Did the moon come from Earth? New study sheds light on moon’s origin and...
A recent study by researchers from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research has revealed exciting insights into...
What are the Santa Ana winds that are fueling the L.A. wildfires? When will...
The Santa Ana winds fanning wildfires that have killed at least 25 people in Southern California and destroyed more than 10,000 houses, businesses and...
Beyond bread and cereal: What farmers ate 5,000 years ago
The Funnel Beaker Culture, which flourished between 4000 and 2800 BCE in Southern Scandinavia and northern Germany, marks the first era when people in...
Scientists identify a new dinosaur species from destroyed fossil photos
Paleontologists have made an incredible discovery of a new species of predatory dinosaur that lived 95 million years ago in North Africa during the...
Why studying asteroids could save our planet
Asteroids are rocky objects left over from the early days of our solar system, orbiting the Sun much like planets. While most asteroids are...
Solving a 200-year-old volcanic mystery: The hidden eruption of 1831
Researchers have finally solved a centuries-old mystery about a massive volcanic eruption in 1831 that caused global chaos.
Until now, no one knew which volcano...
Humans will soon be able to mine on the moon—but should we
By the end of this decade, nations and private companies may well be mining the surface of the moon.
But as space becomes accessible to...
Scientists uncover ancient dinosaur highway in Britain
A remarkable new discovery has uncovered hundreds of dinosaur footprints in an ancient "dinosaur highway" in Oxfordshire, dating back 166 million years to the...
Discovery of rare new fossil sheds light on New Zealand’s extinct dolphin-like reptiles
Ichthyosaurs were reptiles that swam in the seas during the time of the dinosaurs.
They evolved separately around 250 million years ago, possibly from a...
How gold is brought to Earth’s surface
A team of researchers, including a scientist from the University of Michigan, has uncovered a new gold-sulfur complex that helps explain how gold deposits...