Earth & Environment
Common pesticide linked to hidden brain damage, study finds
A new study has found that children in New York City who were exposed to the insecticide chlorpyrifos (CPF) before birth show changes in...
The ancient poem that misled the world about the Black Death
For hundreds of years, people have been taught that the Black Death sped across Asia like a wildfire, racing along the Silk Road from...
How tiny algae may have helped life survive Earth’s worst mass extinction
About 252 million years ago, Earth experienced the most devastating mass extinction in its history.
Known as “the Great Dying,” this event wiped out more...
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...
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Archaeologists uncover ancient gold coin hoard in Germany
An Iron Age hoard of gold coins has been uncovered near the village of Baitz, in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district of Germany.
The discovery was made...
Scientists discover Earth’s hidden layers
For decades, scientists have been puzzled by strange seismic signals called PKP precursors, which are waves that reach the Earth's surface ahead of the...
Scientists discover a gateway for comets to visit our inner Solar System
A recent study may fundamentally alter our understanding of how comets arrive from the outskirts of the solar system and are funneled to the...
First people to enter the Americas likely did so with their dogs
The first people to settle in the Americas likely brought their own canine companions with them, according to new research which sheds more light...
Study finds gene that regulates flower and fruit growth in peas
Researchers have made an exciting discovery that could significantly boost the production of peas, chickpeas, lentils, and beans, which are crucial for our diets...
Scientists find new fossil dolphin
Researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand have made an exciting discovery in the realm of paleontology, shining a new light on...
Greenland’s ice sheet is melting faster than ever – scientists warn of a critical...
Greenland’s massive ice sheet, which covers more than 1.7 million square kilometers, is the largest freshwater storage in the northern hemisphere. However, this enormous...
Even short exposure to air pollution has rapid impacts on the brain
For many decades, scientists thought the brain may be protected from the harmful effects of air pollution.
But in a study from the University of...