Jurassic sea monster unearthed in Germany reveals secrets of ancient ocean life
A newly discovered fossil from Germany is helping scientists understand how ancient marine reptiles called plesiosaurs evolved and spread across Europe nearly 180 million...
How can we find Cryovolcanoes on Europa
In the 1970s, NASA's Voyager probes passed through Jupiter's system and snapped pictures of its largest moons, also known as the Galilean Moons.
These pictures...
Ancient algae revived after 7,000 years in the Baltic Sea
After spending nearly 7,000 years buried deep in the mud of the Baltic Sea without light or oxygen, tiny algae have come back to...
Why modern human faces are smaller than Neanderthals’
Modern humans have much smaller and softer-looking faces compared to our ancient relatives like Neanderthals.
But why is that?
A new study from the Max Planck...
How ancient predator fish gave us our flexible joints
A new study from the University of Chicago has uncovered the surprising origin of the flexible joints that allow us to move our shoulders,...
Did life begin in giant soda lakes? New clues from ancient waters
How did life begin on Earth?
It’s a big question, and scientists believe that the element phosphorus may have played a key role.
Phosphorus is an...
Mapping the asteroid belt: Where do meteorites come from?
For the first time, scientists are creating a geologic map of the asteroid belt—the region between Mars and Jupiter filled with rocky space objects.
By...
The search for missing plane MH370 is back on: An underwater robotics expert explains...
More than 11 years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Malaysian government has approved a new search for the missing debris...
Melting Andean glaciers put 90 million lives at risk, scientists warn
Scientists are warning that the glaciers high up in the Andes Mountains are melting fast—and this could put the water supply of 90 million...
How hidden water in Earth’s mantle might spark volcanoes
Scientists have long been puzzled by volcanoes that erupt far from the edges of tectonic plates—known as intraplate volcanoes.
These eruptions don’t follow the usual...