In the ancient past, Europe was a very different place – at one time Britain was still operating in the European continent. Only after Millennia, when that connection was long broken, did modern humans begin to rediscover the ancient art of the Stone Age that once lived in the lands …
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The distant asteroid behind gravity has been observed in more detail than before, and the near one shows a striking resemblance – which raises some interesting questions about the ancient origin of the object. (101429) 1998 The questionable asteroid known as VF31 is part of a group of Trojan asteroids …
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A rare blood type, found only in parts of East Africa, can help the body fight malaria even better than our best vaccines. Now, scientists think they’ve figured out how this is possible – and that’s not a defense we’ve considered before. Malaria is caused by five species of mosquito-borne …
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The big brother Majestic Jupiter is pushing the best side of our solar system. A sharp new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the vast, ever-evolving climate of a giant planet – showing both short- and long-term changes. In the Northern Hemisphere, storm clouds may indicate the formation of …
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From bird feathers to fruit skins, there are two main ways to display color in the natural world: by pigment substances that provide selective color absorption, or by structural color – using microscopic compositions to control light reflection. Now scientists have created a computer model that explains why the brightest …
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