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For what length of time did modern humans and Neanderthals coexist in Europe?
The idea that two different human species, Homo sapiens (us) and Neanderthals, co-existed in western Eurasia 50–40,000 years ago has long captured the imagination...
65 years of NASA: A astrophysicist considers the legacy of the agency
Sixty-five years ago, in 1958, several government programs that had been pursuing spaceflight combined to form NASA. At the time, I was only 3...
Glass: This common but complex substance still astounds scientists because it is neither a solid nor a liquid.
Glass is a material of many faces: It is both ancient and modern, strong yet delicate, and able to adopt almost any shape or color.
How we learned where a pint of lager really came from
Despite a surge in interest in craft beers and ales, lager continues to dominate global sales, with more than 150 billion litres consumed around...
How roses and cut flowers came to represent love and luxury: A rose by any other name
Before the creation of international systems of cultivation and the ability to move goods by air freight, flowers matched the pattern of the seasons....
