An existential question all of us may have wondered at some point or another is “Where did humans come from,” and scientists may be closer to answering this with the discovery of Lucy.
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In 1904, the steamship SS Nemesis was transporting coal to Melbourne, Australia, when it was overtaken by a storm. Over the next few weeks, the bodies of the 32 seamen washed up on shore, but their ship was never seen again.
On March 21, 2024, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) announced the world’s first successful transplant of a pig kidney into a 62-year-old man with end-stage kidney disease.
Stevens prides itself on being an institution that encourages entrepreneurship alongside education, exciting many prospective and current students with the opportunity to pursue their passion project as a business in the future.
Duke University has announced that it will close its herbarium, which hosts over 825,000 plants, fungi, and algae specimens. Duke’s herbarium is one of the most diverse in the nation and has existed for over a century.
Today’s turtles are smaller than humans, but only 9,000 years ago, turtles the size of couches inhabited much of the Brazilian Amazon.
July 20, 1969, is a day in history that will never be forgotten. For the first time, a human stepped onto another celestial body, taking one small step for himself and one giant leap for mankind.
People with allergies may soon be able to alleviate their symptoms, like congestion or itchy skin, thanks to recent studies revealing that immune cells are responsible for allergies persisting long-term.
Williams Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and Dr. Suess are known as some of the most innovative “word” creators in history. However, their influence might be overtaken by a new group of people: teenage girls.
In a world increasingly shaped by climate change, a new study suggests that rising temperatures may pave the way for a surge in locust populations, potentially imperiling crops across vast swathes.