Pop culture often associates “cave men” with meat eaters. So researchers investigating people who lived in a Moroccan cave 13,000 years to 15,000 years ago were somewhat surprised to find the extent to which they relied on a plant-based diet, according to a re... More »
Accurate assessment of global river flows and stores is critical for informing water management practices, but current estimates of global river flows exhibit substantial spread and estimates of river stores remain sparse. Estimates of river flows and stores a... More »
The journey into space is a long one, which gives many spacecraft time for a side quest or two during their missions. In the case of the European Space Agency's Hera mission, the side quest is a close encounter with Mars — more specifically, a good look at its... More »
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest images yet of the Horsehead Nebula — a vast cloud of equine-looking gas rearing over the constellation Orion. Earning its name from the thick plumes of rolling gas that constitute its fiery mane, the Hor... More »
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth today (April 30) after six months in the final frontier.The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft touched down under parachutes in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region today at 5:46 a.m. EDT (0946 GMT; 5:46 p.m. Beijing time), about... More »
Newly-deciphered text from ancient scrolls may have finally revealed the location of where Greek philosopher Plato was buried, along with how he really felt about music played at his deathbed, according to Italian researchers.The so-called Herculaneum papyrus ... More »
A nearly 300-year-old settlement once submerged beneath a major dam in the Philippines has reemerged as sweltering heat and drought dry up the reservoir.Structures, including part of a church, tombstones and a municipal hall marker, reappeared in the middle of... More »
Published27 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Han Sol KimBy Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondentScientists have developed a "self-digesting plastic", which, they say, could help reduce pollution.Polyurethane is used in e... More »
Boeing will launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA as early as May 6, 2024 on a critical test flight to show its commercial space capsule is ready to ferry crews to and from the International Space Station.The so-called Starliner Crew Fligh... More »
Health/Science / Walmart is shuttering its health centers. Image: Getty ImagesWalmart isn’t making enough money off its new health centers, so it decided to close up shop. The retail giant announced today that it’ll shutter all 51 health centers it opened up a... More »
Some researchers said the advice did not go far enough. The panel also declined to recommend extra scans for women with dense breast tissue.Citing rising breast cancer rates in young women, an expert panel on Tuesday recommended starting regular mammography sc... More »
3 min read “That may sound impossible, but it’s actually true,” said Richard Kelley, the U.S. principal investigator for XRISM at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “The Resolve instrument gives us a deeper look at the makeup and motion... More »