When did human ancestors start walking on two legs?
Anthropologists have been arguing for 20 years about whether Sahelanthropus, a hominin that lived about 7 million years ago, was one of the first bipedal
Britain saw centuries of economic growth under Roman rule
A hoard of Roman gold coins found below the floor of a Roman house in Corbridge, UK World History Archive/Alamy After the Romans conquered Britain
The benefits of anti-ageing medicines will outweigh the downsides
The field of anti-ageing medicine has exploded in recent years as discoveries about the fundamental biology of ageing are translated into experimental therapies. The latest
Time ticks faster on the moon by 57 microseconds per Earth day
With lunar exploration ramping up, NASA has been tasked with defining a time zone for the moon. New calculations show that time is ever so
Trilobites preserved in incredible detail by Pompeii-style eruption
A 3D reconstruction of one of the trilobite fossils Arnaud Mazurier/University of Poitiers A fossil site in Morocco has been called the “Pompeii of trilobites”
Quantum ‘super behaviour’ could create energy seemingly from nothing
Quantum states can be surprisingly energetic David Wall/Getty In quantum mechanics, the whole can be much greater than the sum of its parts, according to
Tropical storms like Alberto can lead to years of declining incomes
Houses in Texas surrounded by floodwater from Tropical Storm Alberto in June 2024 Brandon Bell/Getty Parts of Texas and Mexico were hit by flooding this
Pluto and the largest moon of Neptune might be siblings
Triton, left, and Pluto (not shown to scale) may be long-lost siblings JPL/NASA//Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute Neptune’s largest moon, Triton, and
Light-activated drugs could keep sleep-deprived military pilots alert
Military pilots must stay alert while controlling fighter aircraft, such as this F-15E Strike Eagle U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hiram Martinez The
Martin Rees: Why challenge prizes can solve our most pressing issues
Martin Rees at the 2017 Hay Festival of Literature in Hay on Wye, UK Alamy Stock Photo The Oscars. The Booker prize. The Nobels. The