Earth’s biosphere might survive longer than expected
Earth's biosphere might survive longer than expected (Adventtr/Getty Images) A study published in Nature Geoscience suggests that life on Earth could last for another 1.8 [...]
190-year-old DNA confirms new pangolin species
190-year-old DNA confirms new pangolin species (Manan Vatsyayana/Getty Images) Confirmation of a previously unrecognized species of pangolin could help prevent poaching of the [...]
Neutrino traced to galaxy 11 billion light-years away
Neutrino traced to galaxy 11 billion light-years away Astronomers have traced a high-energy neutrino detected by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory to the Shadow [...]
Researchers create water harvester inspired by lizard skin
Researchers create water harvester inspired by lizard skin Researchers have developed a water harvesting system inspired by the desert horned lizard's unique way [...]
Microplastics found in remote Himalayan lake
Microplastics found in remote Himalayan lake A study published in iScience has found significant microplastic pollution in Tilicho Lake, one of Nepal's highest lakes, at [...]
Watch a mole-rat ‘farmer’ at work in its elaborate subterranean city
Watch a mole-rat 'farmer' at work in its elaborate subterranean city The reclusive subterranean rodents, often studied for their cancer-fighting biology, backfill their [...]
Giant prehistoric scorpion identified in fossil study
Giant prehistoric scorpion identified in fossil study Researchers have identified Praearcturus gigas, a scorpion that lived 415 million years ago and could grow [...]
50-year search yields breeze from Milky Way’s black hole
50-year search yields breeze from Milky Way's black hole After more than five decades of searching, scientists have identified evidence of wind emanating [...]
Newly discovered raptor may have hunted like a heron
Newly discovered raptor may have hunted like a heron Kank australis, a newly identified raptor from Patagonia, may have hunted fish like modern [...]
Webb telescope reveals galaxy from 13B years ago
Webb telescope reveals galaxy from 13B years ago Scientists have used the James Webb Space Telescope to discover a galaxy that existed 13 [...]