Category Science

A mysterious mass death of whales millions of years ago may finally have an explanation — and it all starts with volcanoes. Scientists suggest in a new study published in…

After five years of scanning the sky, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has completed the largest high-resolution 3D map of our universe to date. DESI, which began its main…

Bruce is missing his entire upper beak, yet he’s the dominant male in his group. For most parrots, that’s the tool they rely on to fight, feed, and hold their…

Meals from 5,000 years ago don’t usually leave much behind. But in one settlement in present-day Azerbaijan, traces of what people cooked, drank, and stored have survived inside pottery. At…

As new fossils and microscopic traces keep reshaping what we know about Neanderthals, a fresh DNA analysis from a cave in Poland adds an important piece to the puzzle, showing…

Key Takeaways from the Carnian Pluvial Event The Carnian Pluvial Event is often thought of as a period of rain that lasted for 2 million years, but it is a…

Insect expert Mark Moffett visited Portal, Arizona, in June 2006, ready to study bugs at the nearby Southwestern Research Station. Little did he know that he would make a discovery…

Ethiopia’s Afar region is home to incredible natural diversity. Erta Ale is a shield volcano with boiling lava lakes. Dallol is an otherworldly thermal system boasting vibrantly colored pools. But…

From April 16-23, 2026, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Neptune will align in the sky. This planetary parade will be visible before dawn, peaking in the early hours of April 18-20,…

On Dec. 7, 2022, endless rain besieged the Atlantic coast of Portugal. Flash floods hit Lisbon in just three hours, and the event caused at least one death. A new…