Duckbilled dinosaurs crossed oceans to reach Africa, fossil reveals
Study is the first to suggest dinosaurs were capable of crossing oceans, the researchers say.
Gene therapy for autism-linked condition weakened legs, robbing two people of ability to walk
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Horse mastery helped mysterious Mongolian warriors build a multiethnic empire
Until now, the only accounts of the Xiongnu came from their enemies. Chinese records from 2200 years ago describe how these fierce mounted archers from the wide-open steppes of today’s Mongolia clashed with armies in what is now northwestern China. Their onslaughts spurred the Chinese to build what would become […]
NASA finally makes contact with Voyager 2 after longest radio silence in 30 years
Discovery of female hunter remains challenges ideas of ancient gender roles
Big-game hunters in the Americas could have been 30 to 50 per cent female, scientists say.
Woman the hunter: Ancient Andean remains challenge old ideas of who speared big game
When archaeologists discovered the bones of a 9000-year-old human in a burial pit high in the Andes, they were impressed by a tool kit of 20 stone projectile points and blades stacked neatly by the person’s side. All signs pointed to the discovery of a high-status hunter. “Everybody was talking […]
U.S. elections bring wins and losses for research community
It’s not yet clear who will be the next U.S. president and which party will control the Senate. And although Democrats in the House of Representatives will remain in the majority in the next Congress, there was no blue wave. That last takeaway from yesterday’s elections—with many votes still to […]