Genetics 5 days ago Mini Neanderthal brains are growing in petri dishes Neanderthals went extinct about 40,000 years ago, but thanks to cutting-edge science, there is now a lab in California that has petri dishes filled with pea-size versions of the ...
Genetics 5 days ago DNA's role in political espionage and beyond Modern DNA testing technology is incredibly robust, potentially playing a big role in political espionage.
Digging History June 21 Stonehenge secret: Did builders use Pythagoras' theorem 2,000 years before the philosopher lived? The famous ancient site at Stonehenge may have been built using Greek philosopher Pythagoras’ famous theorem two millennia before the mathematical equation was developed, experts ...
01:58 VIDEO June 15 Stephen Hawking's voice to be beamed into space The voice of Stephen Hawking will be beamed into space in a message of peace and hope as the British physicist was laid to rest during a service at London's Westminster abbey.
Cloning June 14 Meet the amazing cloned monkeys It's been about six months since a pair of cloned female macaques were brought into this world by a team of Chinese scientists.
Genetics June 13 Giant, terrifying viruses invent their own genes Giant viruses may invent genes and proteins found nowhere else on Earth, new research suggests. ...
01:25 VIDEO June 12 Incas mastered the practice of drilling holes in skulls The Incas mastered the practice of trepanation, which is the process of drilling holes in people's skulls.
Genetics June 04 You can actually have two sets of DNA Read enough books on the body and you’ll find that reality is much stranger than any sci-fi series. Take the chimera chapter in science writer Carl Zimmer’s sprawling new treatise ...
Physics June 04 A major physics experiment just detected a particle that shouldn't exist Scientists have produced the firmest evidence yet of so-called sterile neutrinos, mysterious particles that pass through matter without interacting with it at all.
Genetics May 31 When men almost became extinct Genetics can reveal many buried secrets. An extramarital dalliance. The origins of our ancestors. In this case, it may have revealed that men almost exterminated themselves some ...