The rock that shook the earth
The meteorite that brought about dinosaur extinction also sparked volcanic eruptions throughout the world’s oceans Leif Karlstrom, University of Oregon and Joseph Byrnes, University of Minnesota The end of the…
A dino in iridescent color
A wonderfully preserved Jurassic relative of both birds and T. rex shows that iridescent feathers were fashionable in ancient times, too
Every ring tells a story
The past comes clothed in rich detail, thanks to tree ring comparisons, archaeological evidence, oral traditions, linguistics, genetics, and other data Stephen E. Nash In the fall of 1282, a…
Teaching machines to teach themselves
For future machines to be as smart as we are, they’ll need to be able to learn like we do. Arend Hintze, Michigan State University Are you tired of telling…
Do jellyfish dream of android squid?
Out of the closet: Intriguing research suggests that sleep has a long evolutionary history P. Rajendran Sometimes great ideas come to life in garages, at others in closets, as in…