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“They can spend 4-5 hours per day underwater”: how humans adapted to the most difficult environments
Our species, Homo sapiens, is the most geographically diverse of all primate species, permanently inhabiting every continent except Antarctica. We…
PORNAINEN, Finland — Engineers will soon begin testing new “sand batteries” that can convert energy stored as heat into electricity…
Astronomers have long wondered why the universe’s largest black hole has grown so much more slowly over the past 10…
This ancient Egyptian beaded net dress was popular around the time the pyramids were built. (Image credit: Museum of Fine…
For most of human history, the moon was more than a distant object in the night sky. It has served…
Diabetes rates are lower at high altitudes, but researchers aren’t sure why. Now, a new study in mice has revealed…
Climate warming could expose Antarctica to ice-free land the size of Pennsylvania by 2300, potentially dramatically changing the geopolitics of…
The Shroud of Turin, which some claim is Jesus’ burial shroud, contains the DNA of multiple people, along with a…
From approximately 2000 to 1500 BC, the Minoan civilization flourished on Crete and nearby islands, building palaces decorated with frescoes,…
A newly discovered fossil trove in southwestern China is changing the timeline of how complex animals evolved.Animal diversity and complexity…