Earth & Environment
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...
Why Monkeys Befriend Dogs, Deer and Other Animals
Why do humans enjoy keeping pets?
A new international study suggests that the answer may reach much further back in evolution than scientists once believed.
Researchers...
Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Created a Planet-Wide Firestorm, Study Finds
A new study suggests that the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs may have been even more deadly than scientists once thought.
Researchers now...
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How your stress smell can make your dog feel down
Did you know that your stress could make your dog feel sad too?
New research from the University of Bristol has found that the smell...
A star’s death throes involves a lot of kicking
Imagine being nudged again and again by thousands of tiny shoves, each one barely perceptible alone, until they add up to a steady drift...
Air pollution may cause heart attack within an hour, study finds
Scientists from Fudan University found that exposure to air pollutants – even at levels below World Health Organization air quality guidelines – may trigger...
Arctic groundwater is releasing a hidden flood of carbon into the ocean
New research has found that groundwater in the Arctic is releasing large amounts of carbon into the ocean—much more than scientists previously thought.
Even though...
Toothless dinosaur’s lost digits point to spread of parrot-like species
A newly discovered species of toothless, two-fingered dinosaur has shed light on how a group of parrot-like animals thrived more than 68 million years...
Red soil mineral captures trace metals over time
Trace metals, though tiny in amount, play a crucial role in the health of both plants and animals. These metals, like zinc, are essential...
This new dinosaur used fearsome claws to graze along the coast
Scientists have described the youngest therizinosaur fossil from Japan and the first in Asia to have been found in marine sediments.
Therizinosaurs were a large...
Giant planets can have very different atmospheres
But out in the galaxy, the atmospheric compositions of giant planets do not fit the solar system trend.