March 13, 2021

Did humans once wipe out Neanderthals? Here’s what we know

After 400,000 years of roaming Europe and Asia, Neanderthals disappeared. Why this happened is a contentious topic amongst experts. It

Interactive map highlights the best places to plant new trees in the US

Reforestation is one of the ways we have of trying to mitigate climate change, but choosing where to plant trees

Researchers unlock the Antikythera Mechanism’s ancient secrets

Scientists may have finally made a complete digital model for the Cosmos panel of a 2,000-year-old mechanical device called the Antikythera

Hubble’s latest image release is so beautiful, it should be illegal

The latest image released from the Hubble Space Telescope really is just beyond the pale. Just look at it. The

Scientists now know How Squid ‘Exquisitely optimized’ camouflage in shimmery shallows

Opalescent inshore squid (Doryteuthis opalescens) are some of the most sophisticated shapeshifters on Earth. These curious cephalopods are cloaked in

Some women were big-game hunters, complicating ancient gender roles

Archeological evidence from Peru has revealed that some ancient big-game hunters were, in fact, women, challenging what science writer James

An underwater revolution millions of years ago rewrote the script of the ocean

Look far enough back in time, and a pattern may emerge. After studying thousands of ancient fossils, paleontologist Jack Sepkoski