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QUICK FACTSWhere is it? Taklamakan Desert, China [38.459991514, 80.87050739]What’s in the photo? A river and a mountain range forming a giant Y shapeWhich satellite took the…
An intriguing coin deposited into a bus driver’s till in England in the 1950s turned out to have ancient origins: It was minted 2,000 years ago…
Like physics, math has its own set of “fundamental particles” — the prime numbers, which can’t be broken down into smaller natural numbers. They can only…
Sleep could encode epileptic seizures in the brain by repurposing the processes used to solidify memories, potentially making seizures harder to treat or prevent, new research…
Climate change is shifting wildfire seasons in North America, but the direction of the shift depends on the regional ecosystem, a new study shows.The fire season…
Scientists have created the smallest QR code in the world, measuring just 3.07 × 10⁻⁹ square inches (1.98 square micrometers). It can preserve data for thousands…
The gold sword ornament from the Asante Empire has a unique spider shape. (Image credit: Image courtesy of the Dallas Museum of Art; McDermott African Art…
When ancient DNA studies began to gain attention, little more than a decade ago, the view took hold among geneticists that everything we thought we knew…
Dr. John Pandolfino jokes that he comes from a long line of electricians and plumbers — and that as a gastroenterologist, he’s stayed in the family…
Scientists have found a potential shortcut for identifying stars that host planets. The technique, based on specific signals in starlight, could make it easier to search…
