How did the Milky Way form? By Paul Sutter published 8 December 22 Our 13 billion-year-old galaxy has gone through many growing pains — usually to the detriment of its smaller neighbors.
Gold-and-garnet cross necklace found buried with wealthy medieval British woman By Kristina Killgrove published 8 December 22 Archaeologists in England were surprised to discover an elaborate cross with human faces and a gold-and-garnet necklace in an early medieval burial.
Your dog's genes, but not necessarily its breed, play a big role in its behavior By Amy Arthur published 8 December 22 A dog's breed may not dictate its behavior, but genes do play a role, a study of the genomes of 4,000 purebred, mixed-breed and wild dogs has revealed.
Oddly modern skull raises new questions about the early evolution of birds By Stephanie Pappas published 8 December 22 A fossil skull from a toothy early relative of today's birds shows a weirdly modern skull configuration, raising new questions about the early evolution of birds.
This cheap Chromebook is the perfect holiday gift for students and kids By Lloyd Coombes published 8 December 22 Deal At just $109, the Lenovo Chromebook 3 is an ideal cheap laptop for kids or students who need something to work and play on.
'Jousting ankylosaurs' whacked their peers with their 'sledgehammer-like tails' By Jennifer Nalewicki published 8 December 22 Not only did ankylosaurs like "Zuul" use their tails as weapons against potential predators, but they also used them to battle their peers.
Man holding penis and flanked by leopards is world's oldest narrative carving By Kristina Killgrove published 8 December 22 The 11,000-year-old carved relief, found in Turkey, is the oldest narrative carving on record.
Mammals were already poised to take over the world before the dino-killing asteroid struck By Nicoletta Lanese published 7 December 22 Ancient mammals were better adapted than nonavian dinosaurs to survive the Chicxulub asteroid impact.
Radioactive space rocks could have seeded life on Earth, new research suggests By Ben Turner published 7 December 22 Radioactive isotopes were found to produce amino acids inside carbonaceous chondrite meteorites.
The brightest, most energetic explosions in the universe don't come from where we thought By Brandon Specktor published 7 December 22 While tracking an incredibly bright gamma-ray burst to its origins, scientists uncovered a hidden explosion that could upend decades of research.
'Quantum time flip' makes light move simultaneously forward and backward in time By Ben Turner published 7 December 22 The time-flipped photon can't be used to restage "Back to the Future," but it could help us figure out some of the universe's most mysterious phenomena.
World's oldest DNA reveals secrets of lost Arctic ecosystem from 2 million years ago By Harry Baker published 7 December 22 Researchers have unearthed tiny fragments of DNA in the Arctic that were left by plants, microbes and animals that lived in a previously unknown ecosystem in Greenland.
Alien life on Venus? No chance, says new NASA study By Harry Baker published 7 December 22 New research has debunked a 2020 study that claimed to have found the chemical phosphine, a potential biomarker for extraterrestrial life, in Venus' atmosphere.
Surprising loss of sea ice after record-breaking Arctic storm is a mystery to scientists By JoAnna Wendel published 7 December 22 Although models accurately predicted the evolution of the Arctic storm, scientists were surprised to see just how much sea ice thickness decreased in the storm's aftermath.
Heartbreaking photo reveals a baby baboon still clinging to its dead mother as she's carried away by a leopard By Stephanie Pappas published 7 December 22 The annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition People's Choice shortlist highlights animals from ecosystems across Earth.
This year's flu shots are a 'very good match' to circulating strains, health officials say By Nicoletta Lanese published 7 December 22 This year's flu shots match the circulating strains well, early data show.
The largest telescope on Earth is coming to hunt radio-waves from the early universe By Stephanie Pappas published 6 December 22 After 30 years of planning, construction of the SKA Telescope, set to be the world's largest telescope array, began in South Africa on December 5.
Woman who spontaneously vomited up to 30 times a day likely had rogue antibodies By Nicoletta Lanese published 6 December 22 A woman's unusual vomiting episodes may be linked to an autoimmune disorder.
Ancient mummy portraits and rare Isis-Aphrodite idol discovered in Egypt By Owen Jarus published 6 December 22 For the first time in 50 years, archaeologists have discovered Fayum mummy portraits at an ancient Egyptian site.
'Zombie' viruses have been revived from Siberian permafrost. Could they infect people? By Joanna Thompson published 6 December 22 Researchers have isolated viable microbes from melting permafrost after tens of thousands of years. But don't worry; they infect only amoebas.
