Physicists from the CMS Collaboration at CERN have just publicly released the combination of CMS measurements that contributed to establishing the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012. CMS event display of a candidate Higgs boson decaying into two photons, one... More »
Two ancient skeletons, each missing a part of the lower leg, recovered from graves in China were of elite individuals whose legs were amputated as punishment around 2,500 years ago, during the Eastern Zhou dynasty, a new study suggests. The discovery provides ... More »
In much of the United States, groundwater extraction is unregulated and unlimited. There are few rules governing who can pump water from underground aquifers or how much they can take. This lack of regulation has allowed farmers nationwide to empty aquifers of... More »
Anglerfish first colonized the ocean's midnight zone 55 million years ago, during a period of extreme global warming, a new study finds. The bizarre fish adapted to thrive in the deep sea by becoming sexual parasites, the researchers said.These fish, in the or... More »
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has beamed back its final message to Earth, which included a heart-warming goodbye to mission scientists. The record-breaking robot will now spend the rest of its days collecting data that could be used in future Mars missions ... More »
Highways and malls have been flooded, schools have been closed, and flights disrupted at one of the world’s busiest airports after the United Arab Emirates experienced what the government described as its largest amount of rainfall in 75 years.At least one per... More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.An experimental error led a team of scientists researching bumblebees to make a startling discovery: the insects’ re... More »
They’re cute, they’re fuzzy — and they may just help bring their entire species back from the brink of extinction.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday the births last year of Noreen and Antonia, two baby ferrets cloned from cells frozen nearl... More »
By Alexander CornwellDUBAI (Reuters) - A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped people in their homes.At least 20 people were reported to have died... More »
Changing the colour of crops could make it easier to distinguish desired plants from weedsJohn Martin - Fotografo/Alamy Common crops, like wheat or maize, could be genetically altered to be brightly coloured to make it easier for weeding robots to do their job... More »
The Hala Point neuromorphic computer is powered by Intel’s Loihi 2 chipsIntel Corporation Intel has created the world’s largest neuromorphic computer, a device intended to mimic the operation of the human brain. The firm hopes that it will be able to run more ... More »
NASA announced the winners on Wednesday of the third annual Power to Explore Challenge, a national writing competition designed to teach K-12 students about the power of radioisotopes for space exploration. The competition asked students to learn about NASA’s ... More »