Westminster’s Tudor horse cemetery likely for elite foreign horses
The discovery of a nearly unique animal cemetery in London, dating back to the late medieval and Tudor periods, has unveiled fascinating insights into...
Supervolcano may have paved way for humans leaving Africa
Researchers working in the Horn of Africa have uncovered evidence showing how Middle Stone Age humans survived in the wake of the eruption of...
Scientists find a prehistoric crocodile cousin: Armored Garzapelta
Long before dinosaurs became the stars of prehistory, the aetosaurs, which were like the ancestors of today's crocodiles but armored like tanks, roamed our...
Did Spinosaurus hunt its prey deep underwater or from shore?
For years, controversy has swirled around how a Cretaceous-era, sail-backed dinosaur—the giant Spinosaurus aegyptiacus—hunted its prey.
Spinosaurus was among the largest predators ever to prowl...
Study on sea surface temperatures offers definitive proof of human-driven climate change
Recent oceanic research has provided striking evidence of human influence on climate change, specifically showing how activities related to the increase in CO2 emissions...
Ötzi the Iceman’s tattoos created with a single-pointed instrument
Discovering how Ötzi the Iceman, a man who lived over 5,300 years ago, got his tattoos has puzzled scientists and historians alike.
Ötzi's well-preserved body,...
Gravity from Mars has an effect on earth’s oceans
We are all too familiar of the Moon’s effect on our planet. It’s relentless tug causes our tides but even Mars, which is always...
NASA reveals DART impact altered asteroid’s orbit and shape
NASA's pioneering Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission has significantly altered the orbit and shape of the asteroid Dimorphos, demonstrating the feasibility of kinetic...
A glimpse into Bronze Age life at Must Farm
Nearly 3,000 years ago, in what is now England, there was a village unlike any other. This was Must Farm, a small community built...
Late-season melting has little effect on Greenland ice sheet movement, shows study
In recent years, we've seen a lot of concern over ice melting across the world, partly because of climate change.
Pictures of polar bears on...