3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (665+ words) Buried deep in Wyoming sandstone, a tiny fossil has revealed that the story scientists knew about an ancient primate group may not have been complete. A tiny primate that lived in what is now Wyoming around 50 million years ago has…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (431+ words) A fossil found in China just revealed a dinosaur feature no scientist has ever documented before. What it was used for is still a mystery, but the leading theories are stranger than you'd expect. The discovery concerns Iguanodontia, a group…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (884+ words) Deep beneath the Pacific, Earth’s molten core abruptly reversed course, then began weakening again, leaving scientists chasing a mystery 2,200 km down. A broad region of liquid iron beneath the equatorial Pacific reversed direction in 2010, switching from a weak westward flow…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (321+ words) A new study suggests many super-Earths may contain solid deep mantles because of an ultra-high-pressure mineral phase. A new study suggests that many super-Earths may remain solid deep inside, revealing that massive rocky worlds could evolve in ways very different…...

1+ week, 52+ min ago   (311+ words) A NASA astronaut captured a remarkable view of a powerful Pacific typhoon spinning beneath the International Space Station. The image captured by Anil Menon shows a large spiral-shaped storm system above the Pacific Ocean, displaying the organized cloud bands and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (676+ words) Australian scientists uncovered a fossil that preserved three predators locked in one final meal, revealing a world-first discovery hidden for more than 100 million years. A fossil discovered near Richmond, Queensland, has provided the first definitive evidence that an ichthyosaur ate…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (543+ words) Recovered after an unexpected fall in New Jersey, a meteorite has provided scientists with a rare opportunity to examine material that has traveled across space for millions of years. The meteorite struck a home in Hillsborough, Somerset County, on July…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (642+ words) Saturn’s largest moon has long fascinated scientists with its rivers, lakes, and unusual atmosphere. But researchers are now focusing on another feature of this distant world. Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, may have the ingredients needed to support future missions far…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (631+ words) NASA’s MAVEN mission has revealed a new magnetic process behind localized auroras on Mars, changing how scientists understand the planet’s atmosphere. For years, researchers have studied how Mars auroras form without the protective global magnetic shield that surrounds Earth. Unlike…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (853+ words) Scientists studying Hawaiian lava flows have discovered new ways to decode the Moon’s ancient volcanic history. Researchers studying volcanic landscapes in Hawaii have found new ways to interpret lunar surface data, offering fresh insight into how ancient volcanic activity shaped…...