We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
Scientists have linked bipedalism to changes in how the human pelvis developed millions of years ago.
DNA and stone tool comparisons suggest Eastern European Neandertals trekked 3,000 kilometers to Siberia, where they left a genetic and cultural mark.
DNA from Napoleonic soldiers’ teeth uncovered two fever-causing bacteria that may have worsened the army’s fatal retreat from Russia.
Glioblastoma doesn't just affect the brain. It also erodes bones in the skull and changes the composition of immune cells in skull marrow.
Thousands of at-risk manta and devil rays become accidental bycatch in tuna fishing nets every year. A simple sorting grid could help save them.
Biomedical engineer Erika Moore investigates diseases that disproportionately affect women of color.
A new look at cuts on a giant kangaroo bone reveal First Peoples as fossil collectors, not hunters who helped drive species extinct, some scientists argue.
Using a scratch-and-sniff test, researchers discovered that smell loss after COVID-19 may linger for more than two years.
Comparing animals’ susceptibility to optical illusions can show how perception evolved.
