Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old Roman basilica complex in the Tel Ashkelon National Park, Israel.
Aerial view of the Roman...
A team of researchers from the Carnegie Institution for Science, RMIT University and the Australian National University has synthesized a new form of silicon...
Two major problems that limit the resolution and interpretation of electron microscopy images are lens aberrations and multiple scattering. Cornell University’s...
In a new study published in the journal Cell Metabolism, researchers took a closer look at the functions of different sensory neurons in the control center...
An acoustic amplifier developed by Sandia National Laboratories researchers measures 0.5 mm2 (0.0008 square inches), and is more than 10 times more effective...
Paleontologists have examined 6,800- to 4,600-year-old coprolites attributed to the little bush moa (Anomalopteryx didiformis). The results support the...
In a new study published in May 2021 in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, an interdisciplinary team of researchers made an attempt to describe the specific...
Long gamma-ray bursts are bright flashes of extragalactic gamma rays produced during the collapse of a massive star. A gamma-ray burst itself lasts only...
A new study, published in the journal Current Biology, suggests that dogs’ social skills emerge early in development and are under strong genetic control.
Genetic...
Astronomers using NSF’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) have observed the fast-moving jet of material ejected by Cep A HW2, a massive protostar...
Several species of spiders avoid building webs near European fire ants (Myrmica rubra) by sensing the chemicals they give off in the environment, according...
In a study of 7,675 Australians, higher total fruit consumption was associated with better measures of glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity; furthermore,...
In a paper published in the journal PeerJ, paleontologists present bite force estimates for a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex based on mechanical tests designed...
An international team of scientists has sequenced and assembled the genome of the Basenji dog (Canis lupus familiaris), an ancient dog breed of central...
Archaeologists have obtained radiocarbon dates for the faunal bones excavated from Coxcatlan Cave, a dry rock shelter located within the southern portion...
Each human cell, at metaphase, normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, or 46 in total. Within these are four copies of 3.5 billion base pairs of DNA....
The speckle-MAIN technology developed by University of California, San Diego researchers involves a specially engineered material that shortens the wavelength...
In new research published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, low socioeconomic status infants were randomized to either five years of cognitively...
