50 years ago, evidence showed that an extinct human ancestor walked upright
Fossils show man walked 3 million years ago — Science News, February 16, 1974 Anthropologist D. Carl Johanson … has…
This Stone Age wall may have led Eurasian reindeer to their doom
If this underwater wall could talk, it might reveal that it once helped Stone Age Europeans hunt reindeer. Submerged about…
Migratory fish species are in drastic decline, a new UN report details
Migratory species don’t travel with a passport, but they cross borders all the time. This makes the animals’ conservation a…
How do babies learn words? An AI experiment may hold clues
The AI program was way less cute than a real baby. But like a baby, it learned its first words…
A new device let a man sense temperature with his prosthetic hand
A new device makes it possible for a person with an amputation to sense temperature with a prosthetic hand. The…
Here’s how many shark bites there were in 2023
Despite the sensationalized portrayal of sharks in movies like Jaws, the ocean’s apex predators have far more to fear from…
How ‘Our Moon’ shaped life on Earth and human history
Our MoonRebecca BoyleRandom House, $28.99 Science journalist Rebecca Boyle has an intergenerational connection with the moon. Her grandfather Pfc. John…
The first known scorpion to live with ants carries mini hitchhikers
In the middle of an April night in Israel’s Jordan Valley, Yoram Zvik sweeps a UV light over the dark…
A 25-year-effort uncovers clues to unexplained deaths in children
In 1997, at 15 and a half months old, Maria Crandall was developing well and the “happiest little kid,” says…
Here’s why blueberries are blue
The secret to a blueberry’s hue is in the structure of its wax coat. Waxy coverings on blue-colored fruits such…
