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If dinosaurs really did appear near the equator, life would have been particularly hot and dry.Mark Whitton/Natural History Museum Trustees Dinosaurs may have first evolved near…
Jurassic Feathered Park The wheel of time turns, the cycle repeats and another Jurassic Park movie is coming out this year. Feedback has faint hopes due…
The melodious high-pitched sound of birdsong is not something typically associated with the vastness of space, usually serving as a delightful indication of the arrival of…
Many species of birds use shed snake skin when building nests, but this behavior is poorly understood. In a new study, Cornell University ornithologists used comparative…
Paleontologists have discovered ancient bear footprints in Honseca Cave in northern Spain. Distinguishing cave bear and brown bear tracks is complicated, but cave bears are thought…
Study published in the magazine Natural Earth Science: Planetary researchers used high-resolution images and compositional data captured by orbiting satellites to understand the geology of thousands…
Near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 is in an Earth-like orbit and remained very close to Earth for several months at the end of 2024. 2024 PT5 captured…
A strange continent-sized structure (red) lurks beneath the planet's surfaceEdward Garnero. SW French, BA Romanowicz, Geophys. J. Int. 199, 1303, 2014. Two giant blobs deep within…
A new report predicts that power outages lasting more than eight hours will increase in the United States in the coming years due to climate change.…
The decision to urinate involves a complex combination of both physiological and social considerations. However, the social aspects of urination remain largely unknown. More specifically, timing…
Two new species of this genus tuber It was discovered with the help of trained truffle hunting dogs. tuber cumberlandens. Image credit: Saw others., doi: 10.1080/00275514.2024.2407755.…
A massive flood called the Zanclean Flood ended the Messinian salinity crisis that lasted from 5.97 million to 5.33 million years ago, according to a new…
Artist’s visualization of the gas giant WASP-127bESO/L.Calzada The vast alien planet has fierce winds blowing around its equator at nearly 30 times the speed of sound…
Donald Trump holds executive order announcing the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images On January 20, a crowd at a stadium in Washington,…
Strategic naps can help you recover from sleep deprivationJean Gaumi/Magnum Photo Sleep researchers devote their careers to understanding how and why we sleep. So what do…
The source of the newly detected fast radio burst, FRB 20240209A, is located 2 billion light-years from Earth, on the remote outskirts of an ancient elliptical…
A ridge in southeastern Sicily eroded by the Great FloodKevin Sciberras and Neil Petroni The jumbled deposits of rocks found on a hilltop in southeastern Sicily…
Semaglutide and other GLP-1 agonists are injectedYulia Burmystrova/Getty Images Drugs like Ozempic and Wigovy, called GLP-1 agonists, offer more benefits than risks when taken for their…
Paul Brigginshaw/Millennium Images, UK What's the difference between time spent in bed and bank balance? No, this isn't the start of a terrible joke – and…
dry january An estimated 15% of American adults (260 million people) and 9 million Britons participated in last year’s Dry January. And recent scientific discoveries show…
Have you ever glanced around the dinner table and pondered about your parents’ favorite among your siblings? If you’re the youngest, you might want to look…
Australopithecus had a varied but plant-based diet, as indicated by stable isotope data analysis from seven human specimens collected in Sterkfontein, South Africa, 3.5 million years…
A century ago, American astronomer Edwin Hubble was the first to prove that this so-called “spiral nebula” lies about 2.5 million light-years away from the Milky…
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have discovered the remains of a Byzantine monastery with a colorful mosaic floor and Greek inscriptions, an ancient wine…
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate change agreement as one of his first acts in…
Would I feel better if I got some more sleep? Maybe – but that's not guaranteed. We know how much sleep the average person needs, but…
Foxys_forest_manufacture/Getty Images A bad night's sleep can be caused by many things, including screen time, stress, and drinking too much alcohol. Now, there's another culprit. It's…
A new genus and species of enantiornithine bird in the family Bohaiornithidae has been identified from a nearly complete, articulated skeleton preserved with feather marks found…
Avian influenza has been a problem for poultry for over a century, causing deaths in various birds like chickens, ducks, and geese. It is caused by…
Semaglutide and other GLP-1 agonists are injected Yulia Burmystrova/Getty Images Drugs like Ozempic and Wigovy, called GLP-1 agonists, offer more benefits than risks when taken for…
A virtual drone was steered through an obstacle course by imagining moving a finger.Wilsey et al. A paralyzed man with electrodes implanted in his brain can…
Steven Puetzer/Getty Images How did you sleep last night? Your response may depend on how long you were in bed, how much of that time you…
California implemented stricter building standards in 2008, focusing on design and materials used in new construction in high-risk areas. Discussing the issue, Crowfoot emphasized the challenge…
Please envision the setting. It’s Halloween, and you decide to take a daring walk through a cemetery on the edge of town. As the sounds of…
Cortisol, a hormone produced by adrenal glands located on top of the kidneys, plays a crucial role in various body functions such as metabolism regulation, inflammation…
Humans tend to mimic those they see as more successful to achieve a similar status, especially those with wealth, fame, and power. Many CEOs, celebrities, and…
Recently, archaeologists uncovered the ancient city of Pompeii, preserved under volcanic ash for around 2,000 years. The discovery of a massive private bathhouse, believed to be…
Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of carcharodontosaurian theropod dinosaur based on descriptions of now-destroyed specimens from Egypt’s Bahariya Formation. rebuilding the life of…
A demonstrator holds a pro-TikTok sign in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on January 10, 2025.Alison Robert/Washington Post/Getty Images The United States Supreme Court supported…
Ion traps can control atoms for quantum experiments Y. Colomb/National Institute of Standards and Technology/Scientific Photo Library After decades of investigation, researchers observed a series of…