Are Neanderthals and Homo sapiens the same species?
Scientists have been vollying the question back and forth for more than a century.
Planet Earth
Ancient 'land bridge' that connected Siberia to US wasn't what it seems, scientists find
The boggy landscape of the Bering land bridge may have allowed some ice age animals to cross easily, while others stayed in Asia.
Philippines volcanic eruption: Kanlaon volcano 'may progress to further explosive eruptions'
The Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupted today (Dec. 9) at 3:03 p.m. local time, spouting an eruption column of up to 1.86 miles (3 kilometers) into the sky and triggering the evacuation of 87,000 people.
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Space
New thunderstorms wider than Earth are spewing out green lightning on Jupiter — and could make one of the gas giant's massive bands disappear
A pair of massive thunderstorms have been spotted swirling in Jupiter's "South Equatorial Belt" and are likely unleashing massive bolts of green lightning. Some experts think the pale clouds could end up altering the rusty band's color — and potentially even making it "disappear."
Health
Body parts grown in the lab
In recent years, scientists have successfully grown a range of miniature organs and human body parts in the lab.
Animals
Large, ghostly white crab-like predator discovered at the bottom of the Atacama Trench
A never-before-seen predatory crustacean that feeds on other smaller creatures in the hadal zone was discovered in the Atacama Trench at a depth of 25,900 feet.
Human Behavior
24 brain networks kick in when you watch movies, study finds
Researchers created the most detailed map of the brain's functional networks using data from people watching movies, including "Inception," "Home Alone" and "Erin Brokovich."
Physics & Mathematics
Infamous 'sofa problem' that boggled mathematicians for decades may finally have a solution
A math problem delineating the largest-size sofa that can fit around a corner has finally been solved, though it may not help you move.
Chemistry
Scientists discover revolutionary method that makes fuel from water and sunlight — but it's not finished yet
The hydrogen fuel tank of a Toyota vehicle on display.
Tech
New quantum computing milestone smashes entanglement world record
Researchers have made significant progress in the quest for scalable and fault-tolerant quantum computers after entangling the most logical qubits on record.
Google's new quantum chip has solved a problem that would have taken the best supercomputer a quadrillion times the age of the universe to crack
Google's new 105-qubit 'Willow' quantum processor has surpassed a key error-correction threshold first proposed in 1995 — with errors now reducing exponentially as you scale up quantum machines.
