Ancient sea monsters with long necks had to evolve large bodies to rule Earth's oceans around 200 million years ago, a new study shows. Large bodies helped extinct creatures swim at speed even if t… [+6828 chars]
An aerial survey of a section of Mars by Nasas Ingenuity helicopter has revealed otherworldly images of the cone-shaped backshell which protected the robotic explorer during its fiery descent toward … [+3141 chars]
Hugging, holding hands and caressing give us a psychological boost that is known to be important for emotional well-being and healthy development. But until now, it has been unclear why we derive pl… [+6420 chars]
ByUniversity of California - BerkeleyApril 28, 2022 This artists concept depicts astronauts and human habitats on Mars. Credit: NASA Photovoltaics may be more practical for long stays on Mars Mars… [+12223 chars]
A 'swarm' of 85,000 earthquakes in Antarctica that lasted about six months in 2020 was triggered by magma from an underwater volcano, a new study says. The swarm occurred at Orca Seamount, a deep-s… [+8474 chars]
ByTaylor & Francis GroupApril 28, 2022 200 million-year-old deposits of the precursor of the Mediterranean Sea have been preserved in the Swiss High Alps. Whale-sized ichthyosaurs came from the … [+9423 chars]
The remains of a huge sea creature with enormous teeth that could have helped it capture giant squid have been found in the Swiss Alps. Ichthyosaurs were large marine reptiles with an elongated, sna… [+4215 chars]
Fourteen months after it arrived on Mars, Nasas Ingenuity helicopter has paid a visit to the grave of some of the hardware that delivered it there. Ingenuity, which landed in February 2021 stowed in… [+1962 chars]
Could life on Earth have arrived on an asteroid 3.8 billion years ago? As scientists discover intriguing new DNA on meteorite samples, TOM LEONARD examines the mind-blowing possibilities Published: … [+7570 chars]
