The term "gold standard" comes from a monetary system where the value of an economic unit, such as the US dollar, is based on ...

It was ubiquitous in the ancient world. Then, we just... forgot how to make it.

In a new study, researchers from the Institute of Hydrobiology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences started by capturing two male Yangtze finless porpoises from Tian-e-Zhou, which is beyond their ...

However, by examining the protein sequences retrieved from the four Swartkrans teeth, the study authors were able to ...

Wearing rubber gloves or rubber-soled shoes can’t protect you from electrocution from powerlines, according to Austin Energy.

Their conclusion? The first confirmed sighting of an Asian small-clawed otter in Nepal in 185 years. In their bulletin, ...

With co-lead Professor Thomas Carew and colleagues, Kukushkin carried out experiments in the lab using two immortalized human ...

This revealed a clear location where the two human species overlapped with each other and likely interbred: the Zagros ...

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A giant haboob from the Sahara desert is about to reach the southeastern USA, predicted to hit Texas and Florida on Wednesday. Haboobs are a regular occurrence in the Sahara desert between May and ...