Ancient DNA traces origins of English, German and Scandinavian languages
English, German, Dutch and the Scandinavian languages are all members of the Germanic language group, spoken by hundreds of millions of people today. But where did these languages come from?Go to story
Researchers use seasonal satellite imagery to map shrub encroachment in Inner Mongolia grasslands
Researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS) used satellite images collected across the growing season to map shrub cover in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, China. By tracking seasonal…
New modeling links gaps in Earth’s geological record to rising and sinking continents
Research led by a University of Wollongong (UOW) Ph.D. candidate may have solved one of Earth’s most perplexing geological mysteries: What caused the Great Unconformity?Go to story
From ABCs to geometry: Kindergarten readiness linked to math achievement through ninth grade
Children’s developmental readiness in kindergarten can predict their math achievement as late as ninth grade, according to research from the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE).Go to story
Giant planet emerges from two-year-old JWST data thanks to glare-removal technique
Even the world’s most powerful telescopes have their blind spots. Although NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can peer billions of years into the past, it still struggles to photograph planets orbiting nearby stars. Stars shine with…