The greatest mystery of human evolution, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old little finger bone, finally began to unravel in 2025. Analysis of DNA extracted from the fossil electrified the scientific community in 2010 when it revealed a previously unknown human population that in the distant past met and interbred with our own … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The forest of a private island in the Caribbean was quiet until conservationists turned it into a love nest for the critically endangered Lesser Antilles iguana. Now the sounds of iguanas crashing to the ground and scurrying as they breed make scientists smile. “It’s something that’s ours,” said Devon … Read more
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A research paper proposes a fully physically realized model for the warp drive. This is based on an existing model that requires negative energy – an impossibility. The new model is exciting, but warp speed is still likely decades or centuries away. In a surprising paper, … Read more