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‘Blue’ for jeans first made 6,200 years ago in Peru

Indigo dye may by older – and more American – than previously assumed. In a study published in Science Advances, researchers report scraps of indigo-dyed fabric found in Peru tha...

DATE: Sep 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

So, what exactly was hot in menswear 5,300 years ago?

Otzi, who are you wearing? When Otzi the Iceman was discovered in 1991, his 5,300-year-old body had been remarkably well preserved by his glacial tomb. And while they weren’t exac...

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Is Jupiter’s red spot turning up the heat?

Scientists try to explain why planet’s upper atmosphere is hotter than expected

DATE: Jul 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Falling into a scientific breakthrough

Planned spacecraft could help scientists detect gravitational waves

DATE: Jun 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

It turns out this planet has three suns in its sky

Scientists have found a rare three-star system 685 light years away. Instead of the more typical single star, or even a pair, it boasts a trio of suns that coexist in a complex dance. And th...

DATE: Apr 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Data hints Pluto may have once had liquid lakes

At a news conference at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, NASA scientists made it clear that we’re not even close to being done puzzling out Pluto’s weird little secrets. It’s been...

DATE: Mar 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Ancient flower species found locked in amber

Anyone who has seen “Jurassic Park” knows that all manner of organisms can end up trapped in amber – preserved in hardened tree resin, waiting for scientists to unlock their secrets millions...

DATE: Feb 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Superheavy elements add some heft to periodic table

While you were off celebrating the holidays, the periodic table got a little more complete. Four newly discovered elements managed to squeak their way in just before the end of 2015, filling...

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

The science of the hangover

No magic cure, but you can limit day-after damage

DATE: Dec 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Twin birth rates hit an all-time high in the United States

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a final report on births in the United States in 2014, showing an all-time record number of twins. We’re not talking about a monum...

DATE: Dec 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

2015 was a big year for science

Scientists push frontiers from space to the microscopic

DATE: Dec 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Researchers: Stonehenge may be of Welsh origin

Comedian Eddie Izzard has a fantastic bit about Stonehenge. The famous monument – located in Wiltshire, England – is partially made from Welsh stones hewn about 200 miles away away. The Wels...

DATE: Dec 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science