A plane-size asteroid buzzes by Earth undetected
by Eric Mack
Astronomers first spotted an asteroid about as long as a 737 passenger jet on Sunday and analyzed its path to determine...
Scientists build DNA from scratch to alter life’s blueprint
by Malcolm Ritter
At Jef Boeke's lab, you can whiff an odor that seems out of place, as if they were baking bread here.
But he...
Excavations in Turkey’s Southeast Reveal 10,000-year-old Belief in Afterlife
An excavation in the Dargeçit district of the southeastern region of Turkey, which will soon be left under the reservoir waters of the Ilısu...
Archaeologists Return to Legendary Birthplace of King Arthur
By Megan Gannon
Last summer, researchers discovered traces of early medieval life at Tintagel in Cornwall, on England's southwest coast, where the legendary British monarch...
History’s 1st Emoji? Ancient Pitcher Shows a Smiley Face
By Laura Geggel
The iconic smiley face may seem like a modern squiggle, but the discovery of a smiley face-like painting on an ancient piece...
Sitchin Corroborated by Science Once Again?
In saliva, clues to a 'ghost' species of ancient human
In saliva, scientists have found hints that a "ghost" species of archaic humans may have...
Australian dig finds evidence of Aboriginal habitation up to 80,000 years ago
By Helen Davidson
Artefacts in Kakadu national park have been dated between 65,000 and 80,000 years old, extending likely occupation of area by...
‘Strange’ signals may have been sent by ALIENS, scientists say…
By Margi Murphy
STARGAZERS have received “some very peculiar signals” while observing a distant dwarf star.
Experts listening in at the Arecibo Observatory were on a...
Text by ‘Father of Medicine’ Found in Remote Egyptian Monastery
By Sarah Gibbens
There's perhaps no doctor in history more famous than Hippocrates. Many medical students today still swear the ancient doctor's oath to adhere...
200,000-Year-Old ‘Baby Tooth’ Reveals Clues About Mysterious Human Lineage
By Charles Q. Choi,
DNA in a fossil from a young girl has revealed that a mysterious extinct human lineage occupied the middle of...