Earth & Environment
Tiny mammals survived Arctic darkness alongside dinosaurs, scientists discover
More than 70 million years ago, the Arctic was not the frozen, empty place we know today. Instead, it was home to forests, dinosaurs,...
A hidden river of heat is moving toward Antarctica
Scientists have discovered troubling evidence that warm deep-ocean water is slowly moving closer to Antarctica, increasing the risk of melting the continent’s giant ice...
Iron and ice: Earth’s passage through the interstellar cloud
Iron-60 is a radioactive isotope of iron that's found in Antarctic ice and in deep-sea crusts.
It's only source is nucleosynthesis in the cataclysmic explosive...
Scientists discover a hidden ocean process speeding up Antarctic ice melt
Scientists have long warned that melting ice in Antarctica could raise global sea levels and threaten coastal cities around the world.
But a new study...
Humans were using horses thousands of years earlier than thought
Horses have shaped human history in powerful ways, from ancient travel and trade to warfare and exploration.
Now, new research suggests that humans started using...
GDP surpasses national debt – is that a problem
Gross Domestic Product totaled $31.22 trillion between April 2025 and March 2026 and public debt totaled $31.27 trillion.
At first glance, the news that the...
After an opaque summit, China and the US want to work together again. That...
Back in 2005, US economist Fred Bergsten coined the term “Group of 2” or “G2”, proposing a stronger partnership between what are now the...
Neanderthals may have performed dental surgery 60,000 years ago
A surprising new discovery suggests that Neanderthals may have carried out a form of dental treatment nearly 60,000 years ago.
Researchers studying an ancient tooth...
Why carbon dioxide cools the upper atmosphere while heating Earth below
Scientists have long known something strange is happening in Earth’s atmosphere. While greenhouse gases are warming the planet’s surface and lower atmosphere, the upper...
Stardust trapped in Antarctic ice reveals tens of thousands of years of solar system’s...
When you think of outer space, you're likely picturing stars, planets and moons. But much of space is filled with clouds of gas, plasma...
Earth’s first continents formed billions of years earlier than expected
Scientists studying some of the oldest rocks on Earth have uncovered new evidence that the planet’s first continents may have started forming through plate...
Scientists discover crystal that captures drinking water using only light
Scientists at the University of Iowa have developed a new material that can capture water directly from the air using only light.
The discovery could...
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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...
How to get the best audio quality from streaming music services?
When it came to the way people listened to music at home, vinyl ruled until the 1970s.
But technology doesn't stand still.
Cassettes, which had poorer...
Scientists detect an explosion on a white dwarf dead star
When stars like our Sun use up all their fuel, they shrink to form white dwarfs.
Sometimes such dead stars flare back to life in...
Snowpack changes how a California volcano ‘breathes’
Thirty years ago, on the flanks of a volcano in California’s Sierra Nevada range, trees began to die en masse, suffocated at their roots...
Will our clean air last after COVID-19? New study says it is possible
Since millions of Californians began staying at home and off the roads in March, air quality in the Golden State has visibly improved.
Once life...
What noise does a fish make? New tool reveals the answer
For decades, ecologists have listened to the underwater world using sound recorders.
These devices capture rich soundscapes filled with cracks, snaps, and thumps, most of...
Scientists discover dinosaur party grounds in Alaska’s Denali Park
In Alaska's famous Denali National Park, scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks have found a massive area filled with ancient dinosaur footprints!
They've named...
Air pollution linked to childhood obesity, study finds
Childhood obesity, or kids being too heavy for their age and height, is a big problem around the world.
Many things can cause it. Sometimes...