This specific iconography of subjugation — a bound captive struck by a weapon — has deep roots in Egyptian state ideology. It parallels famous early dynastic scenes like those at Gebel Sheikh Suleiman ...

Every mammal, every fish, every vertebrate (creatures that have a spine) has two eyes. It’s been that way for millions and ...

As gas falls toward a black hole, it heats up and shines. If the glow becomes intense enough, it can push incoming gas away. Astronomers call this balancing point the Eddington limit, and for decades ...

For people trapped in the cycle of severe depression, hope is a cruel tease. It arrives briefly with a new pill or a round of ...

During a close approach to the Sun, the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter watched that tipping point unfold in unusually ...

A team of researchers has seemingly managed to do just that: they successfully converted a Type A human kidney into a ...

The Perseverance rover is continuing its mission to find clues about the geological past of Mars. The rover’s main goals are ...

From degeneracy to galactic archaeology, white dwarfs are helping scientists make sense of some of the universe's burning mysteries.

Even more striking were the changes that occur as sharks grow. At around 3m in body length, white sharks undergo a major ...

According to a new study by researchers Francisco W. Kerche, Matthew Zook, and Mark Graham, Large Language Models (LLMs) ...

The Darwin’s bark spider silk has a tensile strength of around 1.6 gigapascals, several times stronger than structural iron, ...

New research suggests this divide begins almost the moment you’re exposed. A study from Yale University finds that the earliest responses from the cells lining your nose (triggered within hours of ...