Evolution is a constant process, and humans are still changing as we adapt to the various environments we inhabit. Some of the best places to
A snow day is always an exciting day (ok, less so as an adult who has to actually do things), but now imagine a snow
Venus is the world next door. An Earth-sized planet that couldn’t be less like Earth, it is a hellish world with acid clouds. Several missions
Back in 2008, a miniature mystery unfolded at Sea Star Aquarium in Coburg, Germany. Staff turned up for work in the morning to find the
They say it’s only by being wrong that we learn what’s right, and in the field of forensics, scientists had to learn the hard way
In the worlds of extinct elephant species and ancient humans, the science powers that be have granted us a rare double whammy. Not only have
Since the day of the Apollo missions, Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs) have become the quintessential spacesuits – but the world has changed in the last
Gunung Padang sits on top of an extinct volcano in West Java, Indonesia. In recent times, the beautiful hilltop has attracted bold theories that suggest
“I know of scarcely anything so apt to impress the imagination as the wonderful form of cosmic order expressed by the ‘Law of Frequency of
Following the removal of dams along the Klamath River earlier this year, fall-run Chinook salmon have made a long-awaited return to the Oregon portion of
In the Ediacaran Hills, researchers have found one of the first moving animals – and an even more distinctive feature is a question-mark-shaped ridge that
Earth would not have been a nice place for humans 3.26 billion years ago. There was not much oxygen for a start. There was water
Billions of years of evolution have made modern cells incredibly complex. Inside cells are small compartments called organelles that perform specific functions essential for the
New modeling research has shown that the natural global climate phenomena known as El Niño and its cold counterpart, La Niña, have been occurring for
At some point in human history, our ancestors decided to urbanize, building sprawling metropolises to live and work in. Some of these ancient cultural and
Researchers have discovered a brand new species of sawfly from an amazingly preserved fossil found in Australia. This is a great discovery – but we
Daylight saving time (DST) has been around in the US on and off since 1918, but after 106 years’ worth of back and forth –
