-
'This is by far the oldest': Scientists discover 3.47 billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Australian outbackResearchers say they have found "unequivocal evidence" that a meteorite smashed into Earth 3.47 billion years ago, potentially affecting plate tectonics and creating conditions for life.
-
Mount Roraima: The 'lost world' isolated for millions of years that Indigenous people call the 'house of the gods'Mount Roraima is a flat-topped formation with crystal-clear pools, waterfalls and a unique ecosystem that has been isolated from the surrounding savanna for millions of years.
18 Comments -
'We didn't know they were going to be this cute': Scientists unveil genetically engineered 'woolly mice'Scientists with the company Colossal have created genetically engineered "woolly mice" with thick, golden-brown hair and fat deposits similar to those of cold-adapted woolly mammoths.
7 Comments -
US national parks quiz: How many of the 63 can you name?Quiz The U.S. is home to 63 national parks, which are areas of land protected by the federal government. How many of these parks can you name in our quiz?
Quiz -
Walvis Bay saltworks: The monster refinery in Namibia with colorful ponds that cover the land like patchworkWalvis Bay in Namibia is home to the largest solar sea-salt production plant in sub-Saharan Africa. The plant is famous for its brightly colored evaporation ponds.
-
Next ice age would hit Earth in 11,000 years if it weren't for climate change, scientists sayScientists have determined exactly how Earth's orbit and tilt affect glaciation and deglaciation, based on the length of these parameters' cycles and clues hidden at the bottom of the ocean.
19 Comments -
Watch polar bear cubs emerge from their winter den for 1st time on SvalbardFor nearly a decade, researchers have gathered camera footage from outside the dens of female polar bears and their cubs on Svalbard, shedding light on the behaviors linked to denning.
-
Savonoski Crater: The mysterious, perfectly round hole in Alaska that scientists can't explainThe Savonoski Crater is a round hole in Alaska's Katmai National Park that has defied scientific explanation ever since it was discovered.
4 Comments -
World's glaciers are losing enough ice to fill 3 Olympic pools every second, terrifying new study findsA groundbreaking new study provides the first consistent global picture of glacier decline since 2000, revealing that glaciers across the world have lost a whopping 5% of their volume since then.
-
Strange corkscrew burrows and other unexpected structures discovered 4.7 miles deep in the Japan TrenchNew scans of the bottom of the Japan Trench reveal extensive burrow structures and evidence of regular "reset" events that help sea creatures survive in the ocean's deepest reaches.
-
Lake Vostok: The 15 million-year-old lake buried miles beneath Antarctica's iceBuried several miles beneath East Antarctica's ice, Lake Vostok is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth, rivaling Lake Ontario in terms of size and volume.
2 Comments -
Scientists record never-before-seen 'ice quakes' deep inside Greenland's frozen riversQuakes recorded for the first time inside Greenland's biggest frozen river, the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, suggest this river and others switch between moving jerkily and flowing like honey.
-
Watch robot dog and drone locked in fierce battle — blasting fireworks at each other in future warfare demoA viral video captured in an unknown location and widely shared on social media in China shows a robotic dog and a drone firing fireworks at each other.
5 Comments -
Giant Florida panther captured by wildlife officials is heaviest on recordWildlife officials accidentally captured the heaviest Florida panther ever documented during a routine population check.
8 Comments -
World's biggest underground thermal lake discovered in Albania at bottom of 330-foot abyssResearchers have returned to an underground thermal lake they first came across in 2021 in southern Albania and confirmed it is the largest of its kind known in the world.
7 Comments -
Romania's trovants: The bulbous 'living' rocks that inspired folkloric tales of dinosaur eggs and aliensTrovants are rocks that grow by absorbing minerals from rainwater. Romania is home to a cluster of trovants that inspired folklore of dinosaur eggs, plant fossils and alien creations.
-
1,900-year-old Roman sanctuary and coin found in flooded Spanish caveArchaeologists discovered ancient Roman inscriptions and a 1,900-year-old coin wedged between rock formations while exploring a cave called the Cova de les Dones in eastern Spain.
-
Greenland's ice sheet — the second biggest in the world — is cracking open at alarming speed, scientists discoverNew 3D maps of the Greenland Ice Sheet show how huge cracks in the ice that accelerate melting expanded between 2016 and 2021.
-
Rabbits may have a surprising source of calcium — eating their own teethRabbits' teeth grow continuously, and bunnies wear them down by munching fiber-rich foods. Scientists suggest rabbits recycle a fine powder resulting from this constant grinding to fuel tooth growth.
-
Upheaval Dome: Utah's 'belly button' that has divided scientists since its discoveryUpheaval Dome is a giant rock formation in southeastern Utah with two potential origin stories, although most scientists think it was created by an ancient meteor strike.
3 Comments -
Are Atlantic Ocean currents weakening? A new study finds no, but other experts aren't so sure.A new study suggests the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has not weakened since the 1960s — but there's no doubt the circulation will slow in the future, experts say.
3 Comments -
Last ice age quiz: How much do you know about Earth's frosty past?Quiz How did woolly mammoths survive the last ice age? And how thick was the ice over New York City? Test your knowledge by taking our quiz.
Quiz -
Secrets of 1st dinosaurs lie in the Sahara and Amazon rainforest, study suggestsThe first dinosaurs may have evolved near the equator, and not in the southwest of the supercontinent Gondwana, as researchers previously assumed due to an abundance of fossils in places like Argentina and Zimbabwe.
-
Pamukkale: Turkey's 'cotton castle' of white limestone that inspired an ancient cultThe Pamukkale travertines are limestone slopes and thermal water pools that have attracted visitors since before the days of Ancient Greece, when the spa town of Hierapolis was founded at the top.
