Scientists find most elaborately dressed dinosaur
Scientists have found the most elaborately dressed-to-impress dinosaur ever described and say it sheds new light on how birds such as peacocks inherited their...
Mass extinctions happen every 27 million years, says study
Timing of mass extinctions lines up with asteroid impacts and massive volcanic eruptions.
The cycle of mass extinctions of land-dwellers—including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds—coincide...
Scientists discover first dinosaur remains from Ireland
The only dinosaur bones ever found on the island of Ireland have been formally confirmed for the first time.
The only dinosaur bones ever found...
Clay subsoil at Earth’s driest place may signal life on Mars
Earth’s most arid desert may hold a key to finding life on Mars.
Diverse microbes discovered in the clay-rich, shallow soil layers in Chile’s dry...
Where does water on rocky planets come from
The emergence of life is a mystery. Nevertheless, researchers agree that water is a precondition for life.
The first cell emerged in water and then...
New study reveals how dinosaurs once crossed oceans
The first fossils of a duckbilled dinosaur have been discovered in Africa, suggesting dinosaurs crossed hundreds of kilometers of open water to get there.
The...
Europe was central in the global spread of COVID-19, study shows
In a new study, researchers have mapped out the dispersal of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, responsible for the current worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, putting Europe center-stage...
Temperature, weather alone has little effect on COVID-19 spread, shows study
At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, there were high hopes that hot summer temperatures could reduce its spread.
Although summer didn't bring widespread relief,...
Scientists crack the secrets of dinosaur eggshells
Since the famous discovery of dinosaur eggs in the Gobi Desert in the early 1920s, the fossilized remains have captured the imaginations of paleontologists...
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...