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Spread of early humans: New findings
New studies reveal the diversity of early human populations and help pin down when we left Africa.
October 1, 2016
After a year on (simulated) Mars
A week ago, a test crew emerged after living for a year in Mars-like conditions inside a solar-powered dome on the slopes of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano.
September 4, 2016
Have we been wrong about life’s origin?
For 90 years, science’s favorite explanation for the origin of life has been the “primordial soup”. But recent research adds weight to an alternative idea.
August 27, 2016
How did humans first reach America?
A new study suggests that the first people to reach America travelled via the Pacific coast rather than through a corridor between two giant ice sheets.
August 18, 2016
Polar bears’ biggest threat is ice loss
Hunting used to be the biggest threat to polar bear survival. Not anymore.
August 11, 2016
Parakeet takeover ahead?
"Parakeets are Britain’s fastest growing bird population and are on a trajectory to global domination."
August 4, 2016
Emirates Mars Mission to launch in 2020
The Emirates Mars Mission - which carries the name Hope - will become the first-ever mission to the Red Planet by any Arab country.
August 1, 2016
Air conditioning’s big global impact
Higher global temperatures combined with higher global incomes mean more air conditioners. But what do more air conditioners mean?
July 28, 2016
Shifting identities for traveling neutrinos
MIT researchers show that neutrinos can change between several distinct “flavors” while traveling from a facility near Chicago to a detector in Minnesota.
July 19, 2016
