Earth & Environment
How a modern koala is related to a ferocious ice age predator
Koalas may look like peaceful, eucalyptus-chewing tree-dwellers, while the marsupial lion was one of the fiercest Ice Age predators ever to roam Australia.
But scientists...
Scientists discover a key gene that helps shape the taste and quality of tea
Tea is one of the most popular drinks in the world, but the size of the young buds at the top of the tea...
Ancient Roman glass cups hold secret messages from their creators
In early 2023, art historian and glassblower Hallie Meredith stood inside a quiet gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art when she noticed something...
Scientists recover the world’s oldest RNA from a 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth
For the first time in history, scientists have extracted and decoded RNA molecules from the remains of an Ice Age woolly mammoth.
The breakthrough, achieved...
Air pollution increases cardiac arrest risk, study shows
A new study conducted by the Politecnico di Milano in Lombardy has revealed alarming findings about the link between air pollution and cardiac arrest...
Why we fear rare disasters more than everyday dangers
People often panic over rare but dramatic disasters like plane crashes, terror attacks, or nuclear accidents—while ignoring more common dangers such as car crashes...
Common industrial chemical may cause Parkinson’s disease
Scientists from the University of Rochester and other research groups have found new evidence that a common chemical used in industries may be linked...
The AI boom feels eerily similar to 2000s dotcom crash—with some important differences
If last week's trillion-dollar slide of major tech stocks felt familiar, it's because we've been here before—when hype about innovation last ran headlong into...
Dinosaur eggshells provide a new way to tell time in the fossil record
Scientists have discovered a groundbreaking way to measure time in the distant past—by dating fossilized dinosaur eggshells.
This new technique could transform how researchers determine...
Ancient wallaby’s strong legs paved the way for kangaroo evolution
Australia’s kangaroos and wallabies are famous for their powerful hops, but how did they develop such extraordinary legs?
New research from Flinders University has uncovered...
Why self-driving car companies hide crash data—and how they could share it safely
Self-driving cars have been tested on public roads for decades, from San Francisco to Pittsburgh and beyond.
Autonomous vehicle (AV) technology promises safer roads and...
Continents slowly “peel away” to create ocean volcanoes, study finds
A team of Earth scientists has discovered that continents are slowly peeling apart from below—sending fragments deep into the oceanic mantle, where they can...
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Solar storms and Northern Lights: Why we’re seeing more of them
In 2024, the Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, have appeared in the UK twice—a rare treat!
Normally, these stunning lights are not visible this far...
Scientists discover 85 hidden lakes beneath Antarctica’s ice
Deep under Antarctica’s thick ice cover lies a hidden world of lakes that no human has ever seen.
These “subglacial lakes” sit several kilometers below...
Antimatter embraces Earth, falling downward like normal matter, shows study
Scientists at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, have been delving deep into the secrets of the universe, studying a mysterious substance known as antimatter.
They have...
The future ring of fire in the Atlantic
The oceans of our world seem permanent through the lens of a human lifespan, but they are anything but.
They go through a lifecycle of...
These self-healing circuit boards could help solve the world’s e-waste crisis
Every year, the pile of discarded electronics—known as e-waste—keeps growing. From broken phones and outdated laptops to worn-out appliances, our digital lives are producing...
Sound waves could help clean harmful plastics from our water
Scientists at the University of Glasgow have discovered a new way to remove a harmful chemical called Bisphenol A (BPA) from water—using only sound...
Why touching a dog can help you reduce stress and depression
In a study from the University of Basel, scientists found that viewing, feeling, and touching real dogs leads to increasingly higher levels of activity...
Early crust on Mars is more complex than thought
Early crust on Mars may be more complex than previously thought—and it may even be similar to our own planet’s original crust.
The Martian surface...