Scientists discover the hidden force behind giant gold nuggets
Scientists have long been intrigued by how large gold nuggets, often found in quartz veins, are formed.
New research from Monash University suggests that earthquakes...
How a massive salt crisis transformed Mediterranean marine life millions of years ago
About 5.5 million years ago, a dramatic event known as the Messinian Salinity Crisis drastically altered the Mediterranean Sea.
This event, caused by the Mediterranean's...
How early humans used clever traps to hunt mammoths
Forget what you’ve seen in movies—early humans didn’t take down mammoths by throwing spears.
Instead, they used a smart and strategic method to hunt these...
Norway was much more violent than Denmark during the Viking age, study finds
For a long time, people thought that Viking societies in Norway and Denmark were equally violent.
However, new research shows that this isn’t true.
A team...
Scientists discover doughnut-shaped region inside Earth’s core
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have made a fascinating discovery deep within the Earth’s core—a doughnut-shaped region that could provide new insights...
Ancient sea cow attacked by both crocodile and shark reveals prehistoric food chain secrets
A recent study has uncovered fascinating details about the ancient food chain from millions of years ago, thanks to the discovery of a prehistoric...
Ancient submerged bridge in Spanish cave reveals early human settlement in the Mediterranean
A recent study led by the University of South Florida has uncovered new evidence that humans settled in the western Mediterranean much earlier than...
NASA engineers develop underwater robots to explore deep below polar ice
In the icy waters of the Beaufort Sea, north of Alaska, a team of engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) gathered around a...
Scientists discover Earth’s long-sought global electric field
For the first time, scientists have successfully measured a global electric field on Earth that has long been theorized but never confirmed—until now.
This discovery...
Staying indoors during a heat wave could be dangerous, warns study
As Chicago and much of the Midwest brace for what might be the hottest days of the summer, many people are cranking up their...