What, exactly, is space-time?
Few ideas in modern science have reshaped our understanding of reality more profoundly than space-time — the interwoven fabric of space and time at the heart of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity. Space-time…
New ‘molecular magnifying glass’ illuminates critical points in proteins to track Alzheimer’s disease
A team at Rice University has developed a strategy to magnify small segments of proteins within living cells. The method reveals subtle environmental changes that may signal the early stages of diseases such…
3,500-year-old dinner set discovered in Konya, Türkiye
Archaeologists working at the Karahöyük site in Konya province, central Türkiye, have found a set of 3,500-year-old vessels consisting of a jar, a three-lobed spouted jug, and a plate. The find occurred during…
How staph bacteria latch onto human skin
Imagine a child with eczema who scratches a patch of irritated skin. A tiny opening forms, invisible to the eye. Into that breach slips a common bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus. For many people, the…
New particle detector passes the “standard candle” test
Jennifer Chu | MIT News A new and powerful particle detector just passed a critical test in its goal to decipher the ingredients of the early universe. The sPHENIX detector is the newest experiment at…
A prehistoric crocodile that hunted dinosaurs is discovered in Patagonia.
An international team, led by scientists from the Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences (MACN), unearthed near El Calafate the nearly complete skeleton of a giant relative of crocodiles, which they named Kostensuchus atrox….
Discover a 3,000-year-old mural in Peru featuring figures of fish, stars, and shamans.
The discovery, made in early July, is considered a milestone for local archaeology. “A mural with these characteristics has never been documented in the region before. The iconography, decorative techniques, and exceptional state…
Rarest eagle in Brazil filmed for the first time
A historic record has excited the team of the Onças do Iguaçu Project. For the first time, a crested eagle (Morphnus guianensis) was captured on video at Iguaçu National Park, in Paraná, Brazil….
A mind-reading brain implant with password protection
A brain implant can decode a person’s internal thoughts, but it only works if the user thinks of a pre-defined password. The device, a brain–computer interface (BCI), was able to decipher up to…
Archaeological Discovery in Manching: 40,000 Celtic Artifacts and a Rare Warrior Statuette
In a 6,800 m² area of the Celtic oppidum of Manching in Bavaria, archaeologists recovered over 40,000 artifacts dating back to the Iron Age. The highlight is a bronze warrior statuette, just 7.5…