The diminutive, now-extinct humans known as the "hobbits" were scavengers who dined on dwarf elephants after Komodo dragons took the best cuts, archaeologists have discovered. The finding upends the ...

Olivia Maule is a science journalist whose beats include space, biotechnology and the environment. She holds a B.A. in biology and a B.S. in anthropology from the University of Florida and completed a ...

Planet Earth Climate change 'Uncharted territory': Record high ocean temperatures confirmed for June as El Niño strengthens its grip Global sea surface temperatures reached record highs for June as a ...

Space Astronomy James Webb telescope may have discovered a mysterious, never-before-seen substance on Pluto and Titan A new study has identified a very specific wavelength of light missing from both ...

Physics & Mathematics Particle Physics CERN shuts down Large Hadron Collider until 2030, upgrading the atom smasher to its most powerful form yet The Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest atom ...

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That's because noise comes from various sources, many of which scientists have no control over. These include unpredictable disturbances in Earth's magnetic field, nearby radiation from Wi-Fi routers ...

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The band, called a Kelvin wave, marks a swell of higher-than-average sea levels that stretches hundreds of miles along the equator. The anomaly is caused by warmer waters linked to El Niño — the warm ...

Space Astronomy James Webb telescope finds a cosmic cloud of creation buried in the Sword of Orion — Space photo of the week A new James Webb telescope snap shows off the glowing gas, sculpted jets ...

Health 'You kill the bacteria and heal the wound at the same time': Emerging nanotech could be the future of wound healing Slow-healing lesions — common in diabetics and burn victims — can lead to ...