12,000-year-old stones could be ancient tools leading to wheel technology
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a collection of 12,000-year-old perforated stones that might represent one of humanity's first steps toward rotational technology, including the...
An otherworldly cloud over New Zealand
Filmmakers love New Zealand. Its landscapes evoke other worlds, which explains why so much of The Lord of the Rings was filmed there.
The country...
Good news, the ozone layer hole is continuing to shrink
Climate change is a huge topic and often debated across the world.
We continue to burn fossil fuels and ignore our charge toward human driven...
Ancient site linked to King Arthur is 4,000 years older than thought!
A site in Cornwall known as “King Arthur’s Hall” has just been revealed to be much older than previously believed—dating back a remarkable 5,500...
Grand Canyon rocks reveal surprising secrets of ancient life’s big bang
Geologists studying the Cambrian rocks of the Grand Canyon have uncovered exciting new insights that challenge traditional views of Earth’s ancient history.
About 500 million...
Ancient dolphin fossil reveals early echolocation abilities 22 million years ago
Researchers have discovered a new species of prehistoric dolphin, revealing that it could hear high-frequency sounds much like modern dolphins.
This ancient dolphin, named Romaleodelphis...
Scientists uncover how ancient plesiosaurs used their four flippers to swim
A team of scientists may have finally solved the mystery of how plesiosaurs—ancient marine reptiles with four large flippers—moved through prehistoric oceans.
This breakthrough, published...
Did dinosaurs die in ‘Chinese Pompeii’? New study reveals the truth
Around 120 to 130 million years ago, northeast China was home to lush forests, lakes, and an active ecosystem filled with dinosaurs, birds, mammals,...
Why ancient Mesopotamians would have used a sheep’s liver to predict Donald Trump’s election...
I'm standing in a basement kitchen prodding at a sheep's liver, looking for marks on its smooth surface.
People crowd around to film the proceedings,...
This is what it sounds like when the Earth’s poles flip
Is there something strange and alien confined deep inside the Earth? Is it trying to break free and escape into the heavens?
No, of course...