1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (348+ words) A new geological study reshapes the timeline of a major tectonic collision that helped form the Andes, suggesting key events occurred earlier than long assumed. The work, led by Victor Piedrahita (first author) and J. Li (corresponding author), focuses on rocks…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (526+ words) A new geodynamic model is reshaping how scientists understand supervolcanoes, revealing that their magma systems may be far more diffuse and dynamic than previously believed. Supervolcanoes'those that have produced supereruptions in the geological record'are often thought to contain long-lived, liquid-rich…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (796+ words) A chance discovery inside a long-overlooked fossil has revealed an unexpected chapter in pterosaur evolution. Around 110 million years ago, two small pterosaurs about the size of modern seagulls were flying over a lake or river, likely searching for food or…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (308+ words) Professor Susie Dai has developed engineered algae that can remove and reuse harmful microplastics from wastewater. A researcher at the University of Missouri is developing a new approach to tackle one of the most persistent forms of pollution: microscopic plastic…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (453+ words) Groundwater across High Mountain Asia is rapidly declining due to combined climate and human pressures, with worsening risks ahead. A new satellite-driven analysis reveals a sharp and ongoing decline in groundwater reserves across High Mountain Asia (HMA), often called the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (485+ words) New research may have solved a long-standing geological mystery in the United States that has puzzled scientists for more than 150 years. Scientists have spent more than a century trying to understand how the Green River, the largest tributary of the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (795+ words) A new analysis of meteorite isotopes challenges long-held ideas about Earth's origins, suggesting our planet may have formed almost entirely from nearby material rather than distant sources. Planetary scientists have long debated the origin of the material that formed Earth....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (450+ words) Shark teeth found in 5-million-year-old whale skulls provide direct evidence of ancient feeding behavior and predator-prey relationships in the North Sea. Researchers studying two fossilized whale skulls discovered pieces of shark teeth lodged inside the bones, providing rare physical evidence…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago  (504+ words) After a full day of teaching, Rudy Lerosey-Aubril turned to a task he found especially rewarding: preparing a Cambrian arthropod fossil for study. As he carefully cleaned the specimen, it initially appeared typical for its age. But one detail quickly…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (544+ words) Warming river temperatures are causing invasive northern pike to eat more fish, threatening already declining salmon populations. The trend is expected to worsen with continued climate change, raising concerns about ecosystem impacts. Rising temperatures in a river in south-central Alaska…...