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A recent study revealed that a 160,000-year-old human jawbone discovered in 1980 in a Tibetan cave came from the Denisovans, a human species related to the Neanderthals. This find on the Tibetan Plateau—also known as the “roof of the world”—suggests…
Marine scientists who studied crustaceans from three Pacific Ocean trenches, including the Mariana Trench, have discovered the depth of the influence of human activity on ocean ecosystems. Shrimp-like amphipods feeding at the bottom of the trenches were found to have…
From April 26 through May 5, 2019, Cyclone Fani pummeled coastal areas of the Indian state of Odisha, lingering longer than any tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. For 11 days, the storm raged—even as it made landfall—bringing battering…
When you think of icebergs, you probably picture a whitish-blue hue. But did you know that some icebergs in Antarctica are actually green? The emerald-colored formations have fascinated sailors and scientists for decades. Now, researchers may have figured out what…
Is an asteroid strike truly to blame for the extinction of dinosaurs millions of years ago? Or were dinosaurs already on their way out when catastrophe hit? Paleontologists have been studying fossils and gathering information that has helped fuel the…
It’s a first: Scientists at the University of Tel Aviv in Israel have created a human heart using a 3D printer. Engineered from human cells obtained via biopsies, the heart will need to be refined and tested in animals before…
Researchers digging in a cave in the Philippines have excavated bones and teeth that they believe belonged to a human species previously unidentified by scientists. Named Homo luzonensis, this small-stature human lived 50,000 to 67,000 years ago, on the island…
Wrappers, fishing gear, bottles, bags. Trillions of plastic items enter our oceans each year, washing up on beaches and wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems. For more than 60 years, researchers in the U.K. have been collecting data on pollution in…
Getting a good night’s sleep is essential to restoring your body and functioning at your best while awake. But many of us make assumptions about sleep that get in the way of good habits. Can your body adapt to getting…
An enormous blue whale fossil found recently on the edge of an Italian lake is the largest ever uncovered. Analysis of the remains revealed that the marine giant was 85 feet long and lived about 1.5 million years ago, much…