Digging History June 21, 2018 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 say.
Cloning June 14, 2018 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, 2018 Giant, terrifying viruses invent their own genes Giant viruses may invent genes and proteins found nowhere else on Earth, new research suggests.
Southeast June 6, 2018 Sinkholes leave Florida neighborhood looking like cratered wasteland For a Florida homeowner, few things are more anxiety-inducing than the sight of a sinkhole.
Genetics June 4, 2018 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 on heritability, “She Has Her Mother’s Laugh” (Dutton) for example.
Physics June 4, 2018 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, 2018 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 7000 years ago.
CRIME May 1, 2018 Florida man splashes water at manatees, lands in jail A Florida fisherman learned a valuable lesson last week: Don't mess with a manatee.
PLANET EARTH April 27, 2018 'Fire rainbow' spotted over Pinnacles National Park in California A runner spotted a “fire rainbow” over Pinnacles National Park in California, the National Weather Service, Bay Area announced on Wednesday.
Genetics April 20, 2018 Ultrasound found the secret of a people who dive deep "They are simply a stranger to the land," an anthropologist says of Southeast Asia's Bajau people, and a new study shows their bodies have changed to account for that.
Physics March 31, 2018 Stephen Hawking laid to rest, honored by friends and colleagues Famed British scientist Stephen Hawking was laid to rest Saturday during a private funeral in Cambridge attended by some 500 people.