After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...
As Scandinavian peninsula rises from sea, new satellite data show gravity changes
Bouncing back from under the weight of Ice Age glaciers which have long since vanished, the Nordic region land mass is slowly ...
Scientists reveal just how likely it is that someone will be KILLED by an out-of-control rocket this year
Researchers from the University of British Columbia have calculated the chance that someone will be killed by a falling rocket striking their plane this year.
Asteroid impact on moon blasted two grand canyons in 10 minutes
The Grand Canyon in Arizona is one of Earth's natural wonders, carved out over millions of years by the gradual erosion power ...
Lethal heat waves will triple in size even if climate agreements kept, study finds
Heat waves that are impossible to survive without air-conditioning could soon afflict far more of the globe than they do now, ...
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Scientists find life’s ‘building blocks’ in asteroid Bennu samples
The meteor fragments returned by OSIRIS-REx shed light on the entwined history of water and the chemical ingredients of life ...
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Life’s building blocks discovered in asteroid dust
Last week, scientists who analyzed the rubble from a near-Earth asteroid reported their first detailed findings. The ...
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Scientists shocked by abnormal discovery in Chinese forest: 'New hidden … hot spots'
In the Xiaoxi National Nature Reserve in Hunan, China, researchers found an amphibian that is among a plethora of new ...
An Asteroid Has a 1-in-63 Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032—Here’s What That Means
A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...
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Mysterious ‘Chirping’ Waves Detected 100,000 Miles Above Earth Are Surprising Scientists
Chorus waves, quick bursts of energy known to occur relatively close to Earth and around other planets, were found in an ...
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Here’s what tax dollars will fund with the Texas school voucher bill
Legislation to create school vouchers in Texas would send taxpayer money to private schools that teach anti-science ideas.
That Giant Sucking Sound? It’s Climate Change Devouring Your Home’s Value.
As the compounding impacts of climate-driven disasters take effect, we are seeing home insurance prices spike around the ...