Why ancient Mesopotamians would have used a sheep’s liver to predict Donald Trump’s election...
I'm standing in a basement kitchen prodding at a sheep's liver, looking for marks on its smooth surface.
People crowd around to film the proceedings,...
This is what it sounds like when the Earth’s poles flip
Is there something strange and alien confined deep inside the Earth? Is it trying to break free and escape into the heavens?
No, of course...
Cold, not heat, caused mass extinction before dinosaurs dominated, study finds
Around 201.6 million years ago, one of Earth’s most significant mass extinctions occurred, wiping out three-quarters of all living species.
This event marked the transition...
Thousands of lost Maya structures discovered in Mexico: We’ve only scratched the surface
Recent research using advanced lidar technology has uncovered 6,674 previously unknown Maya structures in an unexplored part of Campeche, Mexico, suggesting that we have...
How Tibetan women thrive in thin air at high altitudes
For more than 10,000 years, Tibetan women living on the high Tibetan Plateau have not only survived but thrived despite the challenges of breathing...
Scientists uncover ancient ‘swamp dweller’ mammal that lived alongside dinosaurs
Paleontologists have uncovered a new ancient mammal fossil in Colorado, adding to our understanding of life during the Age of Dinosaurs.
The fossil, found near...
Scientists uncover how mammals evolved from sprawled to upright postures
A new study has revealed that the evolution of mammals from a sprawled to an upright posture was not as straightforward as previously believed.
This...
Scientists determine the age of the Moon’s oldest and largest impact basin
The massive South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin is one of the Moon’s dominant features, though it’s not visible from Earth.
It’s on the lunar far side,...
Scientists discover smallest dinosaur egg ever found in China
A group of scientists in China has confirmed that a fossilized egg found in 2021 is the smallest dinosaur egg ever discovered.
In their study,...
Scientists date the moon’s oldest crater to 4.32 billion years
Scientists have discovered that the oldest and largest impact basin on the moon, called the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, is more than 4.32 billion...