Humans’ big brains may not be the reason for difficult childbirth, chimp study suggests
Difficult births are not unique to humans, a new analysis of chimpanzee pelvic bones has revealed.The findings suggest that complicated births may not...
Why does our universe have something instead of nothing?
The universe is...
‘Purple tunic’ from royal tomb belonged to Alexander the Great, scholar claims — but...
The remains of a garment from an ancient tomb in Greece may be a tunic that was once worn by Alexander the Great,...
Pando: The world’s largest tree and heaviest living organism
QUICK FACTSName: PandoLocation: Fishlake National Forest, UtahCoordinates: 38.52444764419252, -111.75068313176233Why it's incredible: Pando looks like a forest, but it's actually one giant tree.Pando is...
We are a long way from pregnancy being safe on Mars
Dangerous radiation reaches Mars at levels we aren't exposed to on Earth, which makes the Red Planet a particularly dangerous place to be...
Insect-killing fungi find unexpected harmony in war
University of Maryland entomologists uncovered a unique relationship between two species of fungi known for their ability to invade, parasitize and kill insects...
Robot learns how to clean a washbasin
Robots are supposed to do boring or unpleasant jobs for us. However, tedious tasks such as cleaning the bathroom are challenging to automate....
Armored dinosaur could withstand the impact of a high-speed car crash, thanks to the...
Ankylosaur armor could likely withstand the impact of a high-speed car crash, the best-preserved dinosaur fossil on record has revealed.The fossil belonged to...
‘Crumb trails’ of meteoroids could reveal potential ‘planet-killer’ comets years before they reach Earth
Comets that rarely swing past the sun could ram into our planet, but we could spot them using the "crumb"-like meteoroid trails they...
Incredibly rare, ghostly white shark discovered off Albania
A ghostly white deep-sea shark has been discovered off the coast of Albania.The critically endangered angular roughshark (Oxynotus centrina) was caught by a...