Scientists build the world’s first large-scale quantum sensor network to search for dark matter
Researchers from China recently announced the creation of the largest quantum network in history to directly investigate the…
Ultrasound helmet reaches deep into the brain without surgery
For decades, scientists have searched for a safe way to reach deep parts of the human brain without…
Edison may have unknowingly created graphene with his 1879 light bulb
According to new research from Rice University, while Edison’s goal was simply to create a longer-lasting electric lamp,…
Coral reefs have helped control earth’s climate for 250 million years
For more than a quarter billion years, coral reefs did far more than brighten shallow seas. Long before…
NASA satellites help scientists observe how rivers carve the Earth
A satellite built to measure Earth’s water has started answering a different kind of question. “What’s the shape…
Ancient stone tools in China reveal an unexpectedly early start to human technology
Old beliefs about early human behavior in East Asia are being challenged by the discovery of a richly-layered…
Ancient Ocean Volcanoes Linked to Repeated Triassic Extinctions
Mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history are characterized as significant disruptions to life on the planet. There have…
500,000-year-old elephant bone tool reveals advanced planning and skill in early human ancestors
The earliest hominins in Europe shared their environment with large mammals and elephants were some of the largest…
Marine life evolved rapidly after the dinosaur killing asteroid impact 66 million years ago
The impact of the asteroid 66 million years ago did not stop life from returning to normal for…
New unified theory connects two fundamental domains of modern quantum physics
By bringing the long-standing and opposing views of quantum mechanics together to form a single cohesive theory, a…
Complex building blocks of life form spontaneously in space, study finds
The chemical foundations of life could be found in the frigid pockets of molecular clouds that exist in…
Human sperm RNA changes with age, study finds
According to research from a team at the University of Utah Health and the University of Nevada, Reno…