New fossil pushes back physical evidence of insect pollination to 99 million years ago
A new study has pushed back the first-known physical evidence of insect flower pollination to 99 million years ago, during the mid-Cretaceous period.
The revelation...
Scientists discover the ‘ghost’ footprints from Pleistocene era
Invisible footprints hiding since the end of the last ice age – and what lies beneath them – have been discovered by Cornell researchers...
Scientists decode 3,000-year-old Egyptian wheat genome for first time
The genome of an ancient Egyptian wheat has been sequenced for the first time by a UCL-led team, revealing historical patterns of crop movement...
New fossils show life’s recovery after dinosaur-killing asteroid strike
A newly discovered collection of fossils reveals how life recovered after the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago at...
Why are big storms bringing so much more rain?
For three hurricane seasons in a row, storms with record-breaking rainfall have caused catastrophic flooding in the southern United States: Harvey in 2017, Florence...
Deep dive into Earth’s interior shows change isn’t skin deep
They say it's what's on the inside that counts.
And so it goes with the planet's surface; from mountain ranges to a river's drainage, the...
NASA moon rocks help form new picture of early moon and Earth
Scientists believe the moon formed after a large object crashed into the Earth, but details have been murky about what happened next.
Most people only...
Scientists solve the ocean acidity mystery in last mass extinction
A new study led by Yale University confirms a long-held theory about the last great mass extinction event in history and how it affected...
Paleontologists discover complete theropod dinosaur specimen
The discovery of a nearly complete dromaeosaurid Saurornitholestes langstoni specimen is providing critical information for the evolution of theropod dinosaurs, according to new research...
Early humans moved through the Mediterranean much earlier than believed
An international research team led by scientists from McMaster University has unearthed new evidence in Greece proving that the island of Naxos was inhabited...