A fresh look at the demise of an ancient human species over 100,000 years ago

Imagine your child asked you “When did grandma die?” and you could only respond “It was…

This is why binge-watching is no longer in fashion

A leading TV academic believes binge-watching has now finally fallen out of fashion. Click…

WISE1013+6112 is one of the most luminous infrared galaxies, study finds

Using the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), astronomers have investigated the infrared galaxy WISE J101326.25+611220.1…

Delaware firefly, Gulf Coast bee move toward endangered species protection

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today it will move forward with considering Endangered Species…

Getting a read on low literacy scores

New results from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), an exam given to teenagers around…

Understanding what makes black pigment black

Scientists have for the first time “unmixed” the black pigment that colors our skin and gives…

Research participation goes virtual with new online platform

Two recent Queen’s University graduates are addressing a problem that has plagued clinical researchers for years—how…

Hand anatomy has no influence on emotional reactions during stone tool handling

Within the framework of electrodermography studies applied to cognitive archaeology, the Paleoneurology team of the Centro…

Natural causes are the key driver of change in Athabasca Delta flood patterns, research shows

Natural environmental processes—not upstream energy projects—are the primary cause of changing flood patterns in Alberta’s Athabasca…

Southern California city presses forward on climate lawsuit against fossil fuel companies

The state of New York may have suffered an emphatic defeat in a legal battle against…