Category: 7. Science

Scientists have discovered that dark matter, the universe’s most mysterious “stuff,” obeys gravity on vast cosmological scales. This could help to dismiss the possibility of a fifth fundamental force of nature — but even if not, it certainly…

A recent analysis of ochre fragments from several Neanderthal sites indicated that Neanderthals used ochre for drawing and marking surfaces.

It has been long-believed that Neanderthals used the iron-rich pigment to adorn their bodies,…

Using the Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured a new image of the Red Spider Nebula, a large planetary nebula located in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Scientists have pulled a 6…

Many insect species hear using tympanal organs, membranes roughly resembling our eardrums but located on their legs. Grasshoppers, mantises, and moths all have them, and for decades, we…

Biologists long have been fascinated by the ability of salamanders to regrow entire limbs. Now Harvard researchers have solved part of the mystery of how they accomplish this feat — by activating stem cells throughout the body, not just at the…