Earth & Environment
New underwater exoskeleton cuts diver air use by nearly 23%
Moving through water is much harder than walking on land. Every kick of a diver’s legs has to push through thick resistance, which quickly...
Ancient Neanderthals may have eaten women and children from rival groups
A new scientific study has uncovered disturbing evidence that Neanderthals at a cave site in present-day Belgium may have practiced selective cannibalism, mainly targeting...
Scientists trace the moon’s birth to Earth’s nearby planetary twin
Around 4.5 billion years ago, a dramatic event changed Earth forever.
A massive, planet-sized body called Theia slammed into the young Earth in a violent...
Scientists uncover the hidden source of ‘forever chemicals’ in North Carolina
For years, communities in North Carolina have struggled with high levels of PFAS in their water.
PFAS, often called “forever chemicals,” are harmful, man-made substances...
Are cities making us sick? Humans are wired for nature, not modern life, study...
Humans may feel at home in cities, but our bodies tell another story.
According to a new study by evolutionary anthropologists Colin Shaw from the...
Scientists discover one of the densest dinosaur bone sites ever found
Deep in the rolling hills of Transylvania, scientists have uncovered one of the richest dinosaur fossil sites ever found in the region.
In an area...
Ancient bogs reveal a major climate shift from 15,000 years ago
Hidden in the thick, muddy layers of ancient bogs across the Southern Hemisphere is a surprising record of Earth’s climate history.
New research suggests that...
Roblox set to start checking people’s ages. But it will need to do more...
Online gaming giant Roblox has just announced it will start checking users' ages from early December in an attempt to stop children and teenagers...
How the 2024 superstorm crushed Earth’s protective plasma bubble
In May 2024, Earth was hit by the strongest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years.
Known as the Gannon storm or the “Mother’s Day...
Scientists use laser tweezers to uncover the secret origin of lightning
Lightning lights up the sky in a dramatic flash, but scientists still don’t fully understand how it starts.
Now, researchers at the Institute of Science...
Amazonian scorpion venom can help treat breast cancer, study finds
Researchers from the University of São Paulo have discovered a molecule in the venom of the Amazonian scorpion Brotheas amazonicus that could offer a...
This common chemical may increase risk of Parkinson’s disease
Scientists from the University of Rochester and other research groups have found strong new evidence that a chemical called trichloroethylene, or TCE, might be...
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A Russian satellite has shifted within 60 km of another spacecraft
When it comes to saber-rattling, few countries employ it as much as Russia does.
During their ongoing invasion and occupation of Ukraine, the country’s leadership...
Ancient copper smelting site reveals clues to the birth of the iron age
A 3,000-year-old metal workshop in southern Georgia may hold the key to one of the most important turning points in human history: the invention...
Unemployment of adult children can increase parents’ depression risk
A new study has found that when adult children are unemployed, their parents are more likely to experience depressive symptoms.
This research, conducted by the...
Scientists discover an ancient die-off greater than the dinosaur extinction
When significant oxygen entered the atmosphere, ancient life multiplied.
But after a few hundred million years, Earth’s oxygen plummeted, resulting in a die-off likely...
Darkness, not cold, likely responsible for dinosaur-killing extinction
Roughly 66 million years ago an asteroid slammed into the Yucatan peninsula.
New research shows darkness, not cold, likely drove a mass extinction after...
Hurricane Season: Be Prepared
When gale-force winds start blowing and torrential rains raise water levels, you need to be ready.
Power outages mean refrigerated food and medicine supplies may...
Scientists develop green concrete that recycles twice the coal ash
Researchers at RMIT University have created a revolutionary type of low-carbon concrete that can recycle twice as much coal ash as current standards.
This new...
Scientists find what triggered the rapid climate change 55 million years ago on Earth
Scientists have uncovered a fascinating new insight into what caused one of the most rapid and dramatic instances of climate change in the history...