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The impressive 20,000 mile route extends from Pakistan through the southern tips of Africa and South America before culminating in an epic trans-Pacific journey to Siberia.
New research suggests important differences in cognitive and neural function between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals led to differences in behaviour that may have resulted in modern humans thriving and Neanderthals dying out.
Welcome news for aspiring lunar colonists.
The portable nuclear fission reactor—a device that could one day power bases on Mars—has passed initial testing with flying colours.
The paper deals with the nature of the cosmos, and delves into figuring out how many possible multiverses there could be with physics similar to ours.
Our blood type might mean the difference between life and death.
It’s also teaching us about the universe.
A recent paper suggests that some strong gravitational force might have sent ripples through our galaxy between 300 million and 900 million years ago.
It’s probably not the impending doom it sounds like
A dirty world might be good for our mental health, too.
Nature doesn’t do anything by accident.
Prions are one of the scariest ways to die, but this particular disease doesn’t seem capable of crossing the species barrier and spreading to humans - we think.
We’re probably a long way from being able to get an RFID implant at your local Claire’s.
The new technique is raising a number of important ethical issues.
Seriously, there’s no reason to keep your dogs unvaccinated over fears of “canine autism.”
It sounds impressive, but it’s also an open question as to whether this extensive rain-making system will even work, or how it may impact neighbouring communities.
