As if being distant and frigid weren’t enough, Pluto is cloaked in a puffy atmosphere that contains highly toxic carbon…
Scientists make eye’s retina from stem cells
A part of the eye that is essential for vision has been created in the laboratory from animal stem cells,…
New “Buck-Toothed Evil Spirit” Dinosaur Found
A newly discovered dinosaur species bridges the gap between the earliest known group of predators and more advanced beasts such…
Yellowstone Supervolcano’s Size Exceeds Expectations
Beneath Yellowstone National Park lurks a partially molten plume rising from the Earth’s mantle, fueling the park’s famous geysers and…
Premature birth gene ‘discovered’
A gene linked to premature births has been discovered, scientists in the US and Finland have said. The researchers hope…
Humpback whale song spreads to other whales
Researchers in Australia listened to hundreds of hours of recordings gathered over more than a decade. These revealed how a…
Priceless Egyptian Treasures Returned
A statue of King Tutankhamun, which was looted during Egypt’s anti-government protests, has been returned to the Egyptian Museum in…
Some dinosaurs were nocturnal
Many dinosaurs and pterosaurs were active both by day and night, and some were entirely nocturnal, a new study suggests.…
Maya Mystery Solved by “Important” Volcanic Discovery?
Even at ancient Maya cities far from volcanoes, ash rained down relatively frequently, a “spectacularly important” new study says. The…
First Descent Into a Magma Chamber
During the first ever scientific expedition into a volcanic magma chamber, climber Einar Stefánsson rappels into Iceland‘s dormant Thrihnukagigur volcano…