November 28, 2022

The World’s Largest Active Volcano Is Erupting For The 1st Time in 38 Years

For the first time in decades, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa – the largest active volcano in the world – erupted, turning

These Mysterious Fungi Belong to an Entirely New Branch on The Tree of Life

Some of Earth’s weirdest fungi, including types of lichen, mycorrhizal, and insect symbiotes, never quite seemed to fit in our

Mummies With Golden Tongues Discovered in Ancient Egyptian Necropolis

Archaeologists have discovered several ancient mummies in Egypt sporting gold chips where their tongues should be. The auspicious discovery was

We May Have Detected New Organic Compounds in Martian Rocks

The Perseverance rover may have just found evidence of organic compounds in the rocks of the Jezero Crater. Previous studies

Crocodiles Seem to Be Thriving in a Toxic River That’s More Like a Sewer. Here’s Why

In one of the most polluted rivers in Central America, a vulnerable crocodile species is thriving despite living in waters

Mars Once Had So Much Water, It Could Have Been An Ocean World, Scientists Say

Today, Mars is colloquially known as the ‘Red Planet’ on account of how its dry, dusty landscape is rich in

Ancient Drains Under The Colosseum Reveal The Bones of an Unlikely Gladiator

Packs of sausage dogs might have been made to fight larger animals like bears or perform acrobatics in the Colosseum

This May Be The Oldest Example of a Brain, And It’s Not What We Expected

A newly discovered brain in a 525-million-year-old arthropod fossil looks to be the oldest found so far – and it

Tiny Bubbles of an Ancient Ocean Found Trapped Inside Rocks in New York

Scientists have found small pockets of seawater that have been trapped in rock for some 390 million years, a discovery