Research: Vampire bats form close friendships and help each other

Research: Vampire bats form close friendships and help each other

Vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) form enduring relationships much like humans and other social primates, according to new research. The findings, published in the journal Current...
Scientists discover mysterious new type of black hole

Scientists discover mysterious new type of black hole

Scientists may have discovered the smallest black hole yet – just 3.3 times the mass of our Sun – according to a new paper...
Study: Ancient rhinos roamed the Yukon

Study: Ancient rhinos roamed the Yukon

A curator at CU Boulder's Museum of Natural History led an international research team that has likely identified the origins of an ancient rhinoceros. In...
Scientists Make Bold Claim About Human Origins

Scientists Make Bold Claim About Human Origins

Where you from? If the authors of a controversial new study are correct, everyone on the planet has the same answer: Botswana, Africa. More...

Research: The findings could lead to a universal flu vaccine and more effective emergency...

A nationwide team of researchers has found an antibody that protects mice against a wide range of potentially lethal influenza viruses, advancing efforts...

Research: Dolphins demonstrate coordinated cooperation —

Cooperation is one of the most important abilities for any social species. From hunting, breeding, and child rearing, it has allowed many animals...
Secret Air Force spaceplane returns to Earth after 780-day mission

Secret Air Force spaceplane returns to Earth after 780-day mission

The US Boeing X-37B unmanned reusable spaceplane landed on Sunday at the Kennedy Space Center after spending record 780 days in space, during which...

Research: New measurement of Hubble constant adds to cosmic mystery —

New measurements of the rate of expansion of the universe, led by astronomers at the University of California, Davis, add to a growing...

Research: Physicists simulate critical ‘reheating’ period that kickstarted the Big Bang in the universe’s...

As the Big Bang theory goes, somewhere around 13.8 billion years ago the universe exploded into being, as an infinitely small, compact fireball...

Research: New data on the evolution of plants and origin of species —

There are over 500,000 plant species in the world today. They all evolved from a common ancestor. How this leap in biodiversity happened...

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