For a billion years of Earth’s history our days were only 19 hours long
It's tough accomplishing everything we want to get done in a day.
But it would have been even more difficult had we lived earlier in...
Scientists discover earliest bird bone flutes in Israel
A team of scientists made a remarkable discovery of prehistoric musical instruments, fashioned from bird bones.
Hidden ice melt in Himalayan glaciers, shows study
A new study reveals that the mass loss of lake-terminating glaciers in the Great Himalayas has been significantly underestimated.
This dinosaur may have been the last of its kind
A newly discovered plant-eating dinosaur, Iani smithi, may have been the “last gasp” of a species during a period when Earth’s warming climate forced...
Did curly hair keep early humans cool?
Curly hair may explain how early humans stayed cool while conserving water, according to a new study that looked at the role human hair...
Why earthquakes shake Britain but not Ireland
New study reveals why Britain experiences more frequent earthquakes compared to its neighbor Ireland, where seismic activity is almost non-existent.
The future of Melbourne’s public housing towers
Monolithic in scale and nature, Melbourne's 47 public housing towers have become aging assets that present great challenges to the state government of Victoria.
Scientists discover lost world of early ancestors in billion-year-old rocks
The discovery of a “lost world” of ancient organisms that lived in Earth’s waterways at least 1.6 billion years ago could change our understanding of our earliest ancestors.
Study reveals surprising diversity of spinosaur species in prehistoric Britain
Paleontologists have made an intriguing discovery about the ancient spinosaur species that once roamed prehistoric Britain.
Scientists discover oldest Pterosaur fossils in Australia
A team of scientists has recently made an exciting discovery in Australia, uncovering the oldest pterosaur bones ever found in the country.
These ancient bones,...