Working hypothesis on human evolution says that the ability to use fire in a controlled manner was a major step. The fire gave protection from cold and even led to man cooking his food before consump… [+1486 chars]
The discovery of an exceptional prehistoric site containing the remains of animals that lived in a tropical sea has been made in a farmer's field in Gloucestershire. Discovered beneath a field graze… [+5520 chars]
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti participates in the Acoustic Diagnostics study (July 8, 2022) Call for articles to cite in the weekly lists: Authors at NASA Centers and NASA PIsdo you have an arti… [+20045 chars]
Space launches, specifically morning space launches, are causing spectacular shining clouds to appear in new places, according to recent research published in the journal Advancing Earth and Space Sc… [+5834 chars]
In a new study published in Science, researchers describe that the tiny crustacean Idotea balthica ‘pollinates’ a particular type of seaweed; the first observation of an animal fertilizing algae. Th… [+3317 chars]
When youre asked, Whats up? this weekend, heres your answer: the Long March 5B, a roughly 44,000-pound rocket body thats spiraling toward Earth. But scientists are unsure when and where this debris … [+5614 chars]
Similar to humans, chimpanzees use communication to coordinate their cooperative behavior -- such as during hunting. When chimpanzees produce a specific vocalization, known as the "hunting bark," the… [+3422 chars]
<li>Goto, K., Miyagi, K. & Imamura, F. Localized tsunamigenic earthquakes inferred from preferential distribution of coastal boulders on the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Geology41, 11391142 (2013). AD… [+10903 chars]
New research has found that microbial instability in the gut could hinder the performance of elite endurance athletes, and that short-term, high-protein diets are associated with this type of imbalan… [+3082 chars]
In the early 2030s, the European Space Agency intends to plant a probe deep within the crushing atmosphere of Venus a brutal planet that constantly burns at a blistering 864 degrees Fahrenheit (462 d… [+5683 chars]
Two skyscraper-size asteroids are zooming toward Earth this weekend, with one making its closest approach on Friday (July 29) and the second whizzing by on Saturday (July 30). The first asteroid , … [+2654 chars]
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope remains the most successful observatory in space till date. It has been three decades of Hubble serving and observing space beyond Earth's orbit, stars, planets, galaxie… [+1810 chars]