Why some underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis—and others, just little ripples
After a massive earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka, a peninsula in the far east of Russia, on July 30, 2025, the world watched...
The moon is useless, so let’s preserve it
I don’t think space or lunar tourism is going to be the big draw that transforms the moon into something unrecognizable.
Instead, I think it’s...
Mars glaciers have more water content than previously thought
While Mars may be a dessicated place where water no longer flows, the planet still has glaciers slowly moving across its surface.
Previously, it was...
Mystery solved: Why moon landings leave strange dust patterns
Scientists have finally solved a long-standing mystery about the strange patterns of dust left behind by rockets landing on the moon.
These patterns, which appear...
Early human ancestors had huge size gaps between males and females, fossil study finds
A new study reveals that some of our earliest human ancestors showed extreme differences in body size between males and females—much greater than in...
Antarctica’s ocean is getting saltier and hotter—and it’s melting ice at record speed
A major and unexpected change is happening in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.
Scientists have discovered that the ocean’s surface is becoming saltier and warmer,...
Melting glaciers may wake up dormant volcanoes around the world
Melting glaciers could lead to more explosive and frequent volcanic eruptions, according to a new study that looked at volcanoes in the Chilean Andes.
As...
Fossil misjudged for 150 years is actually a game-changing find
For over a century, a tiny fossil at Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology was wrongly believed to be a caterpillar—or maybe a worm, or...
Winter is melting: Scientists shocked by rain and greenery in the Arctic
In February 2025, a group of scientists expecting to study snow in the Arctic instead found themselves standing in pools of meltwater, surrounded by...
Ancient dinosaur footprints reveal surprising herding behavior
New dinosaur footprints found in Canada suggest that different species of dinosaurs may have traveled together in herds—similar to how zebras and wildebeest move...