February 18, 2025

Extreme Drop in Oxygen Will Eventually Suffocate Most Life on Earth

For now, life is flourishing on our oxygen-rich planet, but Earth wasn’t always that way – and scientists have predicted

Planet’s Record-Smashing Iron Wind Hides a Climate Unlike Anything We’ve Seen

Around a star 880 light-years from Earth orbits one of the wildest, most extreme exoplanets we’ve found to date. Its

New Theory Explains How Ancient Earth Came to Be So Wet

When Earth first formed, it was too hot to retain ice. This means all the water on our planet must

Quantum Search For Time’s Source Finds No Difference Between Past And Future

No matter how hard we try, we can’t remember tomorrow. And physicists have no idea why. In hope of discovering

Earthquakes Under Alaskan Volcano Could Be Sign It’s About to Erupt

Mount Spurr in Alaska – rising some 3,370 meters or 11,070 feet above sea level – could be about to

30-Million-Year-Old Hypercarnivore Skull ‘Dream Find’ For Paleontologists

In Fayum, Egypt, where now lies a barren desert, a lush forest once stood, teeming with life. Paradise for all

Amazing Fossil Reveals Turtle-Like Scales on Jurassic Plesiosaur

Serpentine-necked, four-flippered plesiosaurs were among the most successful marine predators in the time of dinosaurs. A remarkably complete and well-preserved

Study Reveals What Would Happen if You Were Struck by a Tiny Black Hole

In 1974, science fiction author Larry Niven wrote a murder mystery with an interesting premise: could you kill a man

Earthquake Swarm Mystifies Scientists as Greek Island Tremors Continue

For three weeks Dionysia Kobaiou has been dealing with “the anxiety and stress” of her students on the Greek island