Almost 60,000 years ago, a massive underwater avalanche took place just off the coast of Northwest Africa. Initially, about 1.5 cubic kilometers (0.36 cubic miles)
For the first time, amber fragments have been recovered from Antarctica, or, to be more specific, from an offshore sedimentary basin. The fossils mean we
Lovers of all things colorful and sparkly are in for a treat with an unusual variety of ammonite that’s set to go to auction later
Voyager 2’s visit to Uranus in 1986 occurred just after the planet was slammed by an exceptionally powerful solar outburst. The heightened solar wind compressed
The US government is preparing to “pull back the curtain” on UFOs in yet another public hearing this week. Transparency is the name of the
Some animals need more help than others, and wild species can be rescued and returned to the wild after being nursed back to health. In
There is a lot that we do not know about the Sun but something quite shocking to most people is that we have never seen
Japan has a problem – there aren’t enough truck drivers to meet demand. The solution? A stretch of highway connecting Tokyo and Osaka transformed into
One of the weirdest sea slugs known to science has been discovered at a staggering depth, swimming around right down in the Midnight Zone between
At the bottom of Buffalo Ford Lake at Yellowstone National Park, researchers have found interesting clues about the natural history of the area. Before the
Immense glaciers once covered the entire Earth, reaching even the equator, geologists have confirmed. The discovery that this also applied in the center of continents,
The corpse flower is one of the strangest plants on the planet, famous for the hot stench of death it unleashes when in bloom –
Arguably the most impressive example of prehistoric rock art ever discovered has finally been interpreted, and the meanings behind the images are truly mind-blowing. Collaborating
Perplexing white blobs have been washing up on the shores of Newfoundland, Canada, in recent months, and one team of scientists that investigated them says
The dollar sign may be one of the most recognized symbols in the world. More than a denotation of currency, it’s become a potent emblem
Aging happens in one direction, right? We’re all slowly getting older, accumulating gray hairs and wrinkles, and there’s no going back. While it’s true that
A neuroscientist who famously taught rats how to drive back in 2019 has explained why she did it, what we learned from it, and how
