Thousands of fossils from the La Brea tar pits in California show no signs of mammals and birds evolving in response to shifting temperatures over the past 50,000 years Thousands of fossils from the La Brea tar pits in California show no signs of mammals and birds evolving in response to shifting temperatures over the …
Fossils show puzzling lack of evolution during past climate changes Read More »
U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers discovered that subtle changes in magma composition may drive tremors during volcanic eruptions, offering a new tool for forecasting volcanic activity and guiding hazard assessments. Volcano… U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers discovered that subtle changes in magma composition may drive tremors during volcanic eruptions, offering a new tool for forecasting …
Volcanic ash is critical to tracking changes in eruption behavior Read More »
Life is thought to have begun when RNA began replicating itself, and researchers have got close to achieving this in the lab Life is thought to have begun when RNA began replicating itself, and researchers have got close to achieving this in the lab Life is thought to have begun when RNA began replicating itself, and …
We’re getting close to recreating the first step in evolution of life Read More »
Want to roll an armadillo when you play Dungeons & Dragons, instead of standard dice? Now you can, thanks to a technique for mapping the probabilities produced by any shape Want to roll an armadillo when you play Dungeons & Dragons, instead of standard dice? Now you can, thanks to a technique for mapping the …
2024 was the first single year to surpass the 1.5°C global warming threshold – now scientists predict that a year above 2°C is possible in the near future 2024 was the first single year to surpass the 1.5°C global warming threshold – now scientists predict that a year above 2°C is possible in the near future 2024 was …
The world could experience a year above 2°C of warming by 2029 Read More »
Weather forecasts based on AI are faster and sometimes more accurate than traditional ones, but they may miss rare and unprecedented weather events – which are becoming more common as the climate changes Weather forecasts based on AI are faster and sometimes more accurate than traditional ones, but they may miss rare and unprecedented weather …
AI-powered weather forecasts could miss extreme storms Read More »
A skeleton found in London records a brutal killing about 1200 years ago, thought to be a rare example of a judicial execution of a woman in medieval England A skeleton found in London records a brutal killing about 1200 years ago, thought to be a rare example of a judicial execution of a woman …
Medieval woman was executed and displayed on London riverbank Read More »
More than 60 ancient tools found in France and Spain have been identified as whale bone, and the evidence shows that people made tools from this material a thousand years earlier than previously thought More than 60 ancient tools found in France and Spain have been identified as whale bone, and the evidence shows that …
Humans were crafting tools from whale bones 20,000 years ago Read More »
There have never been so many satellites orbiting Earth as there are today, thanks in part to the launch of mega constellations like SpaceX’s Starlink internet service – and now we are learning just how the sun’s activity can affect them There have never been so many satellites orbiting Earth as there are today, thanks …
The sun is killing off SpaceX’s Starlink satellites Read More »
The chance of a planet forming in the outer reaches of the solar system – a hypothetical Planet Nine – could be as high as 40 per cent, but it would have been a rough start The chance of a planet forming in the outer reaches of the solar system – a hypothetical Planet Nine …
Was Planet Nine exiled from the solar system as a baby? Read More »