A small bird carving - -the oldest instance of East Asian three-dimensional art ever discovered -- is described in a new study. ...
Evidence from rocks billions of years old suggest that volcanoes played a key role in the rise of oxygen in the atmosphere of the early Earth. ...
Scientists have found new details about how supernovas boost charged particles to nearly the speed of light. ...
Italian researchers have been able to identify the genetic basis of susceptibility to Covid-19 infection, and also to the possibility of contracting a more severe form of the disease. This has important implications for treatment and drug development. ...
Observations from total solar eclipses are used to measure the shape of the Sun's magnetic field. ...
Early data from a clinical study suggest that blocking the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) protein with the cancer drug acalabrutinib provided clinical benefit to a small group of patients with severe COVID-19. ...
Eggs that would otherwise be wasted can be used as the base of an inexpensive coating to protect fruits and vegetables. ...
Integrating radiocarbon dating and microarchaeology techniques has enabled more precise dating of the ancient Wilson's Arch monument at Jerusalem's Temple Mount, according to a new study. ...
Scientists spot a brown dwarf disk that is the closest young system yet discovered. ...
Astrophysicists have combined theory with both observations and laboratory studies and determined that a class of stellar explosions, called classical novae, are responsible for most of the lithium in our galaxy and solar system. ...