Scientists detect large amounts of oxygen in ancient star's atmosphere

Scientists detect large amounts of oxygen in ancient star’s atmosphere

An international team of astronomers from the University of California San Diego, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), and the University of Cambridge...
Ancient poop levels point to repopulation of iconic pre-Columbian metropolis

Ancient poop levels point to repopulation of iconic pre-Columbian metropolis

A University of California, Berkeley, archaeologist has dug up ancient human feces, among other demographic clues, to challenge the narrative around the legendary demise...
US, Chinese researchers discover ancient viruses in Tibetan glacier

US, Chinese researchers discover ancient viruses in Tibetan glacier

US, Chinese researchers have found 28 new groups of ancient viruses buried deep within a cold slumber. The viruses were discovered inside the cores...
Researchers uncover link between the nervous system

Researchers uncover link between the nervous system

When Marie Antoinette was captured during the French Revolution, her hair reportedly turned white overnight. In more recent history, John McCain experienced severe injuries...
Study: Emissions of potent greenhouse gas have grown

Study: Emissions of potent greenhouse gas have grown

Despite reports that global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, , were almost eliminated in 2017, an international team of scientists, led by the...
Report: Platypus on brink of extinction

Report: Platypus on brink of extinction

Australia's devastating drought is having a critical impact on the iconic platypus, a globally unique mammal, with increasing reports of rivers drying up and...
Study: Could a drug for arthritis in dogs also fight cancer in people?

Study: Could a drug for arthritis in dogs also fight cancer in people?

Drugs for diabetes, inflammation, alcoholism -- and even for treating arthritis in dogs -- can also kill cancer cells in the lab, according to...
IceCube rules out last Standard Model explanation of ANITA’s anomalous neutrino events

IceCube rules out last Standard Model explanation of ANITA’s anomalous neutrino events

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is possibly the strangest telescope on Earth. From its home at the South Pole, it sits and waits for fundamental...
Study: NASA's Kepler Witnesses Vampire Star System Undergoing Super-Outburst

Study: NASA’s Kepler Witnesses Vampire Star System Undergoing Super-Outburst

Astronomers searching archival data from NASA's Kepler exoplanet hunting mission identified a previously unknown dwarf nova that underwent a super-outburst, brightening by a factor...
Virginia witch bottle, Civil War-era jug found on I-64

Virginia witch bottle, Civil War-era jug found on I-64

A glass jug found under the median of Interstate 64 in York County is believed to be a "witch bottle" left by Union soldiers...

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