For thousands of years, people repeatedly returned to a rock shelter above the Montsant River, leaving behind traces of a ...

New modeling suggests that tens of thousands of languages were spoken between 1,000 and 3,000 years ago, and that their ...

By expanding dynamical systems theories to account for forgetting rates, attraction levels, and reaction patterns, math can ...

Years of persistent financial strain may leave measurable effects on cognitive performance by middle age and on brain health ...

Researchers found that the enzyme acid ceramidase can make aging cells more vulnerable to ferroptosis, a form of cell death, ...

Artist impression of a frozen optical fiber core in a glass capillary, which guides and couples light and sound waves ...

Scientists from the University of Leicester and Yunnan University identified an ancient member of the chelicerate group.

A molten salt method developed by researchers at UChicago and Argonne could enable more durable materials for printed ...

On a museum shelf in London, a pangolin specimen collected nearly 190 years ago held genetic evidence that could change how ...

Archived radio observations could open new frequencies to SETI while showing that past searches covered millions more stars than previously estimated.

Fragmentary bones from Brazil reveal a new Triassic reptile close to the lineage that preceded dinosaurs and crocodiles.

A cancer-prone pet gecko may offer powerful new clues about how tumors develop, spread, and resist treatment. A pet gecko known for developing tumors at an exceptionally high rate could offer ...