An isolated burial in Sudan has revealed the first evidence of an unknown funeral ritual that took place nearly 4,000 years ago in a little-known African kingdom, a new study finds. In the grave, ...

Two new peer-reviewed papers claim thousands of unexplained light flashes in vintage Palomar telescope images show statistical ties to nuclear tests and UFO reports. Not everyone agrees with the paper ...

Soft robots are prized for their agility and gentle touch, which makes them ideal for traversing delicate or enclosed spaces to perform various tasks, from cultivating baby corals in laboratories to ...

Scientists decoded DNA from millennia-old lentils preserved in volcanic rock silos on Gran Canaria. The findings show that today’s Canary Island lentils largely descend from varieties brought from ...

This weekend marks the first time Vanderbilt and Tennessee will play each other while both teams are ranked. A win for No. 12 Vanderbilt could lead to its first-ever 10-win season and a potential ...

Since it was unveiled in 2020, Google DeepMind’s game-changing AI tool has helped researchers all over the world to predict the 3D structures of hundreds of millions of proteins. For nearly a decade, ...

Excavations of a lost city in Kazakhstan date the site to 1600 B.C.E. and show a remarkably and surprisingly well-developed urban center. The city of Semiyarka was likely a regional center for the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In 1976, workers excavating a tunnel for the Toronto subway system ...

A robot has been programmed to act "like a 7-year-old girl" to comfort children in hospitals and nursing home residents, while also helping to combat staffing shortages. "Robin" has a sleek white ...

Nam June Paik sitting in “TV Chair” (1968/1976) in ‘Nam June Paik Werke, 1946–1976: Music, Fluxus, Video,’ 1976 (photo © Friedrich Rosenstiel, Cologne ...