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Paleolithic cuisine was anything but lean and green, according to a study on the diets of our Pleistocene ancestors. For a good 2 million years, Homo sapiens and their ancestors…
The near-Earth asteroid responsible for the spectacular annual Geminids meteor shower has been caught doing something really unexpected. Scientists studying the shifting light of 3200 Phaethon have concluded the rocky…
Here is an idea that likely never crossed the mind of most space enthusiasts – a gas emitted from broccoli (and other plants) is one of the most indicative signs…
Don’t you just hate it when you’re just minding your own business, and a star suddenly decides to go supernova? Well, good news: Scientists have figured out what these stars…
Quantum entanglement is the binding together of two particles or objects, even though they may be far apart – their respective properties are linked in a way that’s not possible…
How would Earth appear to alien astronomers? What would their observations tell them about Earth if they were searching the heavens for signs of habitability like we are? It’s a…
A collision between some of the largest structures in space has just given us a clue about one of the biggest mysteries in the Universe: the location of a whole…
How you ‘parent’ your pooch has an impact on the kind of dog it grows up to be, a new study shows. An owner who’s highly responsive to a dog’s…
In 1906, Alois Alzheimer, a psychiatrist and neuroanatomist, reported “a peculiar severe disease process of the cerebral cortex” to a gathering of psychiatrists in Tübingen, Germany. The case was a…
Originally predicted by Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, black holes are the most extreme object in the known Universe. These objects form when stars reach the end of their life…
It’s long been popular advice for people looking to lose weight to avoid late night snacking. It’s no wonder, with a host of research showing that late night eating is…
Out there in the wider Universe there are some really strange worlds that make the planets we have here in our Solar System seem almost mundane. Super-Mercuries and mini-Neptunes, for…