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Scientists find out which of the metazoans has the smallest known genome
"Orthonectida is a group of parasitic creatures that was discovered long ago—in 1877. However, their position in the animal system until recently remained a mystery," said George Slyusarev, Professor at...
Scientists discover oldest link between Native Americans, ancient Siberians
Using genomic analysis, scientists have traced the oldest link between the earliest Native American populations and the people of Siberia's Lake Baikal region.
Backstreet Boys postpone North American leg of 'DNA' tour
The Backstreet Boys postponed dates of their "DNA" world tour due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Hobby Lobby accuses Christie's of selling ancient artifact fraudulently
Hobby Lobby sued Christie's on Tuesday, accusing the auction house of selling it an ancient artifact that had been looted.
The oldest genetic link between Asians and Native Americans was found in Siberia
DNA gleaned from a roughly 14,000-year-old fragment of a human tooth suggests that people inhabiting a surprisingly large swath of Asia were the ancestors of the first Americans. This tooth, unearthed at a...
Michigan river rises to highest level ever after dam break
A dam breach in central Michigan that forced thousands to evacuate has swelled the Tittabawasse River to its highest level in history, forecasters said Wednesday.
Oldest connection with Native Americans identified near Lake Baikal in Siberia
Using human population genetics, ancient pathogen genomics and isotope analysis, a team of researchers assessed the population history of the Lake Baikal region, finding the deepest connection to date between...
How life on Earth has evolved underground
Hidden beneath Australia's surface, aquatic ecosystems that have survived in complete isolation for millions of years shed light on the evolution of living and extinct species.
No sports, no bars. So what's a sports bar to do?
Kelly's Korner Tavern remains open, in large part, because it has a secret weapon: honest-to-goodness delicious bar food.
Ancient giant armored fish fed in a similar way to basking sharks
Scientists have shown that the Titanichthys -- a giant armored fish that lived in the seas and oceans of the late Devonian period 380-million-years ago -- fed in a similar...
Watch: Ken Jeong says Lil Wayne was the biggest surprise on 'Masked Singer'
Ken Jeong said on "The Late Late Show" that Lil Wayne dressed as a robot was the biggest surprise he experienced during Season 3 of "The Masked Singer."
Endangered cultural heritage on the seafloor: Underwater archaeology in the North and Baltic Seas
n many regions of the world, the seafloor contains a fascinating archive of human history. This also applies to the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Their floors are not only...
Supercomputer model simulations reveal cause of Neanderthal extinction
Climate scientists from the IBS Center for Climate Physics discover that, contrary to previously held beliefs, Neanderthal extinction was neither caused by abrupt glacial climate shifts, nor by interbreeding with...
Ancient reptile had mammal-like tooth enamel, study shows
A new study by McGill University and the University of Alberta (UofA) paleontologists shows that one type of ancient reptiles evolved a special type of tooth enamel, similar to that...
Cambridge University moves lectures online until next year
Cambridge University will have no face-to-face lectures until summer 2021 at the earliest in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesman confirmed on Wednesday.
Op-Ed: With coronavirus, pretending everything is OK won't make it so
America is suffering a pandemic of "normalcy bias," the tendency to minimize disaster in the face of evidence to the contrary.
Egypt reveals details about 30 ancient coffins found with mummies inside
Egyptian archaeologists recently discovered 30 colorful ancient wooden coffins in the city of Luxor. On Saturday, they were opened to reveal perfectly preserved mummies.
Megaraptor: Fossils of 10m-long dinosaur found in Argentina
Palaeontologists say the remains date back 70 million years, close to the end of the dinosaurs.
Scientists find clue in Canadian meteorite to how life may have arisen on Earth
A team of Canadian and U.S. researchers has found a meteorite that fell in British Columbia 20 years ago may shed some light on how life could have been brought...
On This Day, May 20: German troops reach English Channel in WWII
On May 20, 1940, German forces punched through the Allied lines in Abbeville, France, to reach the English Channel.
Russian military helicopter crashes, killing 3 crew members
A Russian military helicopter crashed Tuesday near Moscow, killing the entire crew, the Ministry of Defense said.
Prehistoric footprints reveal how ancient men and women divided labor
The Maasai are the current residents of Engare Sero, a region in Northern Tanzania. They've shifted from the nomadic lifestyle that prehistoric humans in the area had. (Tomas Adzke/Deposit Photos/)William E.H. Harcourt-Smith is...
Missouri executes Walter Barton by lethal injection
Missouri executed a man convicted of killing an 81-year-old woman in 1991 on Tuesday, the first execution to be carried out in the United States since the start of the...
Fishing rod 'selfie stick' and scientific sleuthing turn up clues to extinct sea reptile
A paleontologist visiting the Natural History Museum in London desperately wanted a good look at the skeleton of an extinct aquatic reptile, but its glass case was too far up...
Hobby Lobby accuses Christie's of selling ancient artifact fraudulently
Hobby Lobby sued Christie's on Tuesday, accusing the auction house of selling it an ancient artifact that had been looted.
Ancient giant armored fish fed in a similar way to basking sharks
Scientists from the University of Bristol and the University of Zurich have shown that the Titanichthys - a giant armoured fish that lived in the seas and oceans of the...
A deeper connection to hyaline fibromatosis syndrome
Scientists have uncovered the molecular biology behind Hyaline Fibromatosis Syndrome, a severe genetic disease.
Fishing rod 'selfie stick' and scientific sleuthing turn up clues to extinct sea reptile
A Russian paleontologist visiting the Natural History Museum in London desperately wanted a good look at the skeleton of an extinct aquatic reptile, but its glass case was too far...