One Of The Earliest Moving Animals Had A Very Quizzical Shape
This new discovery is the first animal we know of whose left and right sides were not identical, but the shape raises many questions.
Asteroid Twice Manhattan’s Length Hitting Earth 3.26 Billion Years Ago Triggered Tsunamis And Helped Life
The space rock was way bigger than the one that killed the dinosaurs – but life found a way.
El Niño and La Niña May Have Affected Weather For At Least 250 Million Years
These weather oscillations persisted even at a time when the continents were distributed differently, the modelling shows.
The Smell Of Death Has A Strange Influence On Human Behavior
“These are the first results to show that a specific chemical compound can be processed as a threat signal.”
Proposed Spacecraft To Chase Moon’s Shadow To See One Eclipse Per Lunar Month
To study the Sun, sometimes you need to follow the Moon.
Iron-60 Is Not Of This World, So Where Is It From?
More than any other, this isotope alerts us to exploding stars’ influence on the Solar System, but the signs are not always easy to read.
Easter Island Reveals Odd Insights Into Earth’s Tectonic Plates And Mantle
From its prehistoric geology to its human history, Rapa Nui is full of mystery.
Should Daylight Saving Time Be Abolished?
It’s a debate that rears its head every time the clocks are due to change.
16-Million-Year-Old Sawfly Fossil Is First-Of-Its-Kind Ever Discovered
The fossil represents a brand new, but long extinct, species.
What Is The Oldest Continuously Inhabited City In The World?
Some of the world’s oldest cities have long since ceased to exist – but not these old-timers.