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Green mounds of stromatolites in the lagoons in Argentina's Puna de Atacama

Hidden Lagoons With Rare Life Forms Found in Driest Place on Earth

Argentina's Atacama desert, considered the driest place on Earth,...
ancient Mesopotamian brick

Iron Oxide in Ancient Bricks Reveal Strange History of Earth’s Electromagnetic Field

The Earth's magnetic field surged mysteriously in Mesopotamia (modern-day...
Goffin's Cockatoo

Polly Wants a Soggy Cracker

Just as many of us like to dunk biscuits...
neanderthal

Morning People are (Partly) Neanderthals, Study Finds

Do you like to get up before the dawn?...
James Webb Telescope

The Very Best of the James Webb Telescope (2023 Edition)

This year, the James Webb Telescope produced both stunning...
Wolf with a sea otter on Alaska's Katmai coast.

The Top 10 Science Stories of 2023

Over the last 12 months, scientific breakthroughs have ranged...
Chinstrap penguins on a snowy slope.

Penguins Nap 10,000 Times a Day

Chinstrap penguins are champions of the power nap. They...
a golden mole

Scientists Strike it Rich With Discovery of Long-Lost Golden Mole

Treasure has many definitions, but I think most of...
Graham and Stenner climbing out from the upper level of the glaciovolcanic cave while wearing breathing apparatus.

Beneath Glaciers, to Study Volcanoes: An Interview with Caver Christian Stenner

In 2016, a helicopter pilot in British Columbia, Canada...
Fumaroles in Campi Felgrei

Two Supervolcanoes May Be Waking Up

The increased activity of two supervolcanoes, one in California...
Cave art of a lion

Ancient African Lion Drawing Found in Puerto Rican Cave

The cave art of Puerto Rico includes a maned...
Bat stars crawl along the seabed

Starfish Are Bodiless Heads

It's not easy to tell which part of a...
An artists impression of the dinosaurs going extinct.

We Now Understand Better How an Asteroid Killed Off The Dinosaurs

Around 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid crashed...
An image of the mermaid mummy

Another Japanese ‘Mummy Mermaid’ Blends Fish, Monkey, Dragon

In 1906, an American sailor bought an unusual souvenir...
a gloved hand holds an Andean leaf-eared mouse

The Strange Case of the Marvelous Mountaineering Mice

On some volcanic peaks high in the Andes live...
Mars rocks

What is the Most Expensive Material in the World?

No, it's not a moon rock. BY CHRIS IMPEY After a...
An artists impression of a large collision on the early Earth

Scientists Solve Mystery of Precious Metals in Earth’s Mantle

Platinum and gold are common, if expensive, in watches,...
Illustration of the Big Bang

Scientists Discover Nature’s ‘Missing Law’

Nearly 164 years after Charles Darwin published On the...
An aerial view of a pine forest.

Do Plants Have Feelings? ‘Dubious,’ Says New Study

There has long been a debate over whether plants...
Illustration of a quasar.

Exploration Mysteries: White Holes

"If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t...
A male lion roaring

For Wildlife, the Human Voice is Scarier than the Lion’s Roar

Animals in Kruger National Park, South Africa, fear human...
Brian May

Queen Guitarist Brian May Rocks NASA (Literally)

Bringing an all-new meaning to the phrase, "we will...
a cracked landscape beneath a bright sun

Supercontinent Will Kill Us All, Researchers Say

The climate will kill us, and the mechanism will...
leonardo da vinci's rule of trees notebook

Team ‘Disproves’ Da Vinci’s Rule of Trees — Or Does It?

Wales’ Bangor University recently claimed that a group of...

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