Most modern dogs have wolf DNA from relatively recent breeding. Here’s which breeds are the least “wolf-like” and the least “wolf-like.”
A new study has found that most modern dog breeds have small amounts of wolf ancestry, long after dogs were domesticated. Wolf DNA does not remain from when dogs and wolves diverged. Rather, they are most likely the result of interbreeding over the past several thousand years. That wolf-like influence may be related to specific […]
Diagnostic dilemma: The man’s muscles appeared strangely deformed. Doctors discovered that calcium was leaking into the blood.
Patient: 60-year-old man from Warsaw, Poland Symptoms: The man visited the hospital after vomiting for two days. Additionally, over the previous year, he suffered from weakness and effortlessly lost 40 pounds (18 kilograms). What happened next: Blood tests revealed the man’s creatine and urea levels were elevated and his kidneys were failing. His blood calcium […]
Two stars spiraling toward catastrophe test Einstein’s gravity
Astronomers have observed a pair of stars trapped in a death spiral, and their dance of destruction reveals more about how gravity works. The system, called ZTF J2130, is located about 4,000 light years away. Astronomers have known about this system for some time, but this is the first time they’ve seen it so clearly. […]
The Future of Digital Twins in Healthcare: From Virtual Replicas to Personalized Medical Models
As artificial intelligence and real-time data streams converge, digital twins are poised to redefine the very foundations of modern healthcare. But everything changed in 2002, when researchers and industry leaders pushed for a more precise definition: a true digital twin must maintain continuous, bidirectional communication with its physical version. Real-time data became the lifeblood of […]
‘Like a sudden bomb’: See photos from space of Ethiopia’s volcano erupting for the first time in 12,000 years
An Ethiopian volcano erupted on Sunday for the first time in at least 12,000 years, sending a cloud of ash and smoke pouring northeast across the Red Sea. Heyli Gubbi, a volcano in the Afar region of northern Ethiopia, erupted on November 23 at around 8:30 a.m. UTC (3:30 a.m. ET). By 8pm UTC (3pm […]
Never be left behind again! Stranded Chinese astronaut finally returns home after launching unmanned “lifeboat”
Three Chinese astronauts stranded in space for more than a week now have a safe way back to Earth after an unmanned “lifeboat” spacecraft is dispatched to pick them up in orbit at the Tiangong space station. However, the trio will not return home until the spring of 2026, when their original mission is scheduled […]
Wolves stealing underwater crab traps caught on camera for the first time – hinting at a ‘new dimension’ to their behavior
Footage of a hungry wolf performing a complex sequence of actions on a British Columbia beach may mark the first time tools have been used on a wild canid. The wolf swam into deep water to retrieve a floating buoy attached to a submerged crab trap. Although the wolves could not see the crab traps, […]
Sistema Ox Bel Ha: A vast hidden system that is the world’s longest underwater cave
simple facts Name: Sistema Ox Bel Ha Location: Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Coordinates: 20.18507611995248, -87.49650948586978 Why it’s unbelievable: This massive submerged cave system is one of the longest in the world and is home to many spectacular features and ruins. Sistema Ox Velha, which means “three channels” in the local Mayan language, is a […]
‘Hot knives and violence’: After historic discovery, King Tut’s mummy was decapitated and dismembered. Then researchers covered it up.
November 2025 marks 100 years since archaeologists first examined the mummified remains of Tutankhamun. What followed was not a scientific triumph, but a destruction. Howard Carter’s team used hot knives and violence to decapitate the pharaoh, mutilate his limbs, and sever his torso. Then they covered it up. Tutankhamun’s tomb was first discovered in the […]
‘Never seen a skull like this before’: Medieval Spanish knight who died in battle had a rare genetic disorder, study finds
Archaeologists excavating a cemetery full of medieval knights in Spain found the body of a middle-aged man with two stab wounds to the head and a blow to the knee, suggesting he died in battle. But when they looked closely at its skeleton, they were struck by its unusually long and narrow head, which is […]