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Scientists discover changes to the polar vortex that are plunging parts of US into deep freezeWhen the polar vortex stretches, North America feels the chill. New research reveals some of the stratospheric patterns controlling these cold snaps.
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The San Andreas Fault: Facts about the crack in California's crust that could unleash the 'Big One'California's San Andreas Fault is capable of triggering a massive earthquake. Here's what to know about this famous location often associated with earthquakes.
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Almost half of California's faults — including San Andreas — are overdue for earthquakesCalifornia's earthquakes are far more likely to be "overdue" compared with earthquakes in the rest of the world.
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Alan Turing's seminal papers, almost destroyed by a shredder, head to auctionThe trove of papers from pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing was discovered in a loft.
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Hidden layer beneath Italy's Campi Flegrei caldera may explain why it's so restlessAccording to new research, the active volcano that sits west of Naples has a "tuff" layer about two miles beneath the surface that traps volcanic gases deep below the caldera's floor.
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The history of cat domesticationDiscover the history of our feline friends, and learn about the debate over whether cats are really "domesticated" at all.
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Aliens: Facts about extraterrestrial life and how scientists are looking for itDiscover interesting facts about where alien life forms are likely to exist, and what they look like.
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See the best Milky Way photos of the yearMind-boggling beauty abounds in photographs from around the globe submitted to this year's Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest.
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150,000-year history of Earth's magnetic field reveals clues about the climate when early humans were spreading out of AfricaThe record sheds light on the climate early humans experienced when they were spreading out of Africa.
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Gigantic 'mud waves' buried deep beneath the ocean floor reveal dramatic formation of Atlantic when Africa and South America finally splitEnormous "mud waves" buried under the Atlantic seabed formed 117 million years ago as the Atlantic Ocean opened up.
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First-of-its-kind video captures the terrifying moment the ground tore apart during major Myanmar earthquakeA security camera near Thazi, Myanmar, captured the earth cracking during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in March.
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Yosemite's ultra-deep canyon may have been carved in part by a ghost volcano and river, provocative research suggestsA river that drained the slopes of a now-vanished volcano may have carved Yosemite Valley's depths during the last 10 million years.
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What does the Pope do, anyway?New pope's schedule will be 'exhausting.'
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People really can communicate with just their eyes, study findsNew research reveals how humans communicate through their gaze.
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'The Big One' could rock the Pacific Northwest and fuel sea-level rise and massive floodingThe geology of the Cascadia subduction zone has largely staved off climate-related sea-level rise in the Pacific Northwest, but that could reverse in an instant.
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Simple blood test could help reveal whether melanoma will come backA new study finds that fragments of tumor DNA in a patient's bloodstream could show that they are at high risk of a melanoma recurrence.
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Measles has long-term health consequencesMeasles can erase the immune system's "memory" and cause a rare but fatal health condition. The MMR vaccine prevents these repercussions, evidence shows.
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An ocean of magma formed early in Earth's history and it may still influence our planet today, study findsRemnants of a liquid layer of magma near Earth's core, formed in the first few hundred million years of the planet's history, may still persist today as odd anomalies in the mantle.
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Study reveals 'flawed argument' in debate over when plate tectonics beganYou don't need plate tectonics to get continental crust that looks modern, a new study finds.
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Massive magma eruptions may have ripped Africa and South America apartHuge outpourings of magma accompanied the split between South America and Africa 135 million years ago.
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Jaw-dropping NASA image reveals a dying star at the heart of the Helix Nebula — and it may have just murdered a planetA new view of the Helix Nebula reveals a dying white dwarf star at the nebula's center. This star's violent eating habits could be responsible for strange X-ray emissions in the region.
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Cats: Facts about our feline friendsDiscover interesting facts about cat intelligence, how they see the world, and why we keep them around.
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Chickens sprouted dino-like feathers when scientists messed with the Sonic Hedgehog geneScientists uncovered a key genetic pathway in the origin of feathers, but they found that evolution is stubborn in turning back the clock.
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Biological secrets of world's oldest woman, Maria Branyas Morera, revealed after deathA study of a woman who died in 2024 as the oldest person on Earth attempts to untangle the factors that enable some people to ward off disease in old age.
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