Neanderthals Could Swim. They Even Dived. by NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR
Shell tools found in a Neanderthal cave may have been retrieved from water as deep as 13 feet. […]
Science
This Strange Microbe May Mark One of Life’s Great Leaps ...
A organism living in ocean muck offers clues to the origins of the complex cells of all animals […]
Bricks Alive! Scientists Create Living Concrete by AMOS ZEEBERG
‘A Frankenstein material’ teeming with — and ultimately made by — photosynthetic microbes. And it can reproduce. Published: […]
Betty Pat Gatliff, Whose Forensic Art Solved Crimes, Dies at ...
She used clay to reconstruct the faces of the missing and murdered, in the hope of helping police […]
Tree Stumps Are Dead, Right? This One Was Alive by ...
When two ecologists hiking in New Zealand discovered this stump, they had to figure out how it could […]
Iridescent Clouds over Sweden
Why would these clouds multi-colored? A relatively rare phenomenon in clouds known as iridescence can bring up unusual […]
Evidence of an Active Volcano on Venus
Are volcanoes still active on Venus? More volcanoes are known on Venus than Earth, but when Venusian volcanoes […]
How Insects Cope When Blood Rushes to Their Heads by ...
Grasshoppers have to deal with blood pressure issues when they are upside down. Published: January 13, 2020 at […]
The Secret That Helps Some Trees Live More Than 1,000 ...
By comparing very old and young ginkgos in China, scientists found an explanation for their longevity. Published: January […]
Why Is Air Pollution So Harmful? DNA May Hold the ...
It’s not just a modern problem. Airborne toxins are so pernicious that they may have shaped human evolution. […]