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For the first time, astronomers have seen life's building blocks in ice beyond the borders of our galaxy.

6 months ago sciencealert.com health

A new analysis of 51 fossilized hominid teeth found lead has haunted us for almost 2 million years – but modern human brains seem better equipped to deal with it than Neanderthals.

6 months ago sciencealert.com anthropology

Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland in a first for the island nation, which has long been one of the world's mosquito-free places, a researcher told AFP Monday.

6 months ago sciencealert.com anthropology

Fragments of DNA left by viruses that infected our distant ancestors may be 'firestarters' for new human life, new research finds.

6 months ago sciencealert.com biology

NASA's X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet Just Aced Its First Flight

6 months ago sciencealert.com engineering flight nasa

Scientists have identified a single gene that gives rise to a rare form of diabetes, unique to newborn babies

6 months ago sciencealert.com biology diabetes

A strange new phase of ice has been discovered during experiments with the world's largest X-ray laser

6 months ago sciencealert.com physics

Unexpectedly, X-rays reveal Betelgeuse's binary companion is a young, Sun-like star

6 months ago sciencealert.com astronomy

Cancer treatment has come a long way, but many of today's therapies still come with steep costs: not just financial, but physical and emotional too.

6 months ago sciencealert.com cancer physics

About 66 million years ago, a herd of herbivorous dinosaurs succumbed to drought – tragically, just hours or days before heavy rains fell.

6 months ago sciencealert.com anthropology