A four-year-old girl stunned paleontologists after she found a perfectly-preserved dinosaur footprint that dates back 220 million years. Lily Wilder
An international team of scientists in South China accidentally discovered the oldest terrestrial fossil ever found, about three times more
Biologists are accustomed to hearing stories of microbes manipulating their host – a fungus that turns ants into suicidal zombies,
Every now and again, we get a little glimpse of just how far human ingenuity has gone. Quite literally: The
The Atacama Desert has a fearsome reputation. The world’s driest non-polar desert, located along the Pacific coast of northern Chile,
Modern-day aircraft already make use of jet streams to save time and fuel, but a new study shows that by
All over the world the rate of ice melt is accelerating with climate change, on land and in water, in
Earth’s second moon will make a close approach to the planet next week before drifting off into space, never to
Overfishing has wiped out over 70 percent of some shark and ray populations in the last half-century, leaving a “gaping,
Evidence of water in the shadows of craters or locked up in glassy beads like microscopic snow-globes has recently revealed
Ever since the discovery of a chemical called phosphine on Venus was announced in September last year, the scientific community
Patricia Yang has seen a lot of poop. In her time studying the dynamics of bodily fluids, the award-winning scientist
Diamonds can handle a little pressure. Actually, revise that – diamonds can handle a lot of pressure. In a series
One of the most enduring and tragic mysteries of recent Russian history may finally have a solution, with scientists saying
We are utterly delighted to welcome the shrivelled skin sacks known as naked mole rats into the elite ranks of
We may not know what dark matter is, but scientists now have a better idea of what to look for.
In modern times, a great deal of research has focused on the way that artificial light sources mess up our
The evolution of the opposable thumb is often placed hand-in-hand with the rise of stone tools. Without the ability to
For the very first time, the European Union is generating more energy from renewables than from fossil fuels. A newly
You never know what you’re going to get when you crack open a geode-like rock called an agate, but a
The oceans are not as equal as you might think. Scientists estimate that the Atlantic Ocean is actually growing wider
The Sun has a lot of rhythm and goes through different cycles of activity. The most well-known cycle might be
People in Europe were tweeting about a “dry cough” more than usual as early as January 2020, newly analysed data
Ever wonder what Jupiter would look like naked, without its thick coat of turbulent clouds? An exoplanet 575 light-years away
Captive elephants are not as healthy as their native counterparts. Under the care of zookeepers, these large terrestrial mammals have
The Shís’gi Noow or “sapling fort” was built by the Tlingit people in Alaska at the start of the 19th
When black holes swallow down massive amounts of matter from the space around them, they’re not exactly subtle about it.
No one has yet managed to travel through time – at least to our knowledge – but the question of
It was said that all he touched turned to gold. But destiny eventually caught up with the legendary King Midas,
How far back can the story of humans and dogs be told? When and where did this ancient relationship begin?
Back at the dawn of the Universe, astronomers have found a stacks on of cosmic proportions. At least 21 galaxies,
There are supermassive black holes. There are ultramassive black holes. How large can these strange objects grow? Well, there could
The carcass of an enormous finback whale (Balaenoptera physalus) was discovered near the Italian port of Sorrento earlier this week,
SpaceX on Sunday launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a record number of satellites on board, the private space company
If you saw the first episode of David Attenborough‘s new BBC series Perfect Planet, you will have seen the astounding
While most of us are now more fastidious about keeping our homes and workplaces clean, on board the International Space
While surveying the Hawaiian island of Kauai in search of invasive plants in 2017, botanist Kelsey Brock spotted something unusual:
Who has an even bigger grin than ten years ago? This goofy-looking crater on Mars. These two images were taken
One was kickstarted by a school kid and her placard; another took flight after a hashtag went viral. Years later,
Deep within, on a cellular scale, your body is in a constant state of activity to keep you alive. Among
A robot inspired by the shape and delicate underwater movements of a jellyfish, allowing it to safely explore endangered coral
A white dwarf isn’t your typical kind of star. While main sequence stars such as our Sun fuse nuclear material
The amount of carbon dioxide that we can still emit while limiting global warming to a given target is called
Like pappy used to say: if you see it writhe and hiss, give it a miss. Humans have passed on
Conservationists have started using satellite imagery to count elephants from space, a technique that British experts hope will help protect
The formation of crystals is one of the most commonplace processes you can probably think of. Every time you freeze
Graphene continues to dazzle us with its strength and its versatility – exciting new applications are being discovered for it
Sharing a car with someone is one of the riskiest things you can do without cohabitating, as far as coronavirus transmission
