Neanderthal DNA sheds new light on the structure of the modern human face
Every face carries a story, shaped long before birth by a quiet choreography of genes switching on and…
Decades old T. rex debate ends with stunning discovery
When you look at a fossil on display, you may envision the world 66 million years ago. You…
Early humans started making and using tools 2.75 million years ago
Long before cities or farms, the earliest humans were standing in a changing northern Kenyan landscape, striking stone…
Scientists discover a stress clock in the brain that ticks every hour
Stress is not simply a response to acute stressful episodes. It occurs in the brain where a natural…
A flash of light just redefined what we know about matter
A flash of light hits a simple iron crystal. In the space of a trillionth of a second,…
The universe is not and could never be a simulation, study finds
Physicist Mir Faizal, Adjunct Professor with UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, was not out to…
Mayan astronomers built a 700-year-long eclipse calendar centuries before telescopes
More than a thousand years ago, astronomers from the Maya civilization developed one of the most sophisticated time-keeping…
ALMA detector reveals how the universe builds its largest and brightest stars
The night sky may look calm, but behind the glowing points of light lies a violent and complex…
Astronomers solve the mystery of why the Sun’s outer atmosphere is far hotter than its surface
The mystery of why the Sun’s outer atmosphere is far hotter than its surface has long puzzled scientists.…
Scientists discover how extreme heat forged the world’s continents
For billions of years, Earth’s continents have stood firm, forming the foundation for mountains, rivers, and life itself.…
Scientists discover the secret to keeping your biological clock on track
As sunlight filters through your window each morning, a quiet, powerful rhythm pulses inside your body. This inner…
Million-year-old fossil changes what we know about human hands and feet
For decades, Paranthropus boisei, an early hominin that roamed eastern Africa a million years ago, was known for…