How did Homo sapiens come to rule the planet? Its a question that many archaeologists have struggled to precisely answer, but new research offers fresh support to a longstanding theory: Ancient… [+7796 chars]
If there was ever any doubt the 2011 discovery by a post-doctoral student was indeed the hottest rock on Earth, new findings from a Western-led research team are putting that uncertainty to rest. El… [+5517 chars]
In brief: The James Webb Space Telescope recently passed a challenging milestone as it continues preparations for scientific missions later this year. The instruments have been passively cooling in t… [+1793 chars]
A new global analysis of the last 19 million years of seafloor spreading rates found they have been slowing down. Geologists want to know why the seafloor is getting sluggish. New oceanic crust form… [+4268 chars]
UK researchers have for the first time compared the accumulation of mutations across many animal species and humans to explore the role of the genetic changes in ageing and cancer. The team from the… [+2395 chars]
Robert DePalma and his team are investigating the last day of the Cretaceous. That infamous day when a 10km-wide asteroid hit the Yucatán Peninsula at Chicxulub in Mexico, setting in motion a chain o… [+19285 chars]
While most people think first of atmospheric carbon emissions from fossil fuels when considering climate change, the planet's soil actually stores more carbon and could become a major source of carbo… [+4479 chars]
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by scientists. The nucleus of comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) is about 80 miles in diameter, which is … [+1610 chars]
Skoltech scientists have proposed a concept for a modular Mars exploration rover. Leveraging the power of cooperative robotics, the new system first described in an Acta Astronautica paper consists o… [+3368 chars]
A first-of-its-kind 'missing link' object detected in the early Universe may solve the mystery of the oldest supermassive black holes in existence, scientists say. The discovery of GNz7q, a black ho… [+4492 chars]
NASA's Insight lander captured this image of sunrise on Mars on April 10, 2022. (Image credit: NASA) If you think sunrises on Earth are amazing, wait until you see one on Mars. This stunning view … [+1966 chars]
Phase transitions, such as the boiling of water or the melting of a metal, are commonplace but fascinating phenomena that spur surprises decades after decades. They often occur as the temperature of … [+2396 chars]
