This story is part of Mysteries of the Brain, CNET's deep dive into the infinite complexities of the human brain. Picture a red apple. Great. Now, which of the following describes you? Group 1: Yo… [+6918 chars]
Earlier, it was thought that post-starburst galaxies scatter all of their gas and dust — the fuel needed to create new stars — in violent bursts of energy, and at incredible speeds. Post-starburst g… [+5160 chars]
A new study has found that double ridges, the most common surface feature on Jupiter's icy moon Europa, are similar to parallel ice ridges in Greenland, suggesting the Jovian moon's icy shell could b… [+2158 chars]
Enlarge/ Fossilized spider from the Aix-en-Provence formation in France seen in hand sample overlain with fluorescent microscopy image of the same fossil. UV illumination causes the fossil to glow br… [+6229 chars]
Even the smallest organism can have a major influence on the evolution of life on Earth. Microscopic algae that inhabit the sunlit waters of the ocean surface are not only responsible for about half … [+7268 chars]
Ancient DNA has been extracted from insects trapped in amber.Credit: Frank Fox/Science Photo Library Ancient DNA: The Making of a Celebrity ScienceElizabeth D. Jones Yale Univ. Press (2022) In 1993… [+5594 chars]
