The "Chicago rat hole" became so famous it is now housed in the City Hall-County Building. Scientists studying it found a few ...

HD 140283, better known as the Methuselah star, is around 200 light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Libra. It is ...

In an interview with the BBC, professor of particle physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of ...

“While we have known for some time, based on animal studies, that brain chemical systems are ‘plastic’ – capable of change ...

Normally, the enzyme ALDH2 breaks down an alcohol by-product called acetaldehyde, which can cause red flushes and headaches ...

Decades after the discovery of the Oldowan toolkit, we’re still waiting for the species responsible to put their hand up.

Coronal mass ejections are powerful releases of plasma, electrically charged particles from the Sun. The Sun is constantly ...

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“Personally, after watching hundreds of spiders, there is no doubt in my mind that they experience dreams, just like no one ...

First discovered in 1997, Karahan Tepe is a sprawling 12,000-year-old site where rows of stone pillars are carved with mysterious human figures and animal depictions, hinting at a lost culture from ...

Adult women with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) receive their diagnosis on average five years later than men do, even when their symptoms arose at the same age an ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, ...