COVID-19 nearly 7 times more prevalent in Orange County than thought
New antibody study finds infection prevalence seven times higher than previously estimated.
Testing a representative sample of Orange County residents for a wide range of...
Scientists discover the oldest fossils of giant birds in Antarctica
Fossils recovered from Antarctica in the 1980s represent the oldest giant members of an extinct group of birds that patrolled the southern oceans with...
Tiny moon shadows may have hidden stores of ice, says study
Hidden pockets of water could be much more common on the surface of the moon than scientists once suspected, according to new research led...
Scientists reveal new clues into how Earth got its oxygen
For much of Earth’s four and a half billion years, the planet was barren and inhospitable.
It wasn’t until the world acquired its blanket of...
Scientists find two bird-sized dinosaurs that struggled to fly
Despite having bat-like wings, two small dinosaurs, Yi and Ambopteryx, struggled to fly, only managing to glide clumsily between the trees where they lived,...
Scientists find the lost tectonic plate in Northern Canada
The existence of a tectonic plate called Resurrection has long been a topic of debate among geologists, with some arguing it was never real.
Others...
When good governments go bad?
All good things must come to an end.
Whether societies are ruled by ruthless dictators or more well-meaning representatives, they fall apart in time, with...
World’s greatest mass extinction triggered switch to warm-bloodedness, shows study
Mammals and birds today are warm-blooded, and this is often taken as the reason for their great success.
University of Bristol palaeontologist Professor Mike Benton,...
Scientists finally prove that rain really can move mountains
A pioneering technique that captures precisely how mountains bend to the will of raindrops has helped to solve a long-standing scientific enigma.
The dramatic effect...
Fossil carbon burned by asteroid impact may have killed all dinosaurs
An asteroid impact 66 million years ago may have released trillions of pounds of partially burned fossil carbon into Earth’s upper atmosphere as a...