Humans moved into African rainforests at least 150,000 years ago

500-year-old records reveal how people weathered the Little Ice Age

Researchers observe blowfly larvae mimicking termite faces with their butts

Ice with properties of both crystalline ice and liquid water that may form on alien planets has been proven to exist

After decades of drought, recent storms added back only 25 percent of the water lost from Southern California's aquifers since 2006

A study of postmortem brains shows an increase in the abundance of microplastics and nanoplastics in brain tissue.

Earth’s first waterfowl may have lived in Antarctica 69 million years ago

A cosmic neutrino of unknown origins smashes energy records

Zebras and giraffes herding together boosts both species’ chances of survival, researchers report in American Naturalist

The moon’s two grand canyons — formed 3.8 billion years ago — were carved out in less than 10 minutes by a hailstorm of rocks

Scratching an itch can trigger more inflammation — but may also combat harmful bacteria

Cities that saw the biggest temperature rises over the years also had more rat complaints over time, researchers report in Science Advances

Early human ancestors didn’t regularly eat meat | A meat-rich diet may have not emerged before the evolution of other groups like Homo

Pluto may have captured its moon Charon in a “kiss-and-capture” collision

Humans, not climate change, may have wiped out Australia’s giant kangaroos

Health experts propose a new definition of obesity

Engineered waterways helped Ancient Amazonians became master maize farmers

Lethal snake venom may be countered by new AI-designed proteins

American burying beetles, which clean up dead animals in their ecosystem, are making a comeback in Nebraska

Breast cancer's spread may be inherited, but a lab-made antibody could stop its exodus

Short bursts of physical activity can cut women’s risk of heart attack by as much as 33 percent

The ‘Blob,’ an unprecedented marine heat wave, killed 4 million seabirds

Giant hornets have been sighted in Europe for the first time

An unexpected ice collapse hints at worrying changes on the Antarctic coast

Scientists are using Scotch tape to peel away sheets of diamond less than a micrometer thick

Cervical cancer deaths are plummeting among young U.S. women

This is the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy

Climate change has amped up hurricane wind speeds by 30 kph on average

Mars’ Phobos and Deimos moons could be the remains of a shredded asteroid

Ancient Central Americans built a massive fish-trapping system | The fish-trapping network fed the growth of early Maya centers

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