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Exoplanet may reveal secrets about the edge of habitability

How close can a rocky planet be to a star, and still sustain water and life? A recently discovered exoplanet may be key to solving...

Missing Titanic submersible: What could have gone wrong

An extensive search and rescue operation is underway to locate a commercial submersible that went missing during a dive to the Titanic shipwreck.

Paleo-Americans hunted mastodons, mammoths and other megafauna in eastern North America 13,000 years ago

The earliest people who lived in North America shared the landscape with huge animals. On any day these hunter-gatherers might encounter a giant, snarling saber-toothed...

This small fossil was revealed to be Juvenile dinosaurs, shows study

For nearly 150 years, scientists have been puzzled by the discovery of small fossilized creatures known as Aetosaurus ferratus. These reptiles, resembling a cross between...

Scientists solve the puzzle of Earth’s continents

Have you ever wondered why Earth is the only planet in the solar system that has continents?

Meet Vectipelta barretti: The first armored dinosaur discovered on the Isle of Wight in...

Ever imagined a dinosaur with spiked armor roaming in your backyard? Well, researchers just discovered one! Vectipelta barretti.

How our groundwater use actually tilts the Earth!

According to a study from Seoul National University, by pumping large amounts of groundwater, we've managed to nudge the Earth's spin!

Earth’s formation: faster process with water as a byproduct

Our planet earth's development happened faster than we previously believed, with water being a byproduct of the process.

Without Ozone, the earth might get a lot colder

How critical the ozone layer is to the surface temperature of the Earth? Without an ozone layer, our planet would be 3.5 Kelvin cooler.

How asteroids may have brought water to earth

A large population of asteroids in our solar system may have played a crucial role in delivering water to our planet during its early stages.