When Did Human Ancestors Start Using Tools?
We humans are nothing if not inventive. Our innovations have come to underpin virtually every facet of daily life—from what we eat to how we communicate. This ingenuity is intrinsically linked to both our outsize brain and our hands, which are remarkably dexterous compared with those of other primates. Paleoanthropologists have long sought the origins
Genetic Genealogy Can Stop Violent Criminals and Free the Wrongly Convicted
Since 1989, 3,615 individuals convicted of crimes have been exonerated in the U.S., freed after their conviction was reversed. Post-conviction DNA testing played a part in 606 of these exonerations. Brothers Robert and David Bintz became the latest additions to this disturbing list on September 25, after investigative genetic genealogy (IGG)—which relies on genealogical and
SpaceX’s Starship Soars in 6th Test Flight but Skips Booster Catch
The biggest and most powerful rocket ever built now has a half-dozen launches under its belt. SpaceX's 400-foot-tall (122 meters) Starship megarocket lifted off for the sixth time ever today (Nov. 19), rising off the orbital launch mount at the company's Starbase site in South Texas at 5:00 p.m. EST (2200 GMT; 4:00 p.m. local
Planetary Scientists Create Geological Map of Moon’s Oriental Basin
Researchers at the Planetary Science Institute have compiled a 1:200,000-scale geological map of the lunar Orientale basin, focusing on identifying the most widespread and accessible occurrences of impact melt deposits from the basin-forming impact to help guide sample-return missions. 1:3M mapping (originally mapped at 1:200,000) of a portion of the Orientale basin. The small craters
Trump’s Anti-Climate Agenda Could Help China Dominate Global Markets
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network . BAKU, Azerbaijan—A steady stream of international government and business leaders have been trekking to the China Pavilion, one of the largest among dozens of showcase spaces here at this month’s 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention
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