Some of the earliest inhabitants of Japan came from the Korean peninsula, according to a new study that sheds more light on ancient immigration patterns to the archipelago. Japan may be an international travel hub for business and pleasure today, but the islands were relatively isolated until about 3000BC. ItsContinue Reading
The luminous Hunter’s moon will rise early Thursday morning in the eastern US. Skywatchers may have to set their alarm clocks a little early to really enjoy the full moon, which will have peak illumination at 7:26 a.m. ET. The orange-hued moon will appear full from Tuesday evening through FridayContinue Reading
A fossil, believed to be one of the oldest ever, could help explain the rise of the dinosaurs. Scientists in Brazil announced the discovery of the ancient reptile dating back some 237 million years. Named Gondwanax paraisensis, the four-legged reptile species was roughly the size of a small dog withContinue Reading
The trick to stopping your pets from fighting each other has been revealed. People planning on taking a new puppy home to their cat should think about allowing them to get used to each other gradually rather than immediately mixing the two, the findings suggest. The key to stopping yourContinue Reading
People in the UK should “look to the west” to spot Comet A3, an astronomer has said. The comet, also known as Tsuchinshan-Atlas, was visible from the UK on Saturday evening and was pictured above the London skyline and over Dorset. It has been called “the comet of the century”Continue Reading
Someone’s DNA is simply an instruction manual for who they are and is not generally their “destiny”, an expert has said. Geneticist and ancient DNA specialist Professor Turi King explained that DNA is only one piece of the puzzle, and people have a lot of choice in who they are.Continue Reading
They key to stopping your pets from fighting like cats and dogs may lie in how you first introduce them to each other, research suggests. People planning on taking a new puppy home to their cat should think about allowing them to get used to each other gradually rather thanContinue Reading
China had a thriving cosmetics industry more than a thousand years ago, archaeologists have found. The industry, which flourished between 618 and 907AD, produced a range of products including moisturisers made of animal fat and eyebrow enhancers using graphite powder. The products were commonly used by the wealthy non-elite ofContinue Reading
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship Endurance has been seen in spectacular 3D detail in new images released more than a century after it sunk. The vessel was hidden at a depth of 3,000m at the bottom of the icy Weddell Sea in Antarctica after sinking in 1915 – before itContinue Reading
A six-mile-long asteroid, which struck Earth 66 million years ago, wiped out the dinosaurs and more than half of all life on Earth. The impact left a 124-mile-wide crater underneath the Gulf of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. And, until now, it had been assumed that the asteroid acted alone. This week,Continue Reading
