Science
Beneath Glaciers, to Study Volcanoes: An Interview with Caver Christian Stenner
In 2016, a helicopter pilot in British Columbia, Canada...
Two Supervolcanoes May Be Waking Up
The increased activity of two supervolcanoes, one in California...
Ancient African Lion Drawing Found in Puerto Rican Cave
The cave art of Puerto Rico includes a maned...
We Now Understand Better How an Asteroid Killed Off The Dinosaurs
Around 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid crashed...
Another Japanese ‘Mummy Mermaid’ Blends Fish, Monkey, Dragon
In 1906, an American sailor bought an unusual souvenir...
The Strange Case of the Marvelous Mountaineering Mice
On some volcanic peaks high in the Andes live...
What is the Most Expensive Material in the World?
No, it's not a moon rock.
BY CHRIS IMPEY
After a...
Scientists Solve Mystery of Precious Metals in Earth’s Mantle
Platinum and gold are common, if expensive, in watches,...
Scientists Discover Nature’s ‘Missing Law’
Nearly 164 years after Charles Darwin published On the...
Do Plants Have Feelings? ‘Dubious,’ Says New Study
There has long been a debate over whether plants...
For Wildlife, the Human Voice is Scarier than the Lion’s Roar
Animals in Kruger National Park, South Africa, fear human...
Queen Guitarist Brian May Rocks NASA (Literally)
Bringing an all-new meaning to the phrase, "we will...
Supercontinent Will Kill Us All, Researchers Say
The climate will kill us, and the mechanism will...
Team ‘Disproves’ Da Vinci’s Rule of Trees — Or Does It?
Wales’ Bangor University recently claimed that a group of...
Deep-Sea ‘Hoofprints’ Came From This Elusive Creature
What made these "hoofprints" at the bottom of the...
RNA Recovered From Tasmanian Tiger For First Time
For the first time, geneticists have retrieved and decoded...
Deadly Morocco Quake Re-Ignites Conjecture Over ‘Earthquake Lights’
Reports of flashing blue lights near Agadir, Morocco during...
‘Deep Learning’ Toilet, Cyborg Spiders Win 2023 Ig Nobel Prizes
The headliners of this year’s Ig Nobel science awards...
Wild Boars in Germany are Radioactive, And Now We Know Why
For years, a mystery has surrounded wild boars in...
James Webb Telescope Delivers Again With Astonishing Whirlpool Galaxy Pic
If you're a fan of interstellar photography, and really...
DNA From Tracks Could Yield Better Way to Study Polar Bears
Studying polar bears — particularly their movements across the...