Kiona N. Smith
Scientists sequence a woolly rhino genome from a 14,400-year-old wolf’s stomach - Ars TechnicaFortunately for paleogeneticists, wolf puppies don't chew their food thoroughly.
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Fortunately for paleogeneticists, wolf puppies don't chew their food thoroughly.
Wednesday, January 14
At TU Wien, researchers have discovered a state in a quantum material that had previously been considered impossible. The definition of topological states should be generalized.
Wednesday, January 14
A white-necked jacobin hummingbird chick surprises scientists, scaring away wasps by mimicking a poisonous caterpillar.
Wednesday, January 14
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026: Updates on NASA's astronaut medical evacuation from the International Space Station.
Wednesday, January 14
For decades, scientists have been counting annual growth rings—similar to tree rings—inside fossilized leg bones of Tyrannosaurus rex to estimate how old the giant carnivores were when they died and how quickly they grew to adulthood. The best estimates from …
Wednesday, January 14
Scientists have revealed the most complete skeleton yet of our 2 million-year-old ancestor Homo habilis.
Wednesday, January 14
The first crewed Moon mission in 50 years could launch in February, preparing the way for a future landing.
Wednesday, January 14
The Digital Futures Lab looks at how emerging technologies can be used, including in research.
Wednesday, January 14
If the Chinese have figured out a highly accurate system, the mathematics involved are valid regardless of who writes the software that runs it.
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Wednesday, January 14
It looks like NASA's Mars Sample Return mission has come to a bureaucratic end.
Wednesday, January 14
A new analysis of the eyes of some of the longest-lived animals on Earth could provide molecular clues about long-lasting vision.
Wednesday, January 14
Ancient granite boulders reveal a vast hidden structure beneath Pine Island Glacier, reshaping understanding of Antarctic ice flow. Pink granite boulders scattered across the dark volcanic peaks of the Hudson Mountains in West Antarctica have pointed scientis…
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NASA planetary science division director Louise Prockter conceded that the agency is "very unlikely" to recover its MAVEN Mars orbiter.
Tuesday, January 13