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Human portraits reveals shift in culture, cognition
Human cognition and cultural norms have changed the composition of human portraits, according to a new analysis of European paintings from the 15th to the 20th century.
New fossil discovery shows 50 million-year-old Canada-Australia connection
The discovery of a tiny insect fossil in Western Canada is unearthing big questions about the global movement of animals across deep time. The fossil, estimated to be 50 million...
Clues to a dramatic chapter of Earth's geological history
How could the planet be covered entirely in ice -- a state known as 'Snowball Earth'-- and still give rise to multicellular life? The transition to such icy periods may...
New fossil discovery shows 50 million-year-old Canada-Australia connection
The discovery of a tiny insect fossil is unearthing big questions about the global movement of animals and the connection to changes in climate and shifting continents across deep time....
3D X-ray reveals secrets from inside bones
Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown substructure in bone tissue using a new X-ray technique to produce 3D images of the internal structure of bones. The discovery potentially questions fundamentally...
Fisherman off Canadian coast reels in large mystery anchor
A fisherman off the coast of Prince Edward Island reeled in an unusual catch of the day: a large anchor he believes could be more than 100 years old.
How teachers are adapting to COVID-19 disruptions is subject of new study
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on many of society's unsung heroes—among them teachers, who took their duties online this past spring and kept teaching, even as schools shuttered...
Eight survival knife skills you might need in an emergency
Knives are invaluable tools in the outdoors, so it's important you know all the ways to use them. (Markus Spiske/Unsplash/)This story was originally featured on Outdoor Life.Anyone who spends time in the woods...
U.S. Air Force F-15 crashes off Britain; pilot missing
A U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter jet crashed into the North Sea off the coast of Britain on Monday and the condition of the pilot is unknown.
North Korea could have 40 nuclear weapons, Swedish think tank says
North Korea has in its possession 30 to 40 nuclear weapons, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says.
What the archaeological record reveals about epidemics throughout history – and the human response to them
The previous pandemics to which people often compare COVID-19—the influenza pandemic of 1918, the Black Death bubonic plague (1342-1353), the Justinian plague (541-542) – don't seem that long ago to...
Rare moss clinging to life on B.C. cliff should be protected, says expert
A rare moss struggling to survive on a single square metre of rock in British Columbia should be protected as an endangered species, says a University of Alberta expert who...
After coronavirus: how seasonal migration and empty centres might change our cities
The changes to urban space brought by the coronavirus have many people asking what the post-pandemic city might look like.
Racism is the greatest threat to democracy today
Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. George Floyd. All names you have heard in the past month. All Americans who deserve to live and breathe the values America was founded on.
48,000-year-old arrowheads reveal early human innovation in the Sri Lankan rainforest
Archaeological excavations deep within the rainforests of Sri Lanka have unearthed the earliest evidence for hunting with bows and arrows outside Africa.
Royal Ascot readies unusual year without royals, fashion
For the first time in its more than two and a half centuries, Royal Ascot's races will go to the post Tuesday without the glamour and fashion that normally make...
South Korea says Japanese exhibit 'distorts' historical facts
South Korea expressed regret and summoned the top Japanese diplomat to Seoul over information omission regarding Korean wartime laborers.
Pollution in Asian tropopause layer comes from human activities and natural sources, study finds
The Asian Tropopause Aerosol Layer (ATAL) is a thin layer of aerosol with a thickness of about 3-4 km, which appears regularly at the height of the tropopause layer during...
Biggest Ever Yellowstone Eruption Revealed
The ancient supervolcano under the national park was much more explosive in its early history and could be slowing down, a new study suggests -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Royal Ascot readies unusual year without Royals, fashion and champagne
For the first time in its more than two and a half centuries, Royal Ascot's races will go to the post Tuesday without the glamour and fashion that normally make...
Famous birthdays for June 15: Leah Remini, Helen Hunt
Actor Leah Remini turns 50 and actor Helen Hunt turns 57, among the famous birthdays for June 15.
Coronavirus cases surge in India, China as outbreaks wanes elsewhere in world
The two most populous nations -- India and China -- have reported surges in coronavirus cases as the pandemic continues in some parts of the word and ebbs elsewhere, including...
James Bond film 'No Time to Die' to open in U.S. on Nov. 20
The next James Bond caper -- "No Time to Die" -- will open in theaters five days earlier than expected.
Coronavirus cases surge in India, China as outbreaks wanes elsewhere in world
The two most populous nations -- India and China -- have reported surges in coronavirus cases as the pandemic continues in some parts of the word and ebbs elsewhere, including...
Coronavirus cases surge in India, China as outbreaks wanes elsewhere in world
The two most populous nations -- India and China -- have reported surges in coronavirus cases as the pandemic continues in some parts of the word and ebbs elsewhere, including...
The history and mystery of America’s long-lost pickle sandwich
In this Depression-era stalwart, soft, chewy white bread (homemade or store-bought) is an ideal canvas for butter and pickles. (Jennifer May/)Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why bread-and-butter pickles are called bread-and-butter...
Artificial Intelligence Makes Blurry Faces Look More Than 60 Times Sharper
Duke University researchers have developed an AI tool that can turn blurry, unrecognizable pictures of people’s faces into eerily convincing computer-generated portraits, in finer detail than ever before. Previous methods...
Artificial intelligence makes blurry faces look more than 60 times sharper
Researchers have developed an AI tool that can turn blurry faces into eerily convincing computer-generated portraits, in finer detail than ever before. Previous methods can scale an image to eight...