The jawbone the monk discovered decades agowasn’t from a donkey. Instead, the 160,000-year-oldfossil was from a Denisovan, a long-extinct, sister group of Neandertals
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Shoot for the stars this weekend: Spring’s best meteor shower will peak with the Eta Aquarids
The Eta Aquarid meteors, also known as the Aquarids, are known for their speed. These meteors are fast — traveling at about 148,000 mph into Earth’s atmosphere.
‘Crowded out of existence’: Up to 1M species at risk of extinction because of human activities, report says
Up to a millionspecies are at risk of extinction because of human activities, a United Nations report warns.
Spy games? Russia could be using beluga whales for military purposes
A whale hasbeen discovered in waters near Norway with tight harnesses on it, which could have been attachedby the Russian military.
Are we ready for the end of the world? NASA conducts drill for potential asteroid strike
NASA is conducting a drill this week to see how we’d prepare if a giant asteroid was hurtling toward the Earth.
Say it ain’t snow: Winter storm to pound 4 million people across 1,200 miles of Midwest this weekend
A potent late-April snowstorm is forecast to dump up to 9inches of snow across a 1,200-milestripeof the Midwest and Great Lakes states over the weekend.
‘Unprecedented, catastrophic:’ Cyclone Kenneth slams into storm-battered Mozambique
Cyclone Kennethslammed into northeastern Mozambique on Thursday, only six weeks after Cyclone Idairavagedthe African nation.
Weird prehistoric creature was ‘strangest crab that ever lived,’ with a ‘hodgepodge of body parts’
Crabs are already among the freakiest-looking animals we encounter, so it’s no surprise their ancestors were bizarre, too.
Violent storms, floods, tornadoes leave 5 dead in South
Violent storms unleashed floods and tornadoesacross Texas and Louisiana late Wednesday and early Thursday, leaving at least five people dead.
The sounds of silence: New device could create words out of thoughts
Trapped inside their bodies, stroke patients may be able to think – but not speak. But now, a prototype of a new device could one day literally give avoice to the voiceless.