Glacial ice will likely hold records of the COVID-19 pandemic
Ice from glaciers around the world, undisturbed for centuries, show changes in how societies functioned throughout history – and will likely hold a record...
Scientists discover 66-million-year-old badger-like animal in Madagascar
In evolutionary terms, islands are the stuff of weirdness.
It is on islands where animals evolve in isolation, often for millions of years, with different...
Will our clean air last after COVID-19? New study says it is possible
Since millions of Californians began staying at home and off the roads in March, air quality in the Golden State has visibly improved.
Once life...
Spinosaurus may be swimmer and have giant tail, says new study
Back in the Cretaceous period, 145 to 66 million years ago, dinosaurs dominated the land and sky.
They also, a new paper argues, terrorized the...
Earth’s atmosphere far dustier than previously believed
Dust is a key component of Earth’s climate system.
When it interacts with clouds, oceans and the sun’s radiation, it has an overall impact on...
Modern humans and Neanderthals share a tangled genetic history
Our ancestors interbred with Neanderthals at multiple times.
In recent years, scientists have uncovered evidence that Neanderthals and modern humans interbred.
Previous research has shown that...
Nuclear bomb tests help determine age of largest fish on Earth
Nuclear bomb tests during the Cold War in the 1950s and 1960s have helped scientists accurately estimate the age of whale sharks, the biggest...
Scientists discover four new pterosaurs in matter of weeks
You wait ages for a pterosaur and then four come along at once.
Hot on the heels of a recent paper discovering three new species...
90-million-year-old rainforest in Antarctica reveals a different prehistoric world
Researchers have found evidence of rainforests near the South Pole 90 million years ago, suggesting the climate was exceptionally warm at the time.
A team...
Scientists get first look at cause of ‘slow motion’ earthquakes
An international team of scientists has for the first time identified the conditions deep below the Earth's surface that lead to the triggering of...