A mouse's skin has been found to play a role in sensing oxygen levels around its environment. Knowing how pivotal rats are in the study of human diseases, these findings have positive implications once again for man. Head over the full article for more details.

See this kid right here? That's a reconstruction of how a Neanderthal boy would look like: red hair, fair skin, and all. Now imagine hearing how they must've sounded like 50,000 years ago. Thanks to Robert McCarthy, imagining it will be a lot easier. Head over the full article to hear a simulated voice of a Neanderthal.

No matter how pesky rats may seem in our homes, we can't deny how helpful they are in our fight with diseases. After being studied to cure liver cirrhosis, rats are now pivotal once again in the research against Parkinson's disease. More details after the jump.

After showing you a solar tsunami as it occurs, we bring you this horse-shaped image from your left. See it? That's the Horsehead Nebula from the Orion constellation. Using only a small telescope, the Star Shadows Remote Observatory from New Mexico, USA was able to photograph its entire surroundings. Head over the full article to see the Horsehead Nebula in its fullest majesty.

With the way the Earth is declining, scientists have been intensifying the search for other planets outside our solar system. Now, check this image right here. This is a close-up of the star AB Aurigae and that depleted area there just might be the site of a developing planet. Head over the full article for more details.

So we're all resigned to the fact that the Earth is heating up? Wait until you see by how much. The Canadian Coast Guard Amundsen research ship was confident about using a likewise massive Arctic ice bridge as a port. Every winter the bridge appears, but not this year. More details after the jump.

The putty-nosed monkeys of Nigeria have been found to understand each other by combining their limited sounds. Is this another fuel for the hotly-contested monkey-to-man evolution debate? More details when you read the full article.