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Archaeologists just assumed that women made the pottery at Chaco Canyon 1,000 years ago. Then they started thinking like cops—and things got interesting. → Read More
“Astronomically small,” the newly discovered Malagasy amphibians have brains that could sit on a pin. → Read More
From microbial 'freckles' to sticky dust, conservators have solved some problems in the pharaoh's 3,300-year-old funerary monument, but raised new concerns in the process. → Read More
“I’d like people to understand that hearing is not only for ears.” → Read More
A team of engineers is designing a low-cost, lineless, self-surfacing lobster trap that would prevent right whale entanglement → Read More
Scientists are teasing out how jitters, sleeplessness, and even bitter taste are all influenced by tiny variations in your genetic code. → Read More
Nomadic herders of the Mongolian steppe are at the mercy of these dramatic winters, and scientists are struggling to understand the lethal phenomenon. → Read More
Germany’s Hambach Forest sits in the crosshairs of coal mining, stirring debate about conservation and energy production. → Read More
The discovery offers new insight into the creative process of the innovative artist. → Read More
The potentially habitable world is called Ross 128b, and it sits just 11 light-years away. → Read More
Only 13 percent of Earth’s surface is made up of rocks that could have caused such a huge extinction event, a new paper argues. → Read More
Only 13 percent of Earth’s surface is made up of rocks that could have caused such a huge extinction event, a new paper argues. → Read More
A surprisingly young fossil jaw found in Europe is helping scientists better climb the sabertooth family tree. → Read More
The thin bands of debris suggest that neighboring small bodies could also host rings—and that may spell trouble for visiting spacecraft. → Read More
A genome from a female found in Croatia shows how conditions from schizophrenia to arthritis are influenced by our ancient human cousins. → Read More
A genome from a female found in Croatia shows how conditions from schizophrenia to arthritis are influenced by our ancient human cousins. → Read More
These revered awards have a complicated history. → Read More
At Future Con, fans of sci-fi, fantasy and comics met the researchers and engineers who are bringing their stories to life → Read More
Rising temperatures have boosted the growth rates of seasonal moss on the southern continent over the last 50 years. → Read More
Science has learned a lot about humans and endurance running. But the goal of going even faster during a race has remained elusive. → Read More