Earth & Environment
Small Dinosaur Fossil Reveals a More Diverse Prehistoric Coast in Japan
A small dinosaur bone discovered in Fukushima Prefecture more than 25 years ago is giving scientists new clues about the variety of plant-eating dinosaurs...
The American Dream Is Slipping Away in Orange County, Poll Finds
For many people living in Orange County, California, the American dream is starting to feel increasingly out of reach, especially when it comes to...
Dirty Air May Cause Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares
People living with rheumatoid arthritis may have another reason to pay attention to air quality.
A large study from South Korea found that exposure to...
Are Cats Getting Tamer, Or Is It People Who Are Changing?
Around 15 years ago, I created a Facebook page for my cat, Sandi.
Friends thought it was weird.
Today, social media accounts for cats attract millions...
Just Four Questions Could Reveal How Good You Are at Protecting Your Personal Data
Most people say they care about privacy, but their everyday behavior does not always match their concerns. Now, researchers have developed a simple four-question...
Dinosaur Stomach Stones Reveal Surprising Secrets About How Ancient Giants Digested Food
How did dinosaurs digest their meals?
Since soft tissues such as stomachs and intestines almost never fossilize, scientists have had very little direct evidence about...
Hidden Toxic Metals Found in City Road Dust, New Study Warns
Dust blowing through city streets may seem harmless, but new research suggests it can contain hidden metals left behind by decades of human activity.
While...
Can pumping groundwater really flip Earth’s poles
Recently, a government minister in the Northern Territory, pitching a plan to make Darwin "the data center capital of the globe," suggested it might...
Tiny diamond reveals hidden water pathway deep inside Earth
A tiny diamond from Brazil has provided scientists with remarkable new evidence that water may travel much deeper into Earth's interior than previously thought.
Hidden...
Scientists Discover Thousands of Tons of Undeclared Uranium Hidden in DRC Cobalt Supply Chain
A new study has found that large amounts of uranium have been leaving the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for more than 20...
Scientists Trace Modern Human DNA to Two Long-Lost Human Ancestors
Scientists have uncovered new evidence that modern humans inherited DNA from two previously unknown ancient human relatives, revealing another surprising chapter in our evolutionary...
Solar wind creates giant space waves that slowly strip away Mars’ atmosphere
Mars is slowly losing parts of its atmosphere to space, and scientists have discovered that the process may be driven by giant waves created...
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Could satellites help predict volcanic disasters?
In 2018, a powerful eruption at Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano caused a massive landslide, sending a tsunami crashing into the shores of Java and...
Baby tyrannosaurs were only the size of a Border Collie dog, shows study
They are among the largest predators ever to walk the Earth, but experts have discovered that some baby tyrannosaurs were only the size of...
More merry than scary: 11 Halloween safety tips for parents
The costumes, the creatures … the candy! Halloween is a landmark holiday for many families.
But keeping your kids’ memories of the event special and...
Dementia might be linked to lead exposure
To the medical community's surprise, several studies from the US, Canada, and Europe suggest a promising downward trend in the incidence and prevalence of...
How eating dead animals may have helped make us human
A new study suggests that scavenging—the act of eating the meat of dead animals—may have played a much bigger role in human evolution than...
People with bowel diseases have more microplastics in their feces
In a new study from Nanjing Medical University, researchers found that people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have more microplastics in their feces than...
A glacier fracture speeds at 80 mph, unveiling ice sheet collapse physics
In a new study by the University of Washington, researchers have unveiled what might be the quickest large-scale ice shelf fracture ever observed.
This event...
Plato was right. Earth is made, on average, of cubes
Plato, the Greek philosopher who lived in the 5th century B.C.E., believed that the universe was made of five types of matter: earth, air,...