New research suggests that Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter and the solar system, suffered a devastating impact billions of years ago, which may have altered its internal structure and axis of rotation….
Kerry Walton, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa; Hamish G Spencer, University of Otago, and Nic Rawlence, University of Otago It has long been suspected that a small pāua (known as abalone,…
Turkey recently celebrated an important milestone in the preservation of its cultural heritage: the return of a 6,500-year-old marble artifact that had been smuggled out of the country. This artifact, dating back to…
Melanie R. McReynolds, Penn State Aging is a biological process that no one can avoid. Ideally, growing old should be a time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Aging also…
Norwegian startup 1X Technologies has taken a significant step in humanoid robot development with the announcement of NEO Beta, a humanoid robot prototype designed to assist with daily tasks at home. With pilot…
Anthony Bloxham, Nottingham Trent University People have pondered whether dreams have a purpose throughout human history. Modern scientists are fascinated with this question too. For a long time the science of dreams has…
Scientists have revealed the discovery of a rare fossil: a prehistoric sea cow found by a farmer in northern Venezuela. The skeleton suggests that the animal was the victim of an attack by…
Researchers at Cornell University have discovered a new way of controlling “biohybrid” robots using the natural electrical signals of mycelium, the vegetative structure of fungi. This method allows the robots to react more…
Sarah Hellewell, Curtin University; Anastazja Gorecki, University of Notre Dame Australia, and Charlotte Sofield, University of Notre Dame Australia Plastic is in our clothes, cars, mobile phones, water bottles and food containers. But…
The presence of water on the lunar surface is essential for human survival and has therefore attracted great interest from the scientific community. A significant advance in this field has come from the…