What happened in the past when the climate changed?

New research shows for the first time how the changing climate in Asia, from 5,000 to…

Major corridor of Silk Road already home to high-mountain herders over 4,000 years ago

Long before the formal creation of the Silk Road, pastoral herders living in the mountains of…

Mycoplasma pathogens sneaking past our line of defense

New research reveals that Mycoplasma pathogens make DNA in a unique way that may protect them…

Signs of interactive form of quantum matter observed

Researchers have, for the first time, isolated groups of a few atoms and precisely measured their…

Ballistic beetles seek safety in numbers by sheltering with other species

A group of ground beetles known as bombardier beetles are famous for shooting a boiling-hot, noxious…

Earliest recorded lead exposure in 250,000-year-old Neanderthal teeth

Using evidence found in teeth from two Neanderthals from southeastern France, researchers report the earliest evidence…

Machines that learn language more like kids do

Researchers describe a parser that learns through observation to more closely mimic a child's language-acquisition process,…

Eco-friendly waterproof polymer films synthesized using novel method

A researcher has applied a novel method to control the wettability of polymeric substrates, which has…

Aging dormice shorten their hibernation for more reproduction

Edible dormice are extremely long-lived thanks to their seasonal dormancy with hibernation periods lasting between at…

Bose-Einstein condensate generated in space for the first time

Scientists have created a Bose-Einstein condensate for the first time in space on board a research…