The biggest jump in body size among our ancestors happened around 2–2.5 million years ago, with the appearance of Homo rudolfensis or Homo erectus/ergaster, rather than gradually across the whole human family tree.
Source: Science – Space – phys
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy cluster MACS0329-0211.
Reflect Orbital moves ahead with the company’s first Eärendil launch amid concerns from the astronomical community.
Kauri dieback is one of the most serious threats facing Aotearoa New Zealand’s kauri forests. The disease is caused by a soil-dwelling microbe, Phytophthora agathidicida, which infects kauri roots and eventually kills the tree. There is no cure, so finding…
