A new review led by professor Emese Bordy at the University of Cape Town (UCT) Department of Geological Sciences brings together more than two decades of research on the Karoo Supergroup, revealing how scientific understanding of this iconic geological archive has changed since 2000.
Cells travel through the body both individually and in collective groups during development, wound healing and diseases such as cancer. New research from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis shows that cells can sense even the smallest defects, or micro-injur...
You may have heard there’s a funding crisis for science in general, and for computer science in particular. Within CS, despite billions of dollars being spent for AI research, there is less and less funding for traditional areas. I work in Databases, and have seen many colleagues switching to A...
Finding 'Gangaichthys indonepalicus' required hand pumping over 600 gallons of water. The post TikTok helps scientists discover new underground, translucent eel in India appeared first on Popular Science .
A 4,000-year-old painted stone plaque discovered on a remote Indonesian island is the first known example of portable art belonging to the Austronesian Painting Tradition (APT), providing a rare glimpse into the symbolic world of some of history's greatest maritime voyagers.
The complete genome of the tuberculosis bacterium was sequenced and published in 1998. Since then, scientists have deciphered about two-thirds of TB's genes. Or have they?