Element 116 has been made with a new method – a step towards synthesizing element 120, a hypothetical element hypothesized to be in the long-predicted
A beautiful marble floor has been discovered on the seabed where the sunken city of Baiae now rests. This ancient settlement was once a luxurious
Ever since New Zealand was finally discovered in about 1300 CE – a mere 47,000 years after its larger neighbor Australia – humans have been
Carbon dioxide. CO2. It fills the air you breathe out. It is the product of the violent oxidation of carbon that we call burning –
This week on Break It Down: deep-sea potatoes just shook foundational ideas about life on Earth, NASA plans to launch an artificial star, elephants sing
A joint Egyptian-French archaeological mission has uncovered stone inscriptions and other artifacts while conducting photographic survey work in Lake Nasser, Egypt. The discoveries were found
Four snakes found buried together are shedding new light on our understanding of snake evolution. The specimens – which represent a brand new species –
In the late 1940s, Indiana residents were gripped by rumors of a “500-pound turtle” allegedly spotted by two men as they were fishing in a
Archaeologists investigating the “Tomb of Cerberus” in Giugliano, Naples, have unsealed a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus. But while this may sound like the introduction to a Hammer
Officials in Pierce County, Washington State, have announced that a woman who initially refused to be treated for tuberculosis (TB), even spending three months evading
As an undergraduate at the University of New South Wales, Dr Erica Barlow picked up a rock that would change her life, and quite possibly
The National Park Service (NPS) has released more details following the surprise hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone’s Biscuit Basin earlier this week, providing further insight into
Looking for your next summer getaway? There are plenty of beach destinations where you can get your fix of sun and the sand between your
Brazil’s Ministry of Health has just confirmed the deaths of two women as a result of Oropouche fever, a viral illness that is spread by
Two groups of microbes have been found living in hot water in Yellowstone National Park. The existence of the groups was known previously, because their
A team of experimental archaeologists has set sail in a replica of a Bronze Age boat, built using instructions, materials, and techniques from 4,000 years
Physics is a complicated topic. There’s no shame in not completely understanding the black hole information paradox, for example, or the nature of dark energy
