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Scientists suggest meat consumption was pivotal to humans' development of larger brains, but the transition probably didn't start with Australopithecus, according to a new study

We, for one, welcome our new cuttlefish overlords.

Imagine strolling through a serene pond in Hong Kong’s Mai Po Nature Reserve, expecting to see familiar aquatic life, only to encounter a creature straight out ... Continue Reading →

In the waterways connected to the Great Lakes, researchers uncover boats that tell the story of millennia of Indigenous history

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NASA has announced that the world as we know it may be facing significant existential threats, lining up with physicist Stephen Hawking's prediction.

The axis of Planet Earth has tilted by 31.5 inches (nearly 80cm) and humans are to blame for this, according to a new study.

This stunning blue mask may represent the Aztec cycle of death and renewal.

Two gold-and-iron artifacts from ancient Spain predated our ability to work with iron. So how did they do it? With ready-to-use iron from the sky.

Lucy was a member of the species Australopithecus afarensis, an extinct hominin. Her discovery changed our understanding of evolution.

In a groundbreaking development, artificial intelligence (AI) has enabled a 20-minute conversation between humans and a humpback whale, marking a significant milestone in interspecies communication. This extraordinary encounter, which took place off the Alaskan coast, has opened up new possibilities for understanding marine life and even searching for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Exercise can have benefits at the level of neurons, through chemical and mechanical effects, MIT researchers find. The discovery could inform exercise-related therapies for repairing damaged and deteriorating nerves.

A recent study has revealed a link between Mesopotamian cylinder seals and the proto-cuneiform symbols that emerged as one of the earliest writing systems.

A bottle of water can contain a quarter of a million pieces of plastic, a study has found. Scientists have found a new category of plastic pollution called nanoparticles, which are created when microplastics break down even further. It had previously been impossible to tell how many particles smaller than one micron, one seventieth of the width of ...

Inside a cave beneath a medieval German castle, researchers have discovered a pit of bones that they say unlock secrets of the earliest humans.

Einstein had dyslexia. Hemmingway had it, too. It can affect people their whole lives. New findings may lead to a fresh approach to the learning difficulty.

Researchers have made significant strides towards restoring brain function after someone has suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. The advancements came after Chinese scientists revived the brains of pigs that had gone without blood circulation for nearly an hour, and the secret to their success came from an unexpected source – the liver. Sudden cardia...

Mystery solved!

Well, not “locally real,” at least.

One team of experts believes this could be a major breakthrough. Not everyone is so sure.

Imagine a busy restaurant: dishes clattering, music playing, people talking loudly over one another. It's a wonder that anyone in that kind of environment can focus enough to have a conversation. A new study by researchers at Brown University's Carney Institute for Brain Science provides some of the most detailed insights yet into the brain mechanisms that help people pay attention amid such distraction, as well as what's happening when they...