CT scans reveal a new species of baby dinosaur hidden in rock for 100 million years
The little dinosaur had been dead for roughly 100 million years before anyone thought to scan the rock…
Scientists discover that humans have a hidden ‘seventh sense’
Sand has a memory of sorts. Press into a loose pile of dry grains and something moves, not…
Quantum spin study reveals a previously unknown state of matter
At temperatures approaching absolute zero, most magnetic materials settle into tidy patterns. Their tiny magnetic moments, or spins,…
Five major leadership issues in the age of Zoom and Teams meetings
Video calls promise connection. They place coworkers face to face across cities and continents with a single click.…
Gravitational waves finally reveal what’s inside neutron stars
Some of the universe’s densest objects can twist, stretch, and resonate in ways that challenge even the most…
Discover Ushikuvirus, a giant DNA virus that could reshape cellular evolution
The story of life’s beginnings gets stranger when you look closely at viruses. These tiny entities seem to…
Researchers discover a hidden whistle inside a horse’s whinny
A horse’s whinny can sound like two calls at once. One part sits low and rough, like a…
How ancient shorelines played a crucial role in the survival of early sea creatures
Coastlines can look like simple lines on a map. Over Earth’s history, they acted more like gates and…
The odd ways mammals descend trees and what it means for primate evolution
A monkey descending a tree trunk often keeps its head up, moving almost like a cautious climber backing…
Cleaner fish display intelligence and self-awareness — just like mammals
A shrimp scrap drifted down the face of a mirror, and a small reef fish tracked it like…
Dark matter and neutrinos are linked and interact with each other
A quiet shift in the numbers behind the universe’s growth is pushing scientists toward a bold possibility. Two…
Scientists develop theory for an entirely new quantum system based on ‘giant superatoms’
An “echo” that arrives before you finish speaking sounds like a glitch. In quantum hardware, that kind of…