Elongated heads were a mark of elite status in an ancient Peruvian society
Bigwigs in a more than 600-year-old South American popu […]
Are computers better than people at predicting who will commit another crime?
In courtrooms around the United States, computer progra […]
Watch an experimental space shield shred a speeding bullet
Engineers are taking a counterintuitive approach to pro […]
Why science still can’t pinpoint a mass shooter in the making
Immediately after a 19-year-old shot and killed 17 peop […]
Live heart cells make this material shift color like a chameleon
To craft a new color-switching material, scientists hav […]
A dozen new black holes found in Milky Way’s center
The center of the Milky Way may be abuzz with black hol […]
Cicadas on different schedules can hybridize
Every few years, a buzz fills the air in the southeaste […]
Informed wisdom trumps rigid rules when it comes to medical evidence
Everybody agrees that medical treatments should be base […]
Genetically modified plant may boost supply of a powerful malaria drug
Genetic modifications to a plant that makes artemisinin […]
There’s a genetic explanation for why warmer nests turn turtles female
Toastier nest temperatures, rather than sex chromosomes […]