July 28, 2023

Scientists Discover The Oldest 3D Microfossils Ever Found

Digging deep into the Volyn quartz mine, near the city of Zhytomyr in Ukraine, scientists have discovered the oldest three-dimensional

Asteroid Ryugu Was Once a Planet Forming in The Outer Reaches of Our Solar System

Ancient grains of dust are revealing the life story of a Solar System asteroid. According to an analysis of grains

Scientists Are Tickling Rats And It’s Not Just to Make Them Laugh

Playful behavior was once considered a rare phenomenon in the animal kingdom, and yet recent evidence suggests birds, bees, apes,

Frozen Pathogens Are Waking Up, And Scientists Say The Risk Is Real

Science fiction is rife with fanciful tales of deadly organisms emerging from the ice and wreaking havoc on unsuspecting human

‘Once in a Lifetime’ Comet Is Shaped Like The Millennium Falcon

Astronomers have spotted a “once-in-a-lifetime” comet shaped like the Millennium Falcon – and sky gazers may soon be able to

A Giant Planet Seems to Be Lurking Unseen in Our Solar System

Our Solar System is a pretty busy place. There are millions of objects moving around – everything from planets, to

Your Hands Probably Weigh Twice as Much as You Think They Do

You probably haven’t spent much time thinking about how heavy your hands are – but if you had to make

A Giant Chunk of Peru’s Coastline Is Getting Greener, But That’s Not a Good Thing

Twenty years of satellite data show that a stretch of coastal desert extending south from Peru’s north and into Chile