An analysis of four ancient skulls found in Mexico suggests that the first humans to settle in North America were more biologically diverse than scientists had previously believed.
The skulls were from individuals who lived 9,000 to 13,000 years ago, in the late Pleistocene and early Holocene eras.
These findings complicate...
Freshly burned longleaf pine forests have more than double the total number of bees and bee species than similar forests that have not burned in over 50 years, according to new research from North Carolina State University.
For many forests, fire is as essential as rainfall. But while several studies...
Rare snubfin dolphins in Queensland’s Fitzroy River and humpback dolphins in Port Curtis are under threat from exposure to increasing amounts of water contamination, Southern Cross and Flinders University marine scientists warn.
A new study published in Ecological Indicators sampled pollutants in the blubber and skin of humpback and snubfin...
As the geriatric population is expected to balloon in the coming decade, so too will rates of heart disease in the United States. The demand for prosthetic heart valves and other cardiac devices — a market that is valued at more than $5 billion dollars today — is predicted...
The third and most recent launch includes one experimentally darkened satellite. Astronomers have yet to see whether it's an effective solution.
Monday’s launch, which took place at 21.19 EST was the third launch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. It brought the total number of deployed...
Meet the 13 astronauts who could be the first humans on Mars.
One of those astronauts, Zena Cardman, calls Williamsburg, Virginia, her home.
Cardman has a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in marine sciences at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
She was a National Science Foundation graduate...
Remember Ethan Suplee, the heavy-set actor from "American History X" and "Remember The Titans"? A quick look at him now and you'll see that he's half the man he used to be… and he's jacked!
That guy with the beard and "Die First, Then Quit" T-shirt is someone you recognize—sort...
Losing weight is an effective treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), but why exactly this is the case has remained unclear. Now, researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that improvements in sleep apnea symptoms appear to be linked to the reduction...
A MAN'S penis started turning black after his partner accidentally bit it during sex, docs have revealed.
The 43-year-old, who hasn't been identified, went to hospital five days after getting frisky.
The report was published last week in the Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine, and as you might expect from the...
