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Impossibly powerful ‘ghost particle’ that slammed into Earth may have come from an exploding black hole — and could change both particle physics and cosmology

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Impossibly powerful ‘ghost particle’ that slammed into Earth may have come from an exploding black hole — and could change both particle physics and cosmology

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndicate partners may earn a commission. A new paper suggests that an incredibly energetic neutrino that slammed into Earth in 2023 could have been unleashed by an exploding black hole. | Credit: Illustration by Tobias Roetsch for All About Space Magazine/Future Publishing via Getty … Read more

Enormous freshwater reservoir discovered off East Coast could be 20,000 years old and big enough to supply NYC for 800 years

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Enormous freshwater reservoir discovered off East Coast could be 20,000 years old and big enough to supply NYC for 800 years

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndicate partners may earn a commission. Researchers are finding out how a huge reservoir of fresh water ended up under the ocean off the east coast. | Credit: Anton Petrus/Getty Images A giant ‘secret’ reservoir of fresh water off the East Coast that could … Read more

Watch Veronika the brown cow pick up a rake to scratch herself – a science first

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Watch Veronika the brown cow pick up a rake to scratch herself – a science first

Veronika, a cow living in an idyllic mountain village in the Austrian countryside, has spent years perfecting the art of scratching with sticks, rakes and deck brushes. Now that scientists have discovered her, she has the distinction of being the first known cow use tools. She picks up objects with her tongue, squeezes them tightly … Read more

Archaeologists discover evidence Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England

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Archaeologists discover evidence Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndicate partners may earn a commission. An artist’s impression of making sparks from pyrite and flint. | Credit: Craig Williams/The Trustees of the British Museum Neanderthals they were the world’s first innovators in fire technology, the small evidence from England suggests. Flakes of pyrite … Read more

A common nutrient deficiency could increase the risk of Alzheimer’s, a new study says

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A common nutrient deficiency could increase the risk of Alzheimer’s, a new study says

Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, MS, RD Design elements: Getty Images. Design EatingWell. Key points Choline is an essential micronutrient for a healthy brain and nervous system. Low levels of choline in the blood are linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Choline is found in seafood, meat, dairy, nuts, potatoes, legumes and whole … Read more

Ancient humans were isolated in South Africa for nearly 100,000 years, and their genetics are strikingly different

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Ancient humans were isolated in South Africa for nearly 100,000 years, and their genetics are strikingly different

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndicate partners may earn a commission. Matjes River Mandible 1 female, who lived 7,900 years ago in southern Africa. | Credit: Mattias Jakobsson Humans were isolated in southern Africa for about 100,000 years, causing them to “fall outside the range of genetic variation” seen … Read more

Alzheimer’s risk drops sharply with one daily lifestyle change, researchers say

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Alzheimer’s risk drops sharply with one daily lifestyle change, researchers say

Increasing physical activity in midlife or later can reduce the chance of developing dementia by up to 45 percent, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health analyzed data from more than 4,300 people in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring, all of whom did … Read more

Modern humans arrived in Australia 60,000 years ago and may have interbred with archaic humans such as ‘hobbits’

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Modern humans arrived in Australia 60,000 years ago and may have interbred with archaic humans such as ‘hobbits’

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndicate partners may earn a commission. A map of the Sunda, Sahul and Western Pacific, with arrows showing potential north and south migration routes suggested by genetic analysis. | Credit: Helen Farr and Erich Fisher A new study of nearly 2,500 genomes may have … Read more