Earth & Environment
What the rise and fall of a crypto game reveals about the future of...
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a video game called Axie Infinity promised players not just entertainment but also a way to earn...
Ancient rubbish heaps reveal the secret social life of bronze age Britons
Huge prehistoric rubbish heaps, known as middens, are giving archaeologists fresh insight into the feasting habits of communities living in Britain more than 3,000...
History is full of failed attempts to establish new currencies. So what makes crypto...
The confusion and commotion over cryptocurrency often reminds me of the 19th-century German drama Faust.
In Goethe's masterpiece, the devil Mephistopheles offers an emperor the...
Air pollution may speed up Alzheimer’s damage in the brain
Breathing polluted air may do more than harm the lungs and heart—it may also make Alzheimer’s disease worse.
A new study has found that people...
New nickel catalyst could revolutionize plastic recycling
Recycling plastic is notoriously frustrating. Sorting different types of plastics, cleaning off food residue, and dealing with contamination often make the process expensive and...
Ancient mammoth microbes reveal the world’s oldest bacterial DNA
Scientists have made a remarkable discovery hidden within the remains of mammoths that roamed Earth more than a million years ago.
An international team led...
A new Bitcoin mining attack breaks the rules of the game
Bitcoin has long been hailed as secure by design.
Its system relies on proof-of-work puzzles, which demand enormous computing power to add each new block...
Life on Earth probably got some help from space
The greatest challenge facing astrobiologists is that there is only one planet known to us that has life.
Of all the bodies of the Solar...
Scientists turn plastic waste into material that captures CO₂
Every year, mountains of plastic pile up in landfills and drift into the world’s oceans, while greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide continue to build...
Scientists find huge hydrogen reservoir under ocean floor
Scientists have uncovered evidence of a vast natural hydrogen system deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, a discovery that could one day provide a new...
Why baby pterosaurs, not adults, dominate the fossil record
For two tiny flying reptiles, death came suddenly and violently 150 million years ago.
Now, thanks to remarkable fossils discovered in southern Germany, paleontologists have...
Traffic air pollution linked to dementia risk
A recent meta-analysis suggests that breathing in air pollution from traffic, specifically a type called PM2.5, may be linked to a higher risk of...
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Study links 22 pesticides to higher prostate cancer risk in U.S.
A recent study published in Cancer has identified 22 pesticides associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer in the United States, with four of these...
Titan may be the liveliest place in the solar system
Every single organism on Earth, no matter the biome, the kingdom, the domain, whether it's an extremophile in a hot spring or some lithotroph...
How greenspace and parks can boost your health
Scientists from North Carolina State University found how parks and green spaces can help alleviate contemporary health challenges.
The research is published in the North Carolina Medical...
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...
Ancient Ocean Floor Discovered Between Earth’s Core and Mantle
Through global-scale seismic imaging of Earth’s interior, a new study revealed a layer between the core and the mantle that is likely a dense, yet...
Why simplicity matters: New study reveals our love for easy solutions
A new study from the University of Waterloo has discovered why people prefer simple explanations and straightforward ways to achieve goals.
It turns out our...
What if our solar system had a super-Earth? New study explores the impact
Emily Simpson, a passionate space enthusiast and recent Florida Tech graduate, has published groundbreaking research that imagines an alternate version of our solar system.
Instead...
Scientists find new way to spot fake videos and images
In recent years, the internet has seen a rise in fake videos and images that look very real, known as "deepfakes."
These deepfakes use advanced...