500-year-old Transylvanian diaries show how the Little Ice Age completely changed life and death...
Scientists have long relied on nature’s archives—glaciers, sediments, and pollen—to reconstruct past climates. However, written records such as diaries, travel notes, and monastery registers...
China Jurassic fossil discovery sheds light on early bird evolution
A team of paleontologists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has made a groundbreaking discovery...
Earth’s inner core may not be as solid as we thought
A new study by scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) suggests that Earth's inner core might not be as solid as we...
Yes, the odds of an asteroid striking Earth have doubled. No, you don’t need...
At the end of 2024, astronomers detected an asteroid in the night sky.
It was given the designation Y, since it was discovered in the...
Water arrived in the final stages of Earth’s formation
Roughly 4.6 billion years ago, the Sun was born from the gas and dust of a nebula that underwent gravitational collapse.
The remaining gas and...
Ancient Antarctic fossil reveals Earth’s oldest modern bird
Scientists have made an exciting discovery—a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica is the oldest known modern bird.
This ancient bird, called Vegavis iaai, was an...
Meteorite discovery changes what we know about Earth’s missing elements
For years, scientists have been puzzled about why Earth and Mars have fewer important elements like copper and zinc compared to ancient space rocks...
Vitamin D levels in Scotland haven’t changed in 400 years, study finds
A new study has revealed that people living in Scotland today experience the same seasonal drop in vitamin D levels as those who lived...
How AI imagery could be used to develop fake archaeology
Generative AI is often seen as the epitome of our times, and sometimes even as futuristic.
We can use it to invent new art or...
Scientists discover volcanic ash can protect against harmful radiation
Volcanic ash, often seen as a dangerous waste after eruptions, may have a surprising new purpose—shielding people from harmful radiation!
Scientists from Ateneo de Manila...