New study reveals why modern birds survived while other dinosaurs died
We all have seen birds around us, be it pigeons in the park or penguins in the zoo.
What's fascinating is that these birds are...
Scientists unravel mysteries of earth’s inner core
Did you know that deep inside Earth there is another 'planet'?
Yes, you read it right.
Our home planet, Earth, holds a secret within itself, a...
Why the day on Earth was 19.5 hours long for over a billion years
Scientists from the University of Toronto have found out something amazing about our Earth's history - the length of our days hasn't always been...
The female hunter: Rewriting the history of hunting and gathering
Have you ever heard that in ancient societies, men were the hunters and women were the gatherers?
This idea says that while men hunted for...
Our mammalian ancestors survived the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, shows study
A group of researchers made a fascinating discovery, challenging what we thought we knew about the age of mammals.
They found that placental mammals, a...
Ancient human relatives ate each other? Shocking new evidence suggests so
About 1.45 million years ago, ancient humans might have been cannibals, according to a shocking new study from researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum...
Megalodon shark was a warm-blooded creature, unlike most fish, shows study
Scientists have recently uncovered a fascinating secret about the extinct megalodon shark: it was a warm-blooded creature, unlike most fish.
New virtual reality (VR) app could help you travel back to ancient Greece
Ready to travel back to ancient Greece without leaving your classroom?
A team of scholars led by the University of Bristol has created a Virtual...
Earth’s early life didn’t rely on plate tectonics: a game-changer in understanding our planet’s...
Have you ever wondered how life began on our planet?
We might have thought we had it all figured out, but some recent discoveries have...
What did the earliest animals look like
For more than a century, biologists have wondered what the earliest animals were like when they first arose in the ancient oceans over half...