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This Denisovan radius fills a knowledge gap about these archaic hominins, whose fossils rarely include anything except skulls ...

New research investigates how the physical characteristics of ancient tombs might have affected the senses of the people who ...

Scientists challenge the lizard brain myth, revealing two distinct neural systems that may explain how mammalian brains ...

What may be the earliest known evidence of human drug use suggests that it occurred 25,000 years ago, according to new research.

Beijing University of Technology scientists have improved maneuverability algorithms to conduct cold war in space-style ...

A newly discovered marine microorganism reproduces in a bizarre way reminiscent of the reproductive horror depicted in the ...

New archaeological discoveries in Ireland could push back the earliest human presence on the island by as much as 5,000 years ...

The US Army has authorized its first contract for a directed energy weapons system, designed to take down threats with ...

Bacteria grow microscopic electrical wires with remarkable conductivity, revealing a new blueprint for flexible ...

A finance expert and Fortune 500 therapist peer into the potential motivations of billionaire cheater Steve Ballmer and his ...

Astronomers monitoring an unusual young neutron star report a stellar surprise after years of apparent silence.