Science
Listen to the Weird, Scary Sound of the Earth’s Magnetic Field Flipping
About 41,000 years ago, the Earth's magnetic field suddenly...
Nuclear Bomb Can Deflect Future Killer Asteroid, Scientists Discover
It's a bad month for any malicious asteroids out...
Natural Wonders: The Rainbow Swamps of the American South
Swamps and wetlands get a bad rap, and not...
Mysterious Sounds From The Mariana Trench Explained
Underwater surveys picked up mysterious "bio-twang" sounds from the...
New Research Suggests Ancient Earth Had Rings
The Earth: a ringed planet, much like Saturn, surrounded...
Pigeon Missiles and Breathing Through Your Anus: The 2024 Ig Nobel Prize
From stuffing pigeons into missiles to discovering that animals...
Our Moon Experienced Surprisingly Recent Volcanic Activity
Three tiny glass beads, from a sample of 3,000...
When It Comes to Backflips, Springtails are the Simone Biles of Arthropods. But They Don’t Stick the Landing
A tiny arthropod beats out all other creatures for...
Tibetan Glacier Holds 1,700 Ancient Viruses — But They’re Safe
Ice samples from the Guliya Glacier on the Tibetan...
Weirdest Animal Hybrids: What on Earth is a Buffalypso?
At school, wildlife is pretty straightforward. Kids are told...
Mantle Rocks From ‘Lost City’ May Give Clues to Origin of Life
Researchers have drilled a window into the layer of...
This Week in Planetary Science: Unexpected Findings from Mars and the Moon
Three different robotic explorers made planetary news last week....
Natural Wonders: Synchronous Fireflies
Fireflies. Lightning bugs. Whatever you call the little beetles,...
‘Extremotolerant’ Moss Could Grow on Mars
Scientists have discovered a species of moss that lives...
A Massive Earthquake Once Changed the Course of the Ganges
About 2,500 years ago, a huge earthquake hit the...
Small Population of Woolly Mammoths Survived for Centuries, Against All Odds
Ten thousand years ago, as the Pleistocene ended and...
China Just Retrieved Rocks from the Dark Side of the Moon. What Does This Mean for Science?
On Tuesday, a strange bell-shaped casket floated gently down...
These Butterflies Flew Non-Stop Across the Atlantic Ocean
For the first time, scientists have recorded insects crossing...
Harvard Researchers Propose Odd Theory: Could Aliens Walk Among Us?
Some Harvard researchers are considering the possibility that aliens...
Exploration Mysteries: The Marfa Lights
There's something spooky happening way out in the desert,...
