All 23 Homo naledi skeletons found in South Africa’s Rising Star cave appear female, suggesting deliberate placement rather than natural accumulation. This cha…

Philosophers Schwitzgebel and Pober argue consciousness could exist in forms we can’t comprehend, not just human-like brains, challenging how we search for ali…

Nottingham University Hospitals ignored a 2018 warning about maternity care failures, leading to hundreds of avoidable harm cases. Repeated reviews and ignored…

South Africa’s Cape leopards are genetically distinct and half the size of other leopards after 20,000 years of isolation, yet they retain high genetic diversi…

Extreme heat impairs animals' cognitive abilities, causing aggression and poor decision-making, which threatens their survival. As climate change intensifies h…

Ukraine destroyed a key railway bridge in Crimea, cutting the last major rail link to southern Ukraine and crippling Russia’s ability to supply troops and weap…

A man developed sudden taste distortions linked to long-term ACE inhibitor use, causing food to taste foul. This highlights how medication side effects can eme…

Early humans brought fire into caves 1.79 million years ago, proven by burned bones in South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave. This rewrites fire control history, show…

Ebola likely began in Mongbwalu, a gold-mining town in eastern DRC, before officials identified it, spreading rapidly due to poverty, misinformation, and distr…

Elected Democrats are barely mentioning climate change ahead of the 2024 midterms, despite voter concerns about extreme weather and clean energy jobs. Polls sh…

The new superconducting X-ray detector at BESSY II is up to 1,000 times more sensitive, enabling researchers to map ultra-thin materials and previously invisib…