The human-origins research shows that Neanderthals and current-day humans might have more in common than previously thought. ...read more
Cremation diamonds: Here's how science can give you an afterlife in the form of shiny compressed carbon. ...read more
It alludes to a specific type of farming that could have significant benefits to the ecosystem that houses our favorite caffeinated beverage. ...read more
The Event Horizon Telescope’s newest images of M87’s supermassive black hole hint at how its jets are fired far into space. ...read more
The diversity of Indigenous beliefs goes much deeper than a Facebook quiz with loose connections to Native American culture. ...read more
Cancer generally cannot be passed from one person to another. But among certain animals, a few rare types of cancer can spread like bacteria or viruses do. ...read more
Modernity owes much to coal deposits laid down in swamps around 350 million years ago. But why did this time period produce so much of it? ...read more
These ancient hominins walked the Earth for three times as long as modern humans have. But scientists today still have much to learn about our evolutionary kin. ...read more
Some legal text is so highly prescribed that it functions like an algorithm. So a team of computer scientist have created a programming language that can capture and execute these laws. ...read more