Climate change may have contributed to the decline of this ancient city
In a new study, researchers found climate change may have contributed to the decline of Cahokia.
Cahokia was a famous prehistoric city near present-day St....
What really causes the dinosaur extinction?
A new study published in science has found that it seems increasingly likely that 66 million years ago, some catastrophes occurred on the Earth.
An...
Why the Moon’s surface is rich in ingredients that could make water
A new study from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has shown that when the solar wind careens onto the Moon's surface, they enrich the...
This dinosaur-killer meteoroid metal can kill cancer cells
In a recent study, researchers find that cancer cells can be killed with metal from the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.
The results show that...
US national parks have extremely early spring due to climate change
Many US national parks are already at the extreme warm end of their historical temperature distributions.
Because of rapidly warming conditions, people need to enhance...
World’s earliest use of indigo blue was found in Peru 6000 years ago
Indigo blue is one of the most valued and widespread dyes in the world. The color is popular in both ancient times and the...
Scientists discover a Jurassic pterosaur in South America
Scientists from Argentina, the UK, and Germany recently find a new species of pterosaurs from the Patagonia region of South America.
Pterosaurs are flying reptiles...
On the CO2 capturing in the South Atlantic Ocean
Oceans are the main responsible for capturing the atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) on Earth. Without this action, the intensification of the greenhouse effect would...
Geological and Exploration Models of Beach Placer Deposits, Integrated from Case-Studies of Southern Australia
Heavy mineral (HM) deposits are the principal source of several industrial minerals, including the main source of titanium feedstock for the titanium dioxide (TiO2)...
The first Early Cretaceous damsel-dragonfly from western Liaoning, China
In the Jurassic and Cretaceous, damsel-dragonflies widely existed in Europe (e.g., Germany, Spain, England, and France).
So far, only two damsel-dragonflies have been found from...