Plesiosaurs weren’t just marine animals, show fossils in Sahara Desert
Fossils of small plesiosaurs, long-necked marine reptiles from the age of dinosaurs, have been found in a 100-million year old river system that is...
Scientists discover Ice Age human footprints in Utah desert
Human footprints believed to date from the end of the last ice age have been discovered on the salt flats of the Air Force’s...
Scientists find recycled glass in floors of 1700 years old luxury Greek villa
Although this 1700 years old luxury villa was excavated and examined both in 1856 and in the 1990s, it still has secrets to reveal.
New...
How did Earth avoid a Mars-like fate?
Approximately 1,800 miles beneath our feet, swirling liquid iron in the Earth’s outer core generates our planet’s protective magnetic field.
This magnetic field is invisible...
Scientists discover fossil of Tiktaalik’s water-dwelling relative
A meme has been circulating online during the pandemic featuring Tiktaalik roseae, the iconic, four-legged “fishapod” that first made the transition from water to...
Asteroid impacts create diamond materials with exceptionally complex structures
Shockwaves caused by asteroids colliding with Earth create materials with a range of complex carbon structures, which could be used for advancing future engineering...
Scientists create artificial protein that peers into Earth’s chemical past
Scientists have developed an artificial protein that could offer new insights into chemical evolution on early Earth.
All cells need energy to survive, but because...
New study reveals the true nature of dark galaxies in the early Universe
Utilizing multiple radio telescopes across the world, astronomers have discovered several galaxies in the early Universe that, due to massive amounts of dust, were...
When disaster strikes, these Americans may not be ready
A new national study shows which Americans are least likely to be prepared to take necessary actions when faced with disasters such as hurricanes,...
How life bounced back after 90% of species died off in history’s largest mass...
Scientists have discovered that bottom-burrowing animals were among the first to bounce back after the mass extinction at the end of the Permian period...