Earth & Environment
Earth’s roof is slowly flowing: Satellites expose hidden motion beneath Tibet
A new satellite-based study is changing how scientists understand the forces shaping the Tibetan Plateau, one of the most dramatic and geologically active regions...
How to spot the warning signs of financial abuse
Financial abuse is one of the most common yet least visible forms of abuse in family and domestic violence.
It happens when one person controls,...
Think bottled water is cleaner? It may contain more microplastics than the tap
Many people choose bottled water believing it is cleaner and safer than tap water. But new research suggests that this assumption may not always...
430,000-year-old wooden tools found in Greece rewrite early human history
Archaeologists have uncovered the earliest known hand-held wooden tools ever used by humans, and the discovery is changing what we know about early technology.
Found...
Baby dinosaurs were a key food source for Jurassic predators, study finds
A new study suggests that the babies of the largest dinosaurs to ever walk the Earth were once a crucial food source for meat-eating...
Ancient DNA solves a 12,000-year-old medical mystery
Scientists have uncovered the oldest known genetic diagnosis of a rare inherited disease, thanks to advances in ancient DNA research.
By analyzing the DNA of...
A 40-million-year-old ant hidden in Goethe’s amber still has stories to tell
More than 200 years after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s death, his curiosity about nature is still leading to new discoveries.
Scientists in Germany have now...
Why the ocean around Greenland is expected to drop—even as the world’s seas rise
Sea levels are rising across most of the planet as the climate warms and ice melts.
But around Greenland, scientists say the opposite is likely...
Burning wood at home may harm our health more than we think
Throwing a log into the fireplace might seem cozy on a cold winter night, but new research shows it could be much more harmful...
How a slow change in ocean chemistry may have cooled Earth after the dinosaurs
Scientists may have finally solved a long-standing mystery about how Earth shifted from a hot, tropical “greenhouse” world to the cooler, ice-covered planet we...
Air pollution may raise the risk and speed of ALS
A new study from Sweden has found that long-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of developing serious brain diseases like ALS.
The...
How tiny Mars helps set Earth’s ice ages
Mars is only about half the size of Earth and has just one-tenth of our planet’s mass.
Compared with giants like Jupiter, it seems far...
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Intel processors are still vulnerable to attack
Computer scientists at KU Leuven have once again exposed a security flaw in Intel processors.
Jo Van Bulck, Frank Piessens, and their colleagues in Austria,...
Your dog might be hiding its true colors
If you have a purebred dog, it’s likely that he or she looks fairly similar to other dogs of the same breed, especially when...
Amazon at a crossroads: study highlights tipping point risks
A pivotal study published in Nature by a team of international researchers, including experts from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), sounds...
Drone could help people find fresh water in the sea
The people of Easter Island appeared to drink directly from the sea, European explorers reported in the late 1700s.
And today, you can see animals...
Microplastics found deep in the body’s main arteries
A recent study has found that tiny pieces of plastic, known as micronanoplastics, are not just floating in the air, water, and food we...
Job security can extend your life, new study finds
In today's working world, many people work in jobs that offer little security or benefits. These jobs might pay low wages, offer no job...
Did long childhood shape the evolution of the human brain?
Humans have a uniquely long childhood compared to great apes, during which we develop the skills needed to navigate our complex social lives.
Scientists have...
Filter-feeding dinosaurs? Ancient reptile ate like today’s whales!
Imagine a dinosaur-like creature swimming around, opening its giant mouth, and swallowing up loads of tiny shrimp in one go.
That might sound like a...