Understanding what pointing means is an extremely complex cognitive skill. Add elephants to the tiny list of species that can make sense of it
Asteroid Pours Water on Dead Sun. Yes, That’s Happening
A study of a burnt-out star 170 light years away provides more evidence of the ubiquity of water in the universe
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Cold Years in the Future Could Be Hotter Than the Hottest Years Now
A new study calculates that by 2047, average temperatures across much of the planet will rise to levels higher than we’ve ever seen in recent history
Nobel Jury Member Calls Physics Prize ‘Wrong’
Argues that the groundbreaking CERN lab that finally discovered the ‘god particle’ deserved more than a nod
Alone in Space: Free-Floating Planet Discovered
Celestial drifter baffles and excites astronomers
Trio Share Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Researchers from Harvard, Stanford and USC get kudos for work in chemical modelling
Higgs Hoopla: Two Physicists Nab a Nobel Prize
Nearly 50 years after Francois Englert and Peter Higgs did their work, they were recognized by science’s top award for helping to explain why the universe exists
11-Year-Old Boy to Brew Beer for NASA
But for the most part, the beer’s not for drinking
Two Who Helped Discover New Particle Win Nobel Prize in Physics
For scientists whose work helped lead to discovery of Higgs boson
Hands Beat Feet. An Old Evolutionary Question is Answered
Scientists long debated whether tool use or upright posture came first. Now they may have the answer