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Oldest human genomes reveal how a small group burst out of Africa
Published on 16/12/2024
» NEW YORK - About 45,000 years ago, a tiny group of people - fewer than 1,000 - wandered the icy northern fringes of Europe. Across thousands of miles of tundra, they hunted woolly rhinoceros and other big game. Their skin was most likely dark.
Ancient ecosystem laid bare
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 25/12/2022
» In the permafrost at the northern edge of Greenland, scientists have discovered the oldest known fragments of DNA, offering an extraordinary look at an extraordinary ancient ecosystem.
Cave yields Neanderthals find
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 13/11/2022
» Analysing fossils from a cave in Russia, scientists have found the first known Neanderthal family: a father, his teenage daughter and others who were probably close cousins.
Humpback whales sing across oceans
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 18/09/2022
» One of the most remarkable things about our species is how fast human culture can change. New words can spread from continent to continent, while technologies such as cellphones and drones change the way people live around the world.
You don’t need a microscope to see the biggest bacteria ever found
Published on 04/07/2022
» NEW YORK: In a Caribbean mangrove forest, scientists have discovered a species of bacteria that grows to the size and shape of a human eyelash. These cells are the largest bacteria ever observed, thousands of times bigger than more familiar bacteria such as Escherichia coli.
A Virus Hunter in the Wuhan Market
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 03/04/2022
» As soon as Edward Holmes saw the dark-ringed eyes of the raccoon dogs staring at him through the bars of the iron cage, he knew he had to capture the moment.
How coronavirus spreads in a tiny drop of water
Published on 07/12/2021
» NEW YORK: To better understand the coronavirus’s journey from one person to another, a team of 50 scientists has for the first time created an atomic simulation of the coronavirus nestled in a tiny airborne drop of water.