Lasers reveal hidden patterns in tattoos of 1,200-year-old Peru mummies
A new method for imaging tattoos reveals intricate designs on Chancay mummies from Peru.
By George R. Tynan, Farhat Beg published
Even once researchers can reliably get more power out of a fusion reaction than they put in, they'll still need to overcome engineering challenges to scale up fusion energy.
By Jamie Carter published
In this special Hubble image 23 years in the making, the sparkling spiral galaxy UGC 10043 reveals the secrets of its unusually big bulge.
By Brandon Specktor published
The enormous near-Earth asteroid (887) Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare once-in-a-decade event. Here's how to watch it live this weekend.
By Kristina Killgrove published
This anthropomorphic clay tablet was likely used in an ancient ritual by the Jōmon culture in Japan.
By Tom Metcalfe published
A new analysis of the 6,000-year-old stone circle known as Rujm el-Hiri (also Gilgal Refaim) in Golan Heights suggests that it was not built to observe the heavens.
By Maddy Biddulph last updated
Keep the strain on your cardio system and not on your wallet with the best budget exercise bikes, tried and tested by Life Science
By Lydia Smith published
Turkey vultures feed on dead carcasses, helping to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
By Skyler Ware published
In terms of both absolute length and relative to body size, which living animal has the longest tail?
By Harry Baker published
A newfound "chicken-size" dinosaur, recently unearthed in Wyoming, changes what paleontologists thought they knew about how dinosaurs spread across the globe.
By Ben Turner published
From missing links, to primordial beginnings, to extremely powerful plasma jets that could be shaping our universe in mysterious ways, here are the top 10 black hole discoveries that blew our minds this year.
By Sascha Pare published
From a piece of cloth that may have belonged to Alexander the Great to an image of our galaxy's central black hole, here's our pick of controversial science stories in 2024.
By Stephanie Pappas published
A new study finds that middle kids and kids from larger families are more agreeable, honest and humble than younger and older kids or kids from smaller families, but the results contradict other research on the topic.
By Paul Sutter published
There's a significant imbalance between matter and antimatter in our universe, but a strange particle called "the Majoron" could finally explain it, an audacious new study suggests.
By Andrey Feldman published
A new underground facility called DUNE, which will accelerate particles for 800 miles between Illinois and South Dakota, could reveal the hidden dimensions of the universe, new research suggests.
By Andrey Feldman published
The grandfather paradox is just one of the thorny logical problems that arise with the concept of time travel. But one physicist says he has resolved them.
By Ben Turner published
Scientists in Japan have demonstrated a new method to create hydrogen fuel without emitting greenhouse gases. But key steps to improve its efficiency remain for it to be commercially viable.
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet last updated
From unusual haptic tech to stunning displays, these are the best technologies we've seen so far at CES.
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet last updated
From a Star Wars-style droid for your home to a Pixar-inspired lamp bot, these are the most interesting and innovative robots we've seen so far at CES.