Solar storms and Northern Lights: Why we’re seeing more of them
In 2024, the Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, have appeared in the UK twice—a rare treat!
Normally, these stunning lights are not visible this far...
Scientists discover Armenia’s oldest Christian church in ancient city
Archaeologists have made an exciting discovery in Armenia.
A joint team from the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and the University of Münster in...
Scientists recreate the sound of Earth’s magnetic flip 41,000 years ago
About 41,000 years ago, Earth experienced a brief magnetic field reversal during an event known as the Laschamp event.
During this period, Earth's magnetic field...
How did life’s building blocks arrive on Earth? Zinc in meteorites offers new clues
Scientists have discovered that meteorites, specifically unmelted asteroids, may have played a key role in bringing the essential ingredients for life to Earth.
Researchers from...
NASA reveals the mind-boggling scale of hurricane Milton seen from space
We often talk about Jupiter’s Great Red Spot quite candidly but forget that hurricanes can be devastating, destructive forces here on Earth.
Hurricane Milton is...
Scientists uncover ancient volcanic eruption and flood from over 1,000 years ago
In 946 CE, a powerful volcanic eruption occurred at Changbaishan-Tianchi, a volcano located on the border between China and North Korea.
Known as Baekdu in...
How dinosaurs’ extinction helped ants become farmers
When a huge asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, it wiped out the dinosaurs and drastically changed the planet.
While the disaster caused plants...
What is the “mini moon” that is now orbiting Earth
For the next two months, Earth will have a cosmic guest. A so-called “mini moon” will join our actual moon in circling the planet...
Thunderstorms are gamma ray factories, and we’re just learning how
In the 1990s, NASA's satellites, designed to detect gamma rays from far-off space explosions, made a surprising discovery: gamma rays were coming from thunderstorms...
Tonga volcano eruption was triggered by explosion equal to five nuclear bombs
The massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga underwater volcano in 2022 was one of the largest volcanic events in history.
Now, two years later, researchers...