Organic molecules found in this Martian meteorite are not from the Earth, shows study
Organic molecules found in a meteorite that hurtled to Earth from Mars were synthesized during interactions between water and rocks that occurred on the...
Ancient Mayan civilization not likely to collapse due to drought, shows study
A new study casts doubt on drought as the driver of ancient Mayan civilization collapse.
There is no dispute that a series of droughts occurred...
Dawn of humanity pushed back 30,000 years, shows fossil study
The age of the oldest fossils in eastern Africa widely recognized as representing our species, Homo sapiens, has long been uncertain.
Now, dating of a...
Researchers reveal crab’s-eye view of the ancient world
Their legs may get more attention, but a new study says a crab’s eyes have much to offer, too — at least scientifically.
Writing in...
What it’s like to work at the bottom of the Earth
When your workplace is the South Pole, things can get a little unusual.
Light emitted billions of years ago could help solve enduring mysteries about...
Why Earth didn’t grow to super-Earth in early solar system
Before the solar system had planets, the sun had rings — bands of dust and gas similar to Saturn’s rings — that likely played...
Scientists find leftovers of Earth’s dramatic formation
Researchers have uncovered the most detail ever of the mysterious structures laying between the Earth's mantle and core.
This provides the strongest evidence yet they...
Scientists digitally unwrap mummy of pharaoh Amenhotep I for the first time in 3,000...
All the royal mummies found in the 19th and 20th centuries have long since been opened for study.
With one exception: egyptologists have never been...
Millipedes as big as cars once roamed Northern England
The largest-ever fossil of a giant millipede – as big as a car – has been found on a beach in the north of...
Deadliest period in Earth’s history was also the stinkiest, shows study
Generally, scientists believe Siberian volcanos spitting greenhouse gases primarily drove the mass extinction event about 250 million years ago, at the end of the...