Outbreaks of measles have been declared in both Texas and New Mexico, as health officials report that nearly 100 cases have been identified across the
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been downgraded to Level 0 on the Torino impact scale after further observations showed it has only a very small chance
Sea surface temperatures have been rising for at least 45 years, and for most of that time, evaporation increased with them, bringing more rain. Yet
Stick two humans in an enclosed space with nothing to do, and before long, someone is likely to suggest a game of I Spy. Kids
With bird flu having devastated farms across the US, scientists have been searching for the reasons why it’s been able to spread so far and
Until recently, the world’s population growth showed no signs of slowing, yet over the last few years it has quite spectacularly ground to a halt.
Being a Viking wasn’t all raiding and marauding. According to new research, a large part of the ancient Norse lifestyle also involved being struck down
Some 5,700 years ago, the legendary Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) emerged in what is now northern India and Pakistan. Famous for its indecipherable writing system
Communities in the Pacific Northwest are no strangers to volcanoes, with many of the region’s towns and cities overshadowed by seismically active peaks. Yet while
A handsome fictional mathematician once said that life, uh, finds a way – and he’s not wrong. Earth is teeming with organisms that manage to
Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology have detected a new coronavirus in bats that is capable of entering human cells using the exact same
Blue whales might be some of the most iconic creatures on the planet, but for all their impressive features, there’s still plenty we don’t know
This week, for the first time in 100 years, an ancient Egyptian royal tomb has been discovered, a former Paralympian has become the first astronaut
Some pain just hits different. Even without getting into the age-old argument about childbirth vs. a kick in the balls, everyone knows that papercuts hurt
This week on Break It Down: the first ancient Egyptian royal tomb has been discovered since Tutankhamun over 100 years ago, a brand new “dangerous
It seems some species of megafauna may have existed for much longer than previously assumed. For a long time, the overall consensus has been that
The volcanic eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai back in 2021 might’ve been the largest in over a century, but that’s far from the only eruptive
