21+ min ago  (1123+ words) Even relatively small asteroids can have surprisingly eventful histories. NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently revealed that asteroid Donaldjohanson is a wobbling, peanut-shaped object that has been shaped by collisions, sunlight, and even a brief encounter with liquid water long ago. The…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (616+ words) A Pacific-wide tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8. 8 Kamchatka earthquake gave scientists their first detailed satellite view of a major tsunami in motion. The observations revealed unexpected wave behavior and helped uncover a larger earthquake rupture than earlier models predicted....

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (432+ words) A type of invisible, unpredictable air turbulence is expected to occur more frequently in the Northern Hemisphere as the climate warms, according to new research. Known as clear air turbulence, the phenomenon also increased in the Northern Hemisphere between 1980 and…...

14+ hour, 38+ min ago  (961+ words) Does consciousness require flesh and blood to exist? Rather than trying to define consciousness itself, the researchers begin with the assumption that consciousness is a real and recognizable phenomenon. Their focus is on a narrower question: Does consciousness have to…...

16+ hour, 14+ min ago  (642+ words) Scientists have identified a group of neurons located in an ancient region of the brain that plays a key role in helping animals focus. These cells appear to improve attention by filtering out distractions and directing the brain toward the…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago  (721+ words) Researchers at La Trobe University have identified a previously unknown biological process that may help explain how viruses move through the body. The discovery could also open new opportunities for developing treatments that better support the immune system. Published in…...

17+ hour, 43+ min ago  (545+ words) A hidden population of South African leopards has revealed a remarkable evolutionary story. Researchers analyzing entire leopard genomes discovered that the Cape Floristic Region's leopards are not only much smaller than most African leopards, but also genetically distinct after being…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (211+ words) "Never before have we been able to reconstruct the growth patterns of these early mammals in such detail," says lead author Dr. Elis Newham, a postdoc at Queen Mary University of London who during the study was an Alexander von…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (514+ words) The discovery of new fossils and a new species of ancient ancestor may help shift the perception of human evolution from linear evolution to that of a tree with many branches, new UNLV research published on August 13in the journal Nature…...

20+ hour, 31+ min ago  (327+ words) A new study suggests early humans were using fire in South Africa's Wonderwerk Cave as far back as 1. 79 million years ago. Researchers found burned bones deep inside the cave, where natural wildfires could not have reached, indicating that fire was…...