Scientists uncover 7,000-year-old boats in Mediterranean
Over 7,000 years ago, the Mediterranean Sea was bustling with activity as people sailed across its waters in sophisticated boats, a recent study has...
Greenland’s glacier is shrinking fast
In the remote corners of northeast Greenland, scientists have been keeping a close eye on the 79° N-Glacier, a massive ice formation that's been...
New satellite technique forecasts severe storms with unprecedented accuracy
In 2020, a line of severe thunderstorms known as a derecho swept across the Midwest United States, unleashing powerful winds that caused extensive damage,...
Northrup Grumman is studying how to build a railway on the moon
Roughly two years and six months from now, as part of NASA’s Artemis III mission, astronauts will set foot on the lunar surface for...
Westminster’s Tudor horse cemetery likely for elite foreign horses
The discovery of a nearly unique animal cemetery in London, dating back to the late medieval and Tudor periods, has unveiled fascinating insights into...
Supervolcano may have paved way for humans leaving Africa
Researchers working in the Horn of Africa have uncovered evidence showing how Middle Stone Age humans survived in the wake of the eruption of...
Scientists find a prehistoric crocodile cousin: Armored Garzapelta
Long before dinosaurs became the stars of prehistory, the aetosaurs, which were like the ancestors of today's crocodiles but armored like tanks, roamed our...
Did Spinosaurus hunt its prey deep underwater or from shore?
For years, controversy has swirled around how a Cretaceous-era, sail-backed dinosaur—the giant Spinosaurus aegyptiacus—hunted its prey.
Spinosaurus was among the largest predators ever to prowl...
Study on sea surface temperatures offers definitive proof of human-driven climate change
Recent oceanic research has provided striking evidence of human influence on climate change, specifically showing how activities related to the increase in CO2 emissions...
Ötzi the Iceman’s tattoos created with a single-pointed instrument
Discovering how Ötzi the Iceman, a man who lived over 5,300 years ago, got his tattoos has puzzled scientists and historians alike.
Ötzi's well-preserved body,...