55+ min ago   (505+ words) For 2,000 years, ancient red figures have survived on exposed cliffs in southern China despite a punishing subtropical climate. Scientists have now revealed the surprisingly sophisticated ancient technique behind their remarkable preservation. For more than 2,000 years, the Huashan rock paintings have…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (408+ words) A part of Earth’s atmosphere that is notoriously difficult to observe may have an unexpected new set of eyes. Researchers are tapping into an enormous source of orbital data, with potential benefits for satellite tracking and space safety. Scientists have…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago   (392+ words) Our DNA is still preserving evidence of encounters that happened deep in human prehistory. A new analysis of the human genome has uncovered genetic traces that do not fit neatly with the ancient relatives scientists already know. Scientists already know…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (430+ words) A star remarkably close to the Milky Way’s central black hole has given astronomers a new reason to examine this extreme region. IRS 3 offers a close look at that problem. The star is about 72 million years old, has roughly six…...

18+ hour, 14+ min ago   (403+ words) They digitally stripped away the forest near Machu Picchu and found roads hidden beneath the vegetation, revealing over 2.5 km of lost routes. More than 2.5 kilometers of previously undocumented roads have been found beneath the thick forest around Machu Picchu. Laser…...

18+ hour, 14+ min ago   (393+ words) This strange prehistoric predator ruled its world millions of years before the dinosaurs showed up. But despite its familiar look, scientists discovered something unexpected about where it really belongs on the tree of life. Nearly 300 million years ago, Dimetrodon was…...

18+ hour, 14+ min ago   (435+ words) Scientists thought this Chernobyl fungus was just surviving radiation. Then they noticed something strange happening to its growth. A black fungus found inside Chernobyl has an unusual relationship with something that is dangerous to humans: ionizing radiation. Cladosporium sphaerospermum can…...

20+ hour, 26+ min ago   (519+ words) A routine renovation in Belgium led workers to discover a large amount of gold hidden inside the property. But who does it belong to? A group of builders working on a house in Dendermonde, Belgium, got a lot more than…...

20+ hour, 26+ min ago   (574+ words) Venus crushed landers in minutes. Venera 13 was built to last just 32, then it kept transmitting far beyond expectations from the brutal surface below. The spacecraft had been designed for a surface lifetime of 32 minutes. NASA later described its endurance as…...

20+ hour, 26+ min ago   (443+ words) Who were the dozens of men buried in shackles near ancient Athens? A new analysis of their remains has delivered an answer researchers did not expect. Dozens of men found buried in chains near Athens were most likely raised in…...