Our closest evolutionary relatives, the Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis), were once widespread throughout Europe and as far east as the Altai Mountains in southern Siberia. Yet more than 160 years after the first Neanderthal fossils were discovered in Europe, little is known about the group size or social organization of Neanderthal communities. Using ancient DNA, a …
“Do you want to hold a meteorite?” The question was unexpected, but not entirely unexpected – I was, after all, at a meeting of the Meteoritical Society. As a heavy but unassuming stone was placed in my cupped palms, the scientists began to gather. “I’ve been studying meteorites for years, and I’ve never seen anything …
Martian meteorites offer fascinating insight into the red planet – Eos Read More »
Beneath its thick surface of ice, Enceladus contains an ocean that could potentially harbor a habitable environment, making it fascinating to scientists. Enceladus is Saturn’s sixth largest moon (out of 83 moons), measuring just 500 kilometers in diameter. William Herschel discovered it in 1789, and despite brief flybys during NASA’s Voyager missions, little was still …
Why do astronomers find Saturn’s moon Enceladus particularly fascinating? Read More »
