Ben Franklin was right again! This time is about Iceland volcano eruption
An enormous volcanic eruption on Iceland in 1783-84 did not cause an extreme summer heat wave in Europe.
But, as Benjamin Franklin speculated, the eruption...
Scientists discover a new way volcanoes form
Bermuda has a unique volcanic past.
About 30 million years ago, a disturbance in the mantle’s transition zone supplied the magma to form the...
Scientists decode mystery of Egyptian desert glass
A recent study has solved a nearly 100-year-old riddle by discovering that glass found in the Egyptian desert was created by a meteorite impact,...
China’s Chang’E 4 mission discovers new ‘secrets’ from far side of the moon
A lunar lander named for the Chinese goddess of the moon may have lessened the mystery of the far side of the moon.
The fourth...
Scientists find a short relative of Tyrannosaurus rex
A new relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex - much smaller than the huge, ferocious dinosaur made famous in countless books and films, including, yes,...
What does Earth’s core have in common with salad dressing?
A Yale-led team of scientists may have found a new factor to help explain the ebb and flow of Earth's magnetic field -- and...
Nearby neutron-star collision likely gave earth some gold and platinum
Astrophysicists have identified a violent collision of two neutron stars 4.6 billion years ago as the likely source of some of the most coveted...
Why dinosaurs’ wings flap before they evolved to fly
Before they evolved the ability to fly, two-legged dinosaurs may have begun to flap their wings as a passive effect of running along the...
Human ancestors could live on the ground, not just on trees
In a new study, a scientist has discovered that human ancestors could live on the ground, not just on trees.
He found that African apes...
The world’s largest ice is melting 10 times faster
In a new study, scientists have found that the world's largest ice shelf, Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf, is fasting very rapidly.
They found that the...