NASA satellites detect signs of volcanic unrest years before eruptions
New method could help predict volcanic eruptions much earlier.
Although there are telltale signs that a volcano is likely to erupt in the near future...
U.S. East Coast sea level rise in 20th century fastest in 2,000 years
The rate of sea level rise in the 20th century along much of the U.S. Atlantic coast was the fastest in 2,000 years, and...
Alien raindrops surprisingly like rain on Earth, shows study
Raindrops on other planets and moons are close to the size of raindrops on Earth despite having different chemical compositions and falling through vastly...
450-million-year-old sea creatures had a leg up on breathing
A new study has found the first evidence of sophisticated breathing organs in 450-million-year-old sea creatures.
Contrary to previous thought, trilobites were leg breathers, with...
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot feeds on smaller storms, shows study
The stormy, centuries-old maelstrom of Jupiter's Great Red Spot was shaken but not destroyed by a series of anticyclones that crashed into it over...
Scientists discover winged sharks in the Cretaceous seas
93 million years ago, bizarre, winged sharks swam in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
This newly described fossil species, called Aquilolamna milarcae, has...
What would volcanoes look like on metallic planets
What would a volcano - and its lava flows - look like on a planetary body made primarily of metal?
A pilot study from North...
Dinosaurs took 15 million years to get from South America to Greenland
A snail could have crawled its way faster.
10,000 kilometers (6,213 miles) over 15 million years—that’s how long it took the first herbivorous dinosaurs to...
Scientists dig deep to reveal Earth’s hidden layer
It's an idea worthy of a Jules Verne novel; a mysterious layer at the centre of our planet.
Now researchers from The Australian National University...
Scientists solve a key climate change mystery
Scientists have resolved a key climate change mystery, showing that the annual global temperature today is the warmest of the past 10,000 years, according...