Science and Technolgy blog
The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered six “rogue planets” careening through space without a star. The objects are believed to have formed directly from gas collapse, blurring the lines between planets and stars.
New geoarchaeological research shows that metalworking in ancient Egypt led to significant contamination in a nearby port.
Data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and ESA’s Solar Orbiter might have cracked an enduring solar riddle. But not everyone yet agrees.
This first ancient Egyptian observatory discovered in modern times showcases advanced knowledge of astronomy and its profound link to the Egyptians’ spiritual and ritualistic practices.
The newly discovered Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus fossils are the first of their kind from Kyrgyzstan and provide evidence of predatory dinosaurs caring for offspring in the Jurassic.
The wandering albatrosses of Marion Island can’t defend themselves against an invasive mice population that devours birds alive, but conservationists say a rodenticide ‘bomb’ could save them.
Ancient hunters may have mounted Clovis points on sophisticated pikes that fractured inside large mammals like woolly mammoths to inflict fatal injuries, archaeologists say.
For thousands of years, people in Taiwan pulled out healthy teeth. Now we know why they underwent this painful procedure.
Over the past 41,000 years, viral communities have varied significantly between cold and warm climatic periods, scientists found.
While airborne, globular springtails can reach a spin rate of 368 rotations per second, high-speed camera footage shows.
