16-inch salamander once ruled Appalachia, new fossil reveals
A powerful, long-extinct salamander once roamed the ancient forests of Tennessee, and its recent discovery is helping scientists understand how the region became a...
Scientists uncover 20,000-year-old cave used by early Australians in Blue Mountains
A remarkable archaeological discovery in the Blue Mountains has revealed that people lived in this cold, high-altitude region during the last ice age—much earlier...
How pterosaurs can inspire aircraft design
Pterosaurs were an amazing group of flying reptiles that occupied the skies around the same time that dinosaurs roamed on land.
Appearing in the fossil...
Some climate solutions may suffocate our oceans, new study warns
As the world looks for ways to fight climate change, scientists are exploring new techniques to pull carbon dioxide (CO₂) out of the atmosphere.
One...
Dinosaur stomach fossil reveals Sauropods gobbled plants without chewing
A remarkable fossil discovery in Australia has given scientists the first-ever confirmed glimpse into what sauropod dinosaurs actually ate—and it turns out they weren’t...
Ghost signals beneath the ice: Antarctica’s radio mystery baffles scientists
High above the icy landscape of Antarctica, scientists have detected strange radio signals coming from deep within the ice—signals that don’t match anything we...
Scientists uncover 10,000-mile survival trek across a post-apocalyptic Earth
New research suggests that some of the earliest ancestors of dinosaurs and crocodiles managed to migrate across vast, deadly regions of the Earth over...
Shipwreck secrets: What 300-year-old coins are telling us
New research has brought us closer than ever to confirming the identity of one of the most famous shipwrecks in history—the San José Galleon.
This...
Scientists uncover 35,000-year-old seafaring culture in the Philippine Islands
A stunning new archaeological discovery reveals that people living in the Philippine islands more than 35,000 years ago were not only surviving—they were thriving...
AI unlocks secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls—and the hands that wrote the Bible
For decades, the Dead Sea Scrolls have fascinated scholars and the public alike, offering rare insights into the origins of Judaism and Christianity.
These ancient...