Declining fertility rates may explain Neanderthal extinction, suggests new model

A new hypothesis for Neanderthal extinction supported by population modelling is put forward in a new…

Earth recycles ocean floor into diamonds

The diamond on your finger is most likely made of recycled seabed cooked deep in the…

Mass die-off of puffins recorded in the Bering Sea

A mass die-off of seabirds in the Bering Sea may be partially attributable to climate change,…

Tana Joseph: The Hubble Space Telescope hooked me on science

Astronomer Tana Joseph found her calling as a kid. She talks cosmic beauty, binary black holes…

Don't miss: X-Men antics, hunting dark matter and taking on Glorkon

Watch as X-Men’s Jean Grey turns supermutant, visit a dark matter show that wrestles with reality…

PIA23243: Curiosity's Three-Frame Mosaic of Clouds

           Target: Mars Mission:  Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Instrument:  Navcam (MSL) Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech …

PIA23242: Curiosity Sees More Clouds Over Gale Crater

           Target: Mars Mission:  Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Instrument:  Navcam (MSL) Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech …

PIA23241: Curiosity Sees Drifting Clouds Over Gale Crater

           Target: Mars Mission:  Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Instrument:  Navcam (MSL) Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech …

PIA23240: Curiosity's Selfie at Aberlady and Kilmarie

           Target: Mars Mission:  Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Instrument:  MAHLI Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Click…

Intelligent algorithms for genome research

In order to find out which genes are responsible for diseases such as cancer or diabetes,…