Huge dinosaur footprints found in Mongolia – Could they belong to a giant Saurolophus?
A team of researchers from Okayama University of Science (OUS) in Japan and the Institute of Paleontology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences has discovered some...
Scientists discover spotted hyena in Egypt for the first time in 5,000 years
For the first time in thousands of years, a spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) has been found in southeastern Egypt.
This unexpected discovery was reported in...
Scientists discover ancient space salts in pristine asteroid samples
Researchers from Curtin University have made a groundbreaking discovery after analyzing some of the most well-preserved asteroid samples ever collected.
These samples, taken from the...
Scientists find collagen in dinosaur fossil, unlocking new clues about ancient life
For many years, scientists believed that organic molecules could not survive in fossils, as the fossilization process was thought to destroy them completely.
However, a...
The moon is more active than we thought – new study finds signs of...
For a long time, scientists believed that the Moon had been geologically dead for billions of years, meaning that all major geological changes stopped...
Archaeologists discover lost site of England’s last Anglo-Saxon King
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that a house in Bosham, West Sussex, was once the residence of Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.
The...
Oceans are heating up faster than ever – here’s why it matters
A new study has found that the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled since the late 1980s. This means the oceans are...
Arctic’s ‘Last Ice Area’ could disappear sooner than expected
The Arctic’s "Last Ice Area" (LIA), a critical habitat for animals that depend on sea ice, could vanish within a decade after the central...
Scientists discover Hawai‘i’s most active volcanoes share a magma source
A new study reveals that Hawai‘i’s two most active volcanoes, Kīlauea and Maunaloa, share the same source of magma deep within the Earth.
For years,...
Did dinosaurs first roam the Amazon? New study offers clues
equatorial regions of South America and Africa, including the Amazon, millions of years earlier than current fossil evidence shows.
This new research, led by University...