Science Pulse
Europe's oldest physical proof of drug use is revealed...
Analyses of human hair found in a Mediterranean cave turned up psychoactive plant substances, revealing use of hallucinogens around...
The W boson might not be heavier than expected after all
A new and improved look at the mass of the W boson is in close alignment with theory, but it doesn’t negate an earlier, controversial...
What did Homo sapiens eat 170,000 years ago? Roasted, supersized...
Charred shell bits at an African site reveal the earliest known evidence of snail-meal prep, suggesting ancient humans cooked and...
North Carolina's Outer Banks greeted by 13-foot great white...
Researchers from the marine science non-profit OCEARCH are tracking a 13-foot great white shark named "Breton" off the coast of North...
Dutch researchers make giant meatball using mammoth DNA
Researchers used extinct wooly mammoth DNA to cultivate a flesh glob, which it put on display at a museum in the Netherlands and indicated...
Strongest solar storm in nearly 6 years slams into Earth...
The powerful solar storm supercharged auroras as far south as Colorado and New Mexico.
50 years ago, researchers discovered a leak in Earth’s...
An analysis of oceanic rocks hinted that ocean water drains into Earth’s mantle. How much makes it back into the ocean remains unclear.
Martian soil may have all the nutrients rice needs
Experiments hint that in the future, we might be able to grow the staple food in the soils of the Red Planet.
Jupiter moon Europa's buried ocean may alter rotation of...
The vast, swirling ocean within Jupiter's moon Europa may be affecting the rotation of its icy crust, scientists say.
SpaceX delivers new science experiments to ISS to explore...
SpaceX delivered a fresh round of science payloads to the International Space Station that will explore topics such as how to minimize...
Two scientists’ trek showed how people of Chaco Canyon...
By carrying a log with the aid of head straps called tumplines, the duo demoed how people may have hauled timbers to Chaco about 1,000...
Honeybees waggle to communicate. But to do it well, they...
Young honeybees can’t perfect waggling on their own after all. Without older sisters to practice with, youngsters fail to nail distances.
520-million-year-old animal fossils might not be animals...
Newly described fossils of Protomelission gatehousei suggest that the species, once thought to be the oldest example of bryozoans,...
How wildfires deplete the Earth’s ozone layer
Scientists detail the chain of chemical reactions that occur when wildfire smoke enters the stratosphere.
Webb telescope captures galaxy three times: Why it happened
The James Webb Space Telescope captured an image that shows the same galaxy three times due to gravitational lensing from a galaxy...
Researchers offer fresh information on the famous Tycho...
Scientists have discovered new clues about the supernova remnant called Tycho. The researchers used NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry...
Muons unveiled new details about a void in Egypt’s Great...
The subatomic particles revealed the dimensions of the void, discovered in 2016, and helped researchers know where to stick a camera...
Plant/animal hybrid proteins could help crops fend off...
Pikobodies, bioengineered proteins that are part plant and part animal (thanks, llamas), loan plant immune systems a uniquely animal...
An incendiary form of lightning may surge under climate...
Relatively long-lived lightning strikes are the most likely to spark wildfires and may become more common as the climate warms.
Medicated eye drops may delay nearsightedness in children
Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a growing global health threat. But a Hong Kong study found that medicated eye drops may delay its...
