Neanderthals, the closest relatives of modern humans, lived in parts of Europe and Asia until their extinction about 30,000 years ago. Genetic studies are increasingly revealing more about the links between modern humans and these long-gone relatives – most recently that a wave of interbreeding between our species occurred over a relatively short period of … Read more
A missing piece of Earth’s evolutionary timeline may have been found. Using computational models, a team of scientists explored how working back into modern biochemistry could help map out how simple, non-living chemicals were present on early Soil gave rise to complex molecules that led to the origin of life as we know it. Researchers … Read more
The Earth may be swimming through an ocean of… dark matter – and waves in that invisible ocean lapping against our planet’s upper atmosphere could generate detectable radio waves that could finally help us find this elusive part of the universe, according to new theoretical research. A wealth of astrophysical and cosmological evidence points to … Read more
Martin is back with some smart banking advice (Photo: AP) Martin Lewis regularly tells Britons to be sensible when it comes to their bank accounts. Instead of keeping all your money in the same pot you’ve had since you were a teenager, opening new accounts with better interest rates can mean you have more money … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tens of thousands of Tesla’s international retail shareholders, with about $17 billion in shares, may not be able to vote at the annual meeting because investment platforms have failed to set up adequate cross-border systems. … Read more
Sunday Run Day (Image credit: Android Central) In this weekly column, Michael Hicks, editor of Android Central Wearables, talks about the world of wearables, apps and fitness technology related to running and health, in his quest to get faster and fitter. To move beyond the tech niche and into the mainstream, smart rings may need … Read more
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is rolled to the launch pad ahead of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test on Saturday, June 1. NASA/Getty images hide caption change caption NASA/Getty images The summer space season has already gotten off to a difficult start. After years of delays, NASA is preparing … Read more
The early universe contained much less miniature black holes than previously thought, making the origin of the missing matter in our cosmos an even bigger mystery, a new study suggests. Miniature or primordial black holes (PBHs) are black holes that are believed to have formed in the first fractions of a second after the Big … Read more
A Durango-based helicopter company is testing a new tool that allows helicopter search and rescue teams to locate and communicate with missing and distressed people in Colorado’s backcountry in minutes, even if they are stuck in an area without cell phone service. The technology, similar to a miniature cell phone tower, attaches to the outside … Read more