This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! The silicon ePIC quantum chip, mounted on a printed circuit board for testing and comparable to a motherboard in a personal computer. Credit: University of Bristol × close to The silicon ePIC quantum chip, mounted on a printed circuit board … Read more
At various points in our tangled history, modern humans have mated with each other Neanderthals. This left a telltale signature on the genomes of today’s modern humans, and this Neanderthal DNA impacts our health in countless ways. However, there is one part of our genome where no Neanderthal DNA is present: the Y chromosome. But … Read more
Neanderthals were our closest human relatives, and they had many similarities to anatomically modern humans. But could Neanderthals conversation? Several pieces of evidence suggest that this may be the case. But to answer this question, it is first important to distinguish between speech and language. Speech refers to the ability to verbal saying sounds and … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! A mouse sits on a mossy tree trunk in a forest in Maine. Credit: Brigit Humphreys × close to A mouse sits on a mossy tree trunk in a forest in Maine. Credit: Brigit Humphreys Scattered throughout the Penobscot Experimental … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Graphic abstract. Credit: Current biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.059 × close to Graphic abstract. Credit: Current biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.059 A study involving the University of Cambridge has used virtual reproductions of the earliest animal ecosystems, known as marine animal forests, … Read more
Paul Selden/Museum für Naturkunde The newly discovered species has distinctive spiny legs. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — The idea of unexpectedly coming face to face with a spider-like creature is enough to horrify any arachnophobe, let alone encountering … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Credit: Flinders University × close to Credit: Flinders University The patterns of early humans’ dispersal across continents and islands are hotly debated, but according to a new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPleistocene hunter-gatherers settled in Cyprus … Read more
Jupiter’s moon Europa was captured by the JunoCam instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during the mission’s short flight on September 29, 2022. The images show the fractures, ridges and bands that criss-cross the moon’s surface. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI /MSSS, Björn Jónsson (CC BY 3.0) NASA‘s Juno has provided images supporting the theory of true polar wandering … Read more
Enlarge / On Wednesday, SpaceX fully stacked the Starship’s Super Heavy booster and upper stage for the megarocket’s next test flight from South Texas. Welcome to edition 6.44 of the Rocket Report! Kathy Lueders, general manager of SpaceX’s Starbase launch facility, says the company expects to receive an FAA launch license for the next Starship … Read more
Magnetic fields in the Milky Way’s halo have a toroidal structure, extending in a radius range from 6,000 light-years to 50,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way. The sun is about 30,000 light years away. Credit: NAOC Astrophysicists have discovered large magnetic toroids in the Milky Way‘s halo, which affects cosmic ray propagation … Read more