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Earth's nights are steadily getting brighter overall, but the changes vary dramatically by region. Rapid urban growth is lighting up countries like China and India, while parts of Europe are dimming due to energy-saving efforts and new lighting ...

Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence that humans reached New Guinea and Australia around 60,000 years ago--earlier than some recent theories suggested. By tracing maternal DNA lineages, the team discovered that these early travelers likely . ...

Early wheat didn't just grow--it fought. When humans began cultivating fields, plants that could outcompete their neighbors for sunlight and space quickly took over, evolving upright leaves and aggressive growth. These ancient "warrior" traits helped ...

A new international study is shaking up how we think about elite sprinting, arguing there's no single "perfect" running style behind the world's fastest athletes. Instead, speed emerges from a complex mix of an individual's body, coordination, ...

A massive new analysis of over 1,700 languages shows that some long-debated "universal" grammar rules are actually real. By using cutting-edge evolutionary methods, researchers found that languages tend to evolve in predictable ways rather than ...

A hidden Roman sanctuary discovered beneath Frankfurt is offering rare clues about ancient rituals, including possible human sacrifice. With major funding secured, scientists are now racing to uncover how this mysterious, multi-god cult site operated ...

Modern food systems may look stable on the surface, but they are increasingly dependent on digital systems that can quietly become a major point of failure. Today, food must be "recognized" by databases and automated platforms to be transported, sold ...

More than 12,000 years ago, Native American hunter-gatherers were already making and using dice--thousands of years before similar tools appeared elsewhere. These bone "binary lots" acted like primitive coins, producing random outcomes for games of . ...

A mysterious Greek inscription found beneath the Great Mosque of Homs could pinpoint the long-debated location of an ancient sun temple. Scholars now think the mosque sits atop a sacred site that transitioned from pagan worship to Christianity and .. ...

Scientists may have been unknowingly inflating microplastics pollution estimates, and the surprising source could be their own lab gloves. A University of Michigan study found that common nitrile and latex gloves release tiny particles called ...