Earth & Environment
Strange Two-Legged “Crocodile Cousin” Shows How Weird Life Was Before Dinosaurs Ruled Earth
Long before dinosaurs became the dominant animals on Earth, the planet was filled with strange creatures that looked unlike anything alive today.
One newly described...
Hidden Chemicals May Be Secretly Driving the Global Obesity Crisis
Obesity has become one of the biggest health problems in the modern world. Over the past few decades, the number of overweight and obese...
Nearly Half the Material in Your T-Shirt Is Wasted Before You Even Buy It
When people think about clothing waste, they usually picture old clothes being thrown away or dumped in landfills.
But according to new research, a huge...
NASA Scientists Discover New Material That Could Help Turn Moon Rocks Into Resources
NASA researchers have discovered a new heat-resistant material that could help future astronauts use moon rocks to build structures, produce oxygen, and support long-term...
Common Pesticide Linked to Lasting Brain Changes in Children
A widely used insecticide may leave lasting effects on children’s brains if exposure happens before birth, according to a major study published in JAMA...
Why Hotel Booking Chatbots Are Creeping Out Travelers
AI-powered chatbots are becoming increasingly common on hotel booking websites, helping travelers search for rooms, compare prices, and answer questions.
But new research suggests these...
How the Great Pyramid of Giza has survived 4,500 years of Egyptian earthquakes
The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt has survived more than 4,500 years.
Earthquakes have repeatedly shaken the region, including the magnitude 5.8 Cairo earthquake...
The Sun just did something nobody expected and it kept going for 19 days
The Sun is not known for being quiet!
It blasts out energy equivalent to 100 billion nuclear bombs every single second, routinely hurls billion tonne...
Want More Attention on LinkedIn? Try Celebrating Other People Instead of Yourself
Many people use LinkedIn to share career updates, promote achievements, and build professional connections.
But according to new research from The University of Texas at...
Hidden Brain Effects of Everyday Air Pollution Alarm Scientists
Most people think air pollution mainly affects the lungs. Dirty air is often associated with coughing, asthma, breathing difficulty, or chest problems.
But scientists are...
Early life on Earth may have thrived in impact craters
When free oxygen accumulated in Earth's atmosphere during the Great Oxygenation Event (GOE), the course of life on Earth changed forever.
It created a new...
100,000-Year-Old Burned Bones Could Rewrite Human Burial History
Scientists studying ancient human remains in Ethiopia may have uncovered the earliest known evidence of human cremation, dating back about 100,000 years.
The discovery comes...
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Ancient sea cow attacked by both crocodile and shark reveals prehistoric food chain secrets
A recent study has uncovered fascinating details about the ancient food chain from millions of years ago, thanks to the discovery of a prehistoric...
Dangerous chemicals linked to specific cancers in women, study finds
A recent study published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology reveals a notable correlation between certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals and the development...
The science of Star Wars and how it has changed movies forever
How sound is the science of Star Wars?
What will the end of franchise mean for fans?
University of Sydney experts in film, pop culture and...
Ray Dalio: Two reasons I don’t like Bitcoin
If you're looking to use Bitcoin to preserve capital or grow your assets, you can find that its price is highly volatile.
In fact, there is...
The moon just got a new scar
Look up at a full Moon on a clear night and you are staring at a face that has been punched, gouged, and battered...
Wild bats show surprising cognitive abilities once thought exclusive to humans
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that wild Egyptian fruit bats possess high cognitive abilities previously believed to be unique to humans.
This study,...
Over one million kids left public schools in fall 2020
Public K-12 schools in the United States experienced a loss of roughly 1.1 million students in the fall of 2020, research finds.
Districts that began...
Why were the Turkey and Syria earthquakes so devastating
Earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria this month killed over 20,000 people and collapsed thousands of buildings.
Why were they so catastrophic—and could they have...