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Our planet Earth was born from dry, hot rocks, shows study

Have you ever wondered how our amazing planet came into being? Well, billions of years ago, a massive ring of dust, gas, and rock particles...

Why did the dinosaur era have so much amber?

Have you ever watched the movie "Jurassic Park" and wondered about the piece of amber containing the preserved mosquito? The truth is, amber, which is...

If there were a war in space, debris would destroy all remaining satellites in...

On one particular day in 2021, astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the ISS must have felt a pin-prick of fear and uncertainty. On November 15th of...

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.