Jun 21, 2012 by James Freeman

An international team of researchers has discovered the first unequivocal evidence that humans in prehistoric Saharan Africa used cattle for their milk...

Jun 19, 2012 by James Freeman

A U.S. team of researchers has described a new single-dose vaccine that provides immunity against the effects of cocaine. Coca leaf (Marcello Casal Jr....

Jun 18, 2012 by James Freeman

An anomaly in the behavior of ordinary particles may point to the existence of mirror particles that could be candidates for dark matter responsible for...

Jun 6, 2012 by James Freeman

Analyzing data from several telescopes, including NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, an international team of astronomers has discovered a massive...

Jun 1, 2012 by James Freeman

Australian scientists have found that daily consumption of dark chocolate can reduce cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks and strokes, in people...

May 29, 2012 by James Freeman

British researchers have reconstructed for the first time how a famous extinct animal – the early tetrapod called Ichthyostega – moved on land. Reconstruction...

May 28, 2012 by James Freeman

A new study has suggested that climate change was a key ingredient in the collapse of the Harappan civilization. Archaeological ruins of Mohenjo-daro:...

May 18, 2012 by James Freeman

A team of astronomers at the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii has taken a stunning image of the planetary nebula Sharpless 2-71. The complex planetary nebula...

May 18, 2012 by James Freeman

By combining the light of three powerful infrared telescopes, an international team of astrophysicists has observed the active accretion phase of a supermassive...