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Scientists discovered the earliest gibbon fossil

A finding that fills a gap in the evolutionary history of apes.

A method for predicting the composition of dark matter

A new analysis offers an innovative means to predict ‘cosmological signatures’ for models of dark matter.

What makes brain cells develop in a specific order?

A study of the visual system of fruit flies reveals factors regulating neuron development.

A mysterious, new type of wave discovered in the Sun

Equatorially antisymmetric vorticity waves.

The spines of Neandertals may explain our back-related ailments

What explains our lower back pain?

How do plants build a sugar transport lane?

A tiny region at the root tip is responsible.

Mass extinctions of land-dwelling animals follow a 27-million-year cycle

Timing of mass extinctions lines up with asteroid impacts and massive volcanic eruptions.

Stellar flares can reduce a planet’s habitability

New insights into the habitability of exoplanets.

New state of matter discovered

Breakthrough offers promise for enhanced storage and computation capabilities.

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