After you die, your microbiome cooperates with soil microbes to 'recycle' your body
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The 1st American cowboys may have been enslaved Africans, DNA evidence suggests
DNA from cattle suggests some of the first cowboys in the Americas were enslaved Africans, who herded cows that were brought with them on slave ships.
See green comet Nishimura's tail get whipped away by powerful solar storm as it slingshots around the sun
After surviving its closest approach to the sun, Comet Nishimura was buffeted by a possible coronal mass ejection that briefly blew its tail away. The rare event was captured by a NASA spacecraft.
Record-breaking astronaut Frank Rubio finally returns to Earth after accidentally spending 371 days in space
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has finally returned home from a 371-day stay on the International Space Station — a record for an American — after being trapped when his ride home was damaged.
Scientists just proved that 'monster' black hole M87 is spinning — confirming Einstein’s relativity yet again
Astronomers have spotted two huge jets fired off by the 'monster' black hole M87 wobbling on an 11-year cycle, proving for the first time that black holes spin.
New drug could prevent bone loss on lengthy space missions, study in space-faring mice suggests
A new drug reduced bone loss in mice on the International Space Station, without causing any negative side effects.
Save $150 on the M2 MacBook Air, with extra storage
Save a chunk on the MacBook Air with M2 processor.
Alien life may evolve from radically different elements than human life did
Radioactive metals and even certain gases may be capable of the kinds of reactions needed to spur life, new research suggests.
'Parasitic provider of sperm on-tap': Why the sex lives of deep sea creatures demand extreme solutions
From the opportunistic "have-a-go" approach of octopuses to "accessory males" that supply female anglerfish with a lifetime of sperm, author Jon Copley explores the sex lives of deep sea creatures.
'We know far more about the deep ocean than the moon or Mars,' says explorer Jon Copley
The deep sea, which encompasses waters deeper than 660 feet (200 meters), is home to alien-like creatures, but we know far more about these inky depths than people think, ocean explorer Jon Copley tells Live Science.
'Very rare' Bronze Age arrow with quartzite tip uncovered from melting ice after 3,000 years
Glacial archaeologists in Norway have found an arrow with its quartzite tip still attached after spending up to 3,000 years in the snow and ice.
Kelping is a 'global phenomenon' sweeping the world of humpback whales, scientists say
Humpback whales may enjoy rolling around in seaweed as a form of play, but "kelping" could also help maintain their skin health by removing parasites and bacteria.
For 1st time, scientists write words in liquid water
Scientists used a process called 'diffusioosmosis' to write words that lingered in liquid water.
Major CERN experiment proves antigravity doesn't exist — at least when it comes to antimatter
New research showing that elusive antimatter falls downward toward the Earth proves Albert Einstein right yet again.
1,400-year-old tomb of emperor in China reveals evidence of royal power struggle among brothers and a warlord
An inscription on the 1,400-year-old tomb shows the dead man, who was posthumously declared emperor, was buried as a duke.
Simultaneous rupture of faults triggered massive earthquake in Seattle area 1,100 years ago — and it could happen again
Fossilized tree analysis finds a single massive earthquake may have rocked what is now Seattle around 1,100 years ago rather than several smaller quakes, and that another equally powerful one could hit the city in the future.
Octopus sucker-inspired patch delivers drugs into the body without needles or pills
A new patch, which sticks to the inner lining of the cheek like an octopus sucker, effectively delivered two drugs in dogs and passed safety tests in humans.
125 million-year-old dinosaur feathers were remarkably similar to modern bird feathers, analysis reveals
A new X-ray analysis of dinosaur feathers shows that their chemical structure is similar to that of modern bird feathers.
