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This walking robot could change how we search for life on Mars
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (440+ words) Researchers explored a new strategy designed to overcome these limitations. Instead of relying on constant human direction, they tested a semi-autonomous robot capable of moving from one target to another and collecting data on its own. Equipped with compact instruments,…...
Earth’s most powerful ocean current didn’t form the way we thought
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (185+ words) Reconstructing the Birth of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current The modeled results were then compared with geological reconstructions from the same time period, allowing the team to test how well their simulations matched real-world evidence. The Key Role of Winds and…...
Scientists found a “lost world” of animals that shouldn’t exist yet
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (494+ words) For years, scientists believed that the rapid rise of diverse and complex animals, known as the Cambrian explosion, began around 535 million years ago. This period marked a dramatic shift from simple organisms to a wide variety of more advanced life…...
Ancient bees found nesting inside fossil bones in rare cave discovery
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (1068+ words) A giant barn owl, a type of rodent called a hutia, and a burrowing bee entered a cave. Only two of them left. Which one stayed behind? The answer is the one that cannot fly. This unusual chain of events…...
Earth’s magnetic field went wild 600 million years ago and scientists finally know why
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (612+ words) Earth's Ediacaran Period, which lasted from about 630 to 540 million years ago, has long been one of the most confusing intervals for scientists studying the planet's magnetic past. In most other eras, Earth behaved in predictable ways. Tectonic plates moved at…...
Scientists solved the mystery of missing ocean plastic—and the answer is alarming
1+ week, 2+ day ago (633+ words) Scientists have uncovered something surprising in the Atlantic Ocean. The majority of plastic pollution may no longer be visible at all. Instead, it exists as nanoplastics, particles so small they are measured in billionths of a meter. Ocean Expedition Reveals…...
Watch the Earth split in real time: Stunning footage captures a 2.5-meter fault slip in seconds
1+ week, 4+ day ago (510+ words) During midday Friday prayers on March 28, 2025, a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit central Myanmar along the Sagaing Fault. The epicenter was located near Mandalay, the country's second-largest city. It was the strongest earthquake to strike Myanmar in more than a century…...
Most people get food’s environmental impact completely wrong, study finds
2+ week, 2+ day ago (447+ words) A new study offers fresh insight into how people judge the environmental impact of the foods they eat, and the results suggest many are getting it wrong. These misunderstandings point to a clear need for simple environmental impact labels to…...
Webb Telescope spots “impossible” atmosphere on ancient super Earth
2+ week, 3+ day ago (658+ words) In our Solar System, planets that are both small and intensely heated tend to lose their original gas envelopes early in their history. However, TOI-561 b orbits a much older star than the Sun, and despite its harsh conditions, it…...
Tectonic shift: Earth was already moving 3.5 billion years ago
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1026+ words) Earth's history is recorded in its tectonic plates. Over billions of years, their movement has shaped continents, opened oceans, and created the climates and environments that allowed life to emerge and evolve. Yet one fundamental question has remained unresolved. When…...