Category: 7. Science

The Jomon people living in prehistoric Japan had “little to no” Denisovan DNA, suggesting their ancestors may not have been in contact with this now-extinct group of Eurasian humans, a new study reports.

The finding was part of an investigation…

Last month, we published our fifth print issue of the year for Spectroscopy. A major theme of our September/October 2025 issue is the evolution of chemometrics, detailing the progression from classical statistical methods to modern artificial…

A tiny, particle-sized engine that runs at temperatures approaching the innermost core of the Sun could open a window into the smallest extremes of thermodynamics.

By levitating a single particle of silica in a vacuum and blasting it with…

Comets of this type aren’t everyday sightings. The opportunity to observe objects that might have orbital periods measured in thousands of years is fleeting. So when Comet Lemmon recently appeared in the night sky, eager skywatchers looked up to…

Researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have revealed fresh evidence indicating that water once flowed beneath Mars’ surface,…

WASHINGTON — One of the largest antennas in NASA’s Deep Space Network was damaged in September and may be out of service for an extended period, further straining the system.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirmed Nov. 10…