A new book shows how African masks changed the world of modern art, influencing Picasso and other modernists, and paving the way for the Black art renaissance. Read more ›
About 252 million years ago, the End-Permian extinction wiped out over 95% of marine species and about 70% of land species. Now, new research unveils how it happened. Read more ›
Researchers at the City College of New York looking to design a faster type of robot are taking a cue from the speediest land mammal on Earth: the cheetah. Read more ›
Researchers have presented proof that ecosystems thrive, and have greater stability, when there is diversity. The key lies in the way species interact. Read more ›
A new study found there are some surprising things going on inside diamonds. They have characteristics that could pave the way for improvements in MRI machines and quantum information processing. Read more ›