What’s in a name? Well, new research into marmoset monkeys has revealed that they join the list of creatures that use one for each other.
Something strange is occurring in the skies over Antarctica. Each winter, a blisteringly cold ring of wind rapidly circulates clockwise in the stratosphere above Antarctica,
The first mission of the Polaris Program, called Polaris Dawn, is expected to launch on Monday following weeks of delays. Some of them were weather-related;
It was mere weeks ago that the origin of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone was shockingly revealed to be hundreds of kilometers further away from the monument
Over half of the world’s population speaks more than one language. However, as little as 1 percent of the planet’s people can be considered a
NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is a brand-new technology demonstration of solar sailing. The space agency is not the first to employ this technology
There’s little doubt that the last few months in Death Valley National Park have been particularly toasty, but officials have now confirmed that the hottest
Two large pterosaurs have been discovered in Afro-Arabia, including a new species that’s been named Inabtanin alarabia and had a 5-meter (16-foot) wingspan. The fossils
A small meteor about 1 meter (3 feet) in diameter burned up over Luzon Island in the Philippines, yesterday night local time. The celestial show
The Ulas family, in southern Türkiye, is like no other. For the last two decades, some of its members have been quietly challenging just about
We’re willing to bet you didn’t have “mushroom-powered robots” on your 2024 bingo card. Fortunately for all of us, scientists at Cornell University have come
Astronaut Matthew Dominick has captured the moment a meteor collided with the Earth’s atmosphere, creating a huge flash of light. Take a look out your
While studying some humdrum sealife activity off the coast of Canada, scientists stumbled across a band of northern elephant seals exhibiting a fascinating behavior: each
An abalone identity crisis has finally found a solution thanks to hardworking scientists in New Zealand. Found off the Manawatāwhi/Three Kings Islands, it had long
To us, the Moon looks like an immutable gray world. As it goes through its phases, month after month, its face doesn’t change. But this
There are many words that come to mind when we think of dinosaurs. Majestic. Powerful. Terrifying. You know: generally, whatever the opposite is to “similar
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