Few sites in the world preserve a continuous archaeological record spanning millions of years. Wonderwerk Cave, located in South Africa's Kalahari Desert, is one of those rare sites. Meaning "miracle" in Afrikaans, Wonderwerk Cave has been identified as potentially the earliest cave occupation in the world and the site...
A team of researchers has successfully restored partial vision to a blind man using a new kind of gene therapy, according to a recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine.
This is a major milestone for a gene-based therapy that can effectively reverse a state of near-total blindness, and...
Since fast radio bursts (FRBs) were first discovered over a decade ago, scientists have puzzled over what could be generating these intense flashes of radio waves from outside of our galaxy. In a gradual process of elimination, the field of possible explanations has narrowed as new pieces of information...
No very large dinosaurs have ever been unearthed in the tropical regions of the Earth. Only a few species of small meat-eating dinosaurs have been found in the tropics to date. Geochemist Jessica Whiteside from the University of Southampton and colleagues from the United States have found an explanation...
