(Image credit: Xia Yuan via Getty Images) We spend a significant portion of our lives asleep. This may seem like an evolutionary disadvantage, since sleep leaves us motionless and potentially susceptible to attack for hours at a time — but…
Scientists have discovered mammoth DNA spanning more than a million years of their evolutionary history. (Image credit: Dottedhippo via Getty Images) Scientists have identified the oldest woolly mammoth fossil in North America and unlocked its genetic secrets, according to a…
New calculations suggest that a collision between young Mercury and a similarly sized protoplanet may have given it its unusual composition. (Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington) A recent study suggests that Mercury's mysterious composition…
Because Wilkes Land Crater is hidden beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, it can only be detected using gravity measurements and other mapping techniques. On this map, the crater is in the lower right corner and forms a light U-shape surrounded…
(Image credit: Bushnell) The Bushnell 10x42mm Trophy XLT Binoculars are one of the most highly rated binoculars, with over 1,000 reviews on Amazon. They are highly rated as one of the best for bird watching, wildlife viewing, and remote landscapes.…
Paper | FlexiVol: A see-through volume display with elastic diffusers – YouTube See more Holograms that can be physically interpreted have moved beyond the realm of science fiction and into our reality thanks to advances in mixed reality. In a…