Humans have been breeding dogs to have traits that we desire for thousands of years. As a result, the wolves that grew comfortable around and eventually started living with us have transformed into th ...

In 1856, quarriers working in Germany’s Neander Valley discovered several mysterious fossils. The remains changed hands until being identified as the skullcap and femur bones of some ...

Bacteria lurk everywhere. However, it’s only after researchers retrieve them from the most remote corners of the Earth that we can learn more about the risks and potentials they pose. When resea ...

Triceratops and similar horned dinosaurs had unusually large nasal cavities compared to most animals. Researchers including those from the University of Tokyo used CT scans of fossilize ...

The price of copper must at least double in order to spur the development of new copper mines to meet the world’s growing demand for the metal, according to a team led by a University of Michiga ...

Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic geological feature of tectonic activity. Published in The Planetary Science Journal ...

Losing weight is hard, and obesity is one of the unhealthiest things that can happen to your body. It increases your risk of diabetes, heart attacks, cancer, and can lead to a series ...

Here’s what compound eyes really do — and why flies see you in slow motion. A few centuries ago, scientists believed insects saw thousands of tiny, repeated images — ...

As we continue to research quantum computing, quantum advantage – the supposed advantage that quantum computers theoretically ...

The global chemical industry sits at a crossroads. For more than a century, it has relied on fossil fuels—both as feedstock and as energy—to make the materials that ...

The global chemical industry sits at a crossroads. For more than a century, it has relied on fossil fuels—both as feedstock and as energy—to make the materials that underpin modern life. That system ...

(via Numberphile) Matt Parker explains there's a new title-holder for the largest known reversible prime (or Emirp).