It is time to journey back through Earth’s geological history. Wind back the clock around 4 billion years and take a look at some of the oldest rocks that can still be found on Earth today, and even what we might learn from looking inside them. We know relatively little about the earliest parts of […]
Over 40 Percent Of Americans Believe Humans And Dinosaurs Co-Existed, According To One Poll
A poll once found that just over 40 percent of Americans believe humans and dinosaurs co-existed, living alongside each other like Fred Flintstone and Dino. And no, most of them probably weren’t making a clever point about modern birds technically being avian dinosaurs. The 2015 poll by YouGov found that 27 percent of Americans thought […]
Catastrophic “Once-In-A-Millennium” Floods Forecast Across Central US This Week
A stalled atmospheric river is likely to result in multiple rounds of extreme rainfall being dumped on parts of the central US over the coming days, with forecasters warning of unprecedented flash floods. The greatest danger is expected over an area stretching from Arkansas to Kentucky, though deluges are likely all the way up to […]
Blue Carbon: The Secret We Might Not Want To Unlock?
When you think about the bottom of the ocean what do you think of – shipwrecks, sharks, or seabed sediments secretly tackling the climate crisis? Did that last point make your list? Well, it’s not surprising if it didn’t as scientists are just starting to understand it themselves. It is part of a relatively new […]
The Reason Why Easter Sunday Changes Date Every Year
Unlike Christmas, Easter curiously falls on a different date each year. While Easter is always on a Sunday, it can sometimes spring up in March and the next year in late April. For Western Christians, Easter 2024 was celebrated on March 31, but Easter 2025 is on April 20. It will then jump back to […]
Why The US Government Has 400 Million Barrels Of Crude Oil In Caves Beneath Texas and Louisiana
Almost 400 million barrels of oil are currently sitting in dozens of deep underground caverns in the Deep South of the US. It’s known as the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), and it serves as a big fat pawn in the high-stakes game of geopolitics. Scattered across 61 caverns in Texas and Louisiana along the Gulf […]
Scientists Find One Lifeform That Could Survive Extreme Extraterrestrial Environments
Researchers have identified a lifeform that could survive the harsh conditions on Mars, potentially helping future humans to colonize it. If humans ever want to set up a home elsewhere in the Solar System, Mars seems like the most viable bet, beating off the competition by not being a hell world, having a surface we […]
SpaceX Makes History By Orbiting Over The Earth’s Poles. Why Haven’t We Done It Before?
On Monday, SpaceX made space history, as four astronauts were launched into a pole-to-pole orbit not traveled by any human before them. But why is this orbit so unusual, and why has nobody done it before? Though the Fram2 mission is a private one on behalf of cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, the crew has a […]
Most Intense Ultra Short Electron Beam Of Its Kind On Earth Fired At SLAC Lab
Researchers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have created a high-energy, ultrashort, ultrahigh current petawatt peak power electron beam in a particle accelerator. This will allow them to study the behavior of physical systems and chemical reactions with higher precision than ever before. The beam is in the cutting-edge femtosecond (10-15 seconds) range of duration, […]
Closest Single Star To The Sun Discovered To Have Four Little Planets Around It
Barnard’s Star is located just 6 light-years away from us. It is the closest single star to the Sun and the fourth closest star overall, after the three stars in the Alpha Centauri system. Just a few months ago, it was discovered that it had a little planet around it. Now three more have been […]
Scientists Develop Blood Test That Diagnoses Alzheimer’s And Identifies What Stage It Has Reached
Scientists have developed a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease that can help diagnose the neurodegenerative disease while also indicating how far it has progressed. The results could help doctors decide which medications to prescribe depending on how long they’ve had the condition. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, a disorder that slowly […]
DC’s Cherry Blossoms Are In Peak Bloom, But Why Is The Capital Covered In The Flowering Trees?
Pretty, pink petals are scattered around the Tidal Basin of Washington DC where cherry blossom season has reached peak bloom. But have you ever wondered why the US capital becomes adorned with these iconic blossoms each spring? In 2025, Washington DC’s cherry blossoms reached peak bloom on March 28, according to the National Park Service. […]
Not Just Hallucinations: Study Reveals Biological Basis Of Near-Death Experiences
Seeing a white light, feeling yourself leave your body, and sensing the presence of some sort of supernatural entity are all hallmarks of near-death experiences (NDEs), and scientists think they may now be able to explain these strange conscious phenomena. Often reported by cardiac arrest sufferers after resuscitation, these stereotypical visions and sensations may actually […]
Scientists Spot Rivers That Are “Hydrologic Equivalent Of A Wormhole Between Two Galaxies”
Rivers start in mountains, join other streams as they flow downhill, then channel into an open ocean or lake. Right? Well, not always. In a new study, scientists have reviewed nine rivers and lakes in the Americas that appear at first to break away from the conventional rules of hydrology. These include the Casiquiare River […]
The US Government Just Cut 10,000 Jobs, Dismantling Its Safety Net For Americans’ Health
Many have expressed concern that people in the United States are much less safe today than they were yesterday, after the Trump administration, through Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., began the process of firing around 10,000 people from agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services, […]
Eerie Images Recovered From Loch Ness Monster Camera Trap Lost Underwater For 55 Years
An underwater vehicle known as “Boaty McBoatface” after its naming was left to the public had recovered a long-lost camera from the depths of Loch Ness, aimed at capturing images of the fabled Loch Ness Monster. For centuries, people have claimed to have seen an enormous animal lurking in Loch Ness in Scotland. The first […]
Scientists Pioneer New Way To Transform Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Into Valuable Material
Over the last few years, there have been increasingly worrying reports about the toxic impacts so called “forever” chemicals are having on our health and the wider environment. It’s hard stuff to swallow, but now there is a little glimmer of light in this worrying story. Researchers have developed a solution that removes these substances […]
The Man Who Went Into A Cave And Accidentally Invented An Entire Field Of Biology
The year is 1962. The place: Scarasson, a glacial cave in the French Alps. Climbing out of the abyss for the first time in more than two months is a lone man, eyes covered in dark goggles to protect them from the light of the Sun. He has no idea what the date is; he […]
People Are Asking Why “Haa Makes Hot But Hoo Makes Cold”
People on the Internet do like to ask a ridiculous question. One such question, posed several times throughout recent Internet history, has become a meme classic; “Why does ha make hot but hoo make cold? I’m talking about mouth wind”. In less Internet-speak terms, the question is really asking why you are able to produce […]
New Phase Of Matter In Magnets Is Like “Half Ice, Half Fire”
Less than a decade ago, researchers found a peculiar phase of matter where the electrons of a particular compound would behave in two very distinct phases. Some had spins that were very well organized, while others were a complete mess. They called this the “half fire, half ice” state. Now, researchers have found that under […]
