the agency’s plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2028 would not...
Just in time for the total lunar eclipse, this beginner-friendly telescope is now $100 off at Amazon
The Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 5-inch Schmidt Cassegrain telescope is one of the most compelling beginner-friendly telescopes on the market — and with the total...
Giant ‘spiderwebs’ on Mars contain tiny egg-like structures that scientists ‘can’t quite explain,’ NASA rover reveals
NASA’s Curiosity rover has snapped stunning new photos of giant “spiderwebs” zig-zagging across the surface of Mars. One of these images has revealed never-before-seen, egg-like...
Vera C. Rubin Observatory alerts scientists to 800,000 new asteroids, exploding stars and other cosmic phenomena in just one night
The newly commissioned Vera C. Rubin Observatory has issued 800,000 astronomy alerts in just one night — a staggering number of nightly discoveries that is...
Fresh look at Apollo moon rocks solves decades-old mystery about the moon’s magnetic field
For decades, a debate has raged about whether the moon ever had a strong magnetic field, or if it was always weak. Now, a new...
Babies weren’t supposed to be mourned in the Roman Empire. These rare liquid-gypsum burials prove otherwise.
The mysterious Roman-era burial rite of pouring liquid gypsum over the dead wasn’t limited to elite adults as previously thought; it was also performed on...
Kazakhstan plants tens of thousands of trees in giant effort to reintroduce tigers
Tigers will soon roam Kazakhstan for the first time in over 70 years as conservationists undertake a gargantuan effort to restore part of their lost...