The Sun is surrounded by an atmosphere of plasma that we call the corona. It is nearly 1 million degrees Celsius (1.8 million degrees Fahrenheit)
Long before the rise of Rome, the Italian peninsula teemed with several different cultures, one of the most intriguing being the Picene. A new genetic
A test exists for a leading explanation for the nature of dark matter, but it relies on catching a supernova in the moment of explosion.
Earlier this year, the number of moons orbiting Earth temporarily doubled, admittedly from the low starting point of “one”. Taking a closer look at the
We all know that the animal kingdom is full of creatures doing some pretty remarkable and sometimes downright weird activities. Whales are creating bubble nets
It’s not often that fruit gets you blushing, but might we recommend you don’t watch videos of the squirting cucumber at work. The mechanics behind
A groundbreaking new study has opened the book on chimpanzee culture and its transmission, revealing compelling evidence that it is cumulative and spreads through social
A new astronomical instrument has had its first outing observing the velocities of colliding galaxies in the famous Stephan’s Quintet. It has revealed the rate
Never mind the birds and the bees, wolves with a sweet tooth may be playing a prominent role in the pollination of a flowering plant
Homo sapiens may be the last humans standing, but we weren’t always alone. For much of our history, we coexisted with other members of our
A child in California has been infected with H5N1 avian flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed. This is the first
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has announced a proposal to list three subspecies of giraffe as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA),
A man browsing Google Maps of the Nullarbor Plain in Southern Australia stumbled upon a strange “scar” pattern, prompting further investigation by scientists. People have
Ancient Greek sailors returned home with stories of mermaids and sirens. In the 1960s, a group of submariners returned home from the Southern Ocean with
There’s no getting around it: Earth has a trash problem. Particularly in the West: we throw away more than two billion – with a “b”
For more than 40 years, scientists have known of the existence of a mysterious “phantom chemical” that lurks in US drinking water. And yet, they
Medical and technological advances have allowed more of us to survive and to live longer, healthier lives. Does this make evolution irrelevant? In the most
