A newly published study in Nature describes the discovery of the first known Paranthropus fossil from Ethiopia’s Afar region, uncovered about 1000 km north of where this ancient hominin had previously been found. The research team was led by…
For more than a century, oral insulin has been considered a “dream” therapy for diabetes, hindered by enzymatic degradation in the digestive tract and the absence of a dedicated intestinal transport mechanism. Consequently, many…
The international group of researchers, including researchers from the University of Cambridge, is led by the US Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Cambridge and the other five UK universities are supported by the…
Jupiter’s icy moon Europa may have a previously unrecognized way of delivering life-supporting chemicals to its vast subsurface ocean, according to new research.
Europa, one of the dozens of moons orbiting Jupiter, has long intrigued scientists…
Space debris entering the Earth’s atmosphere moves faster than the speed of sound, producing sonic booms that trigger seismometers. By mapping out the activated seismometers, it’s possible to follow the…
More than three years since the Orion capsule’s inaugural voyage, NASA is about to shoot the capsule into space again — but this time four astronauts will ride it to the moon.
Artemis…