Lucy could join the same genus as modern humans in a proposed shake-up of the human family tree
Big brains and stone tools no longer mark out the genus Homo, and a new proposal folds 5…
Paleontologists Found Perfectly Preserved Microfossils in Mongolia, but the Animals Everyone Expected Were Missing
The oldest undisputed animal fossils are about 574 million years old, but a new study suggests the animal…
James Clear to collaborate with NASA’s Artemis II crew on new book
James Clear James Clear is collaborating with the four astronauts who took part in NASA’s Artemis II mission…
A squid’s entire body may work like one giant ear
Squid have sensory hair cells across their bodies that detect water movement, revealing surprising similarities to how the…
Unusual senses: the secret superpowers of amphibians and reptiles
The Surinam toad is one of the strangest frogs on Earth. Flat-bodied, tiny-eyed and adapted to the murky…
Whitehaven residents avoid flooding as manhole cover bursts
Esk Avenue was impassable on Friday evening during the incident. Residents reported that a manhole cover had burst…
On this day in space! Oct. 6, 1992: US and Russia sign human spaceflight agreement for joint missions to Mir space station
On Oct. 6, 1992, the United States and Russia signed an agreement to share astronauts and cosmonauts on…
‘Awful-Smelling,’ Goo-Covered Bald Eagle Saved from Dump and Released into the Wild After 4 Rounds of Cleaning
NEED TO KNOW A bald eagle was rescued after it was found covered in a sticky, “goo”-like substance…
Scientists find planet made on new matter recipe, and it formed after a Red Giant ate a solar system
science Death of a star may not be game over for the inner solar system after all When…
Permission upheld for Kilkee wastewater treatment plant
The High Court has upheld planning permission for a new wastewater treatment plant in Kilkee, Co Clare, in…
Earth and Mars may be neighboring rocky worlds but they were built in different ways
Earth and Mars formed in the same part of the solar system, but their chemistry suggests the two…
Scientists generate identical photons at the push of a button
Researchers from the universities of Basel, Ruhr, and Paderborn teamed up to make a major breakthrough in quantum…