Scientists find cold, dry planets could have a lot of hurricanes!
Hurricanes usually mean water as they use warm, moist air for fuel.
However, new simulations show they can form in extremely cold, dry climates.
A climate...
Scientists discover world’s smallest fossil monkey in Amazon jungle
A team of Peruvian and American scientists has uncovered the 18-million-year-old remains of the smallest fossil monkey ever found.
A fossilized tooth found in Peru's...
Underwater glacial melting is occurring much faster than predicted
Underwater melting of tidewater glaciers is occurring much faster than previously thought, according to a new study by researchers at Rutgers and the University...
Moon has more water ice than previously thought–it’s just buried below the surface
There may be enough water to sustain a future lunar settlement.
The polar regions of the moon may contain significantly more water ice than previously...
Here’s how Jurassic mammals went from big gulps to small swallows
Researchers have found the earliest known evidence of a mammal predecessor with sophisticated bones at the back of the neck that allowed for swallowing...
This bird-like dinosaur is the oldest unearthed in North America
A team of paleontologists from the UK and US have identified a one of a kind 150 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton.
The specimen has been classified...
Scientists discover over 80 small horned dinosaurs
With fossils from more than 80 individual dinosaurs, Auroraceratops rugosus, an early horned dinosaur is one of the best represented dinosaur species ever found.
Many...
Scientists find new species of lizard in stomach of Microraptor
Scientists have discovered a new specimen of the volant dromaeosaurid Microraptor zhaoianus with the remains of a nearly complete lizard preserved in its stomach.
Their...
‘Dinosaur metal’ may help kill cancer cells
In a recent study, researchers found that a new compound based on iridium can attack the nucleus of cancerous cells when switched on by...
Scientists develop new method for studying early life in ancient rocks
This could also inform the search for life on Mars.
Scientists have developed a new method for detecting traces of primordial life in ancient rock...