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People often get the environmental impact of food wrong, according to new research. While many assume processed foods are the worst, they tend to overlook the surprisingly high impact of items like nuts and underestimate how damaging beef really is. ...

Researchers have uncovered the world's oldest known cave art--a 67,800-year-old hand stencil in Indonesia. The unusual, claw-like design hints at early symbolic thinking and possibly spiritual beliefs. This discovery also strengthens the case that .. ...

A new study reveals that farming in Argentina's Uspallata Valley was adopted by local hunter-gatherers rather than introduced by outside populations. Centuries later, a stressed group of maize-heavy farmers migrated into the region, facing climate .. ...

New research shows that sourdough fermentation does more than make bread rise--it transforms wheat fibers in unexpected ways. Scientists found that enzymes already present in wheat, activated by the sourdough's acidic environment, break down key ...

Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a tool that replaces human work, but new research from Swansea University suggests a far more exciting role: creative collaborator. In a large study with more than 800 participants designing virtual cars, ...

When the Asian financial crisis sent rice prices soaring in Indonesia in the late 1990s, the shock didn't just strain household budgets--it left lasting marks on children's bodies. Researchers from the University of Bonn found that kids exposed to .. ...

In medieval Denmark, people could pay for more prestigious graves closer to the church -- a sign of wealth and status. But when researchers examined hundreds of skeletons, they discovered something unexpected: even people with stigmatized diseases .. ...

As AI systems began acing traditional tests, researchers realized those benchmarks were no longer tough enough. In response, nearly 1,000 experts created Humanity's Last Exam, a massive 2,500-question challenge covering highly specialized topics ...

Teenagers naturally fall asleep later, which makes early school start times a recipe for chronic sleep deprivation. Researchers studying a Swiss high school that introduced flexible start times found that students overwhelmingly chose to begin later- ...