How cities could become giant batteries using EVs and hot water systems
A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that electric vehicles (EVs) and electric hot water systems could help turn cities...
Ancient fossil reveals spiders may have come from the sea
A remarkably well-preserved fossil is challenging what scientists thought they knew about the origins of spiders and their close relatives.
New research suggests that arachnids—spiders,...
Is it worth going back to the Moon?
It is true that crewed missions to the Moon are expensive, difficult, and dangerous.
And we now have a long history going back decades of...
Ancient DNA reveals leprosy existed in the Americas 4,000 years ago
New research has rewritten the history of leprosy in the Americas. Scientists have discovered genetic evidence that a rare strain of the disease, known...
Why so many mammals became ant-eaters after the dinosaurs disappeared
A new study has found that mammals have evolved to eat ants and termites at least 12 different times since dinosaurs went extinct.
After the...
Ancient Neanderthal gene still affects muscles and athletic performance today
A new study has found that a gene variant inherited from Neanderthals still affects the muscles of some people living today—especially when it comes...
Why Saber-toothed tigers vanished: It wasn’t just the ice age
New research from scientists in Brazil is shedding light on the long-standing mystery of why saber-toothed tigers went extinct.
According to two new studies from...
A 225-million-year-old leg bone just rewrote dinosaur history
A fossilized leg bone found in Africa is reshaping our ideas about the size of the first dinosaurs.
The 225-million-year-old bone belonged to a mysterious...
Why the Dead Sea is growing salt mountains beneath the surface
The Dead Sea is one of the most unusual places on Earth.
Located at the lowest point on the planet’s surface and known for its...
Ancient lungfish jaws reveal the eating habits of Earth’s first land animals
Long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the oceans were teeming with strange and powerful creatures.
Among them were lungfish—an ancient group of lobe-finned fish that...