Scientists discover magma pooling under Iceland’s volcano before eruptions
Scientists from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have uncovered new information about the "Fagradalsfjall Fires," the volcanic eruptions that began on Iceland's...
Scientists warn rapid melting of Andean glaciers signals faster global ice loss
Researchers from Boston College have discovered that glaciers in the Andes Mountains are melting much faster than expected.
Their study, published in the journal Science,...
520-million-year-old worm fossil reveals how modern insects, spiders and crabs evolved
A team of researchers from Durham University has made an exciting discovery that helps explain how modern insects, spiders, crabs, and centipedes evolved.
They found...
Rare solar wind event disrupts Earth’s magnetosphere
Earth is constantly bombarded by solar wind, a stream of charged particles from the sun.
This solar wind interacts with Earth’s magnetic field, creating a...
Scientists find ancient mass extinction triggered rapid evolution in bird genomes
A new study from the University of Michigan has uncovered how the mass extinction event 66 million years ago, which wiped out non-avian dinosaurs,...
Fewer cities can afford to host the Olympics, but Paris 2024 may be clever...
Many of the world’s best athletes are currently competing in the first Olympic Games to be held in Paris since 1924.
The French capital is...
Scientists discover 500-million-year-old mollusk ancestor
Scientists from the University of Oxford and other institutions have discovered a remarkable new fossil species, Shishania aculeata, dating back 500 million years.
This discovery...
Do super spikes really make athletes run faster?
New research suggests that high-tech running shoes, known as "super spikes," might significantly boost athletic performance.
Published in the International Journal of Sports Physiology and...
Why the sun’s corona is hotter than its surface
The solar corona, or the outer atmosphere of the sun, has puzzled scientists for decades. Despite being farther from the sun's core, the corona...
How early life and Earth’s environment evolved together over 500 million years
For over 500 million years, the atmosphere, oceans, and life on Earth have interacted in ways that helped early organisms thrive.
A team of scientists...