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Humans and Chimpanzees Have Surprisingly Similar Wrists " Both May Trace Back to a Knuckle-Walking Ancestor
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (618+ words) Learn about the similarities between the wrist bones of humans and African apes, which may point to shared knuckle-walking roots." The human hand has evolved over millions of years to make the most of tools, while our ape cousins primarily…...
New Species of Box Jellyfish Found Off Singapore " and It's Highly Venomous
3+ day, 11+ min ago (533+ words) Discover the newly identified box jellyfish " and see how its unusual traits reveal how much scientists still have to learn. A new species of box jellyfish has been discovered in Singapore's coastal waters. The highly venomous jelly, named Chironex blakangmati,…...
NASA and ESA Track Record-Breaking 19-Day Solar Radio Burst
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (396+ words) Learn how NASA spacecraft tracked a record-breaking solar radio burst that circled the Sun for 19 days and what the signal reveals about how solar activity lingers in space. The event was tracked by several NASA missions, including Parker Solar Probe,…...
Yellowstone Wolf Pup Numbers Fall to a New Low Since Reintroduction, with a Possible Link to Canine Distemper
4+ day, 56+ min ago (641+ words) Learn more about the canine distemper outbreak that could have reduced Yellowstone wolf pup populations to a historic low." Since the reintroduction of gray wolves in Wyoming " both inside and outside of Yellowstone National Park " about 30 years ago, this species…...
Early Herders Didn't Give Up Hunting and Gathering as Quickly as Previously Thought
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (505+ words) Discover the ancient herders in eastern Africa who balanced herding, hunting, and gathering for centuries longer than previously thought. "These early herders didn't put all their eggs in one basket. They were keeping livestock, but they were also still fishing,…...
3 D Imaging Reveals How a Taste Receptor Detects Coffee's Bitter Compounds
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (407+ words) Learn how compounds in coffee "turn on" bitter taste receptors, contributing to the drink"s distinctive flavor. Why does coffee taste bitter? It comes down to its molecular profile. Specifically, bitter tastants are detected by taste receptors like TAS2 R43. Using advanced…...
73-Million-Year-Old Teeth Reveal Three New Mammal Species That Lived in the Arctic, Among Dinosaurs
6+ day, 17+ min ago (706+ words) Learn more about the newly identified species from the Arctic that were part of one of the longest living mammal groups on the planet." Fossilized teeth from the Prince Creek Formation in the Arctic Circle have been assigned to three…...
The Same Genetic Blueprint Develops the Faces of Birds and Mammals, So Why Do They Look So Different?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (377+ words) Learn how birds and mammals share the same genetic toolkit that helps them develop their faces, and why they don't look the same." The face of a bird is much different from the face of a mammal. While birds tend…...
A Galaxy Cluster's Sloshing Spiral Reveals the Story Behind a Chaotic Collision That Began Four Billion Years Ago
1+ week, 3+ day ago (443+ words) Learn about the turbulent history of Abell 2029, a galaxy cluster that experienced a collision with a smaller galaxy cluster about four billion years ago." The galaxy cluster Abell 2029 may seem calm and collected at first glance, but a closer look…...
Neanderthals May Have Turned Ice Age Rhino Teeth Into a Variety of Ancient Tools
1+ week, 5+ day ago (535+ words) Learn how archaeologists discovered that Ice Age rhino teeth may have been used by Neanderthals to shape, sharpen, and repair stone tools. Stone tools, animal bones, and sharpened antlers are all familiar parts of the Neanderthal toolkit. But researchers now…...