Scientists Identify Extremely Tough Bacterial Species That Thrive Inside… Concrete
Some types of bacteria are hardy enough to survive in the most inhospitable of conditions – and that includes concrete, as a new study proves. Not only can microbes survive…
New Signs Indicate a Major Ocean Current Is on The Edge of Collapse Right Now
If Earth had a pulse, it might be The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) – a swirl of ocean currents that carries tropical heat north towards polar waters. Over the…
Agriculture Is Killing Way More Bees Than We Realized, Huge Study Reveals
Exposure to a cocktail of agrochemicals significantly increases bee mortality, according to research Wednesday that said regulators may be underestimating the dangers of pesticides in combination. Bees and other pollinators…
Yellowstone Just Recorded Over 1000 Earthquakes in One Month. Should We Be Worried?
The Earth is rumbling beneath Yellowstone National Park again, with swarms of more than 1,000 earthquakes recorded in the region in July 2021, according to a new US Geological Survey…
Long-Lost Fragment of Stonehenge Gives Unprecedented Glimpse Inside Ancient Monument
A long-lost piece of Stonehenge that was taken by a man performing restoration work on the monument has been returned after 60 years, giving scientists a chance to peer inside…
Bizarre, Limbless Amphibians Discovered in The US For The First Time
The strange-looking caecilians are limbless, worm-like amphibians that have been around for hundreds of millions of years, but they’ve never been found in the wild in the US – until…
The Pentagon Is Experimenting With AI That Can Predict Events ‘Days in Advance’
If you’re wondering just how advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems are getting, then know this: the US military is testing an experimental AI network tasked with identifying likely future events…
New Discovery Indicates Machu Picchu Could Be Decades Older Than We Realized
The history of the Incas was written by their conquerors, and as we’re coming to find out, the story we know is not necessarily accurate. Modern radiocarbon dating now suggests…
Mysterious Oxygen Burst Was Tied to Earth’s Biggest Mass Extinction, Scientists Say
The Permian-Triassic extinction event that happened some 252 million years ago is the worst extinction event our planet has ever seen. It wiped out around 90 percent of marine species…
This 3,700-Year-Old Tablet Shows The Oldest Known Example of Applied Geometry
An ancient fragment of clay tablet dating back to 3,700 years ago, during the Old Babylonian period, contains what is now the oldest known example of applied geometry, a mathematician…
Emperor Penguins on Pathway to ‘Quasi-Extinction’ This Century, Scientists Warn
Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there’s too much sea ice, trips…
A Woman Developed a Mass in Her Armpit After Giving Birth. Then It Started Lactating
Childbirth can trigger a number of odd body changes, but for a woman in Portugal, post-pregnancy symptoms were particularly curious: She started to lactate from her armpit, according to a…
Math Ability Can Be Predicted by Neurotransmitter Levels in The Brain, Study Finds
Neurotransmitters are chemical substances crucial to the proper functioning of the brain, responsible for carrying messages between neurons and other kinds of cells. As such, they’re a fundamental part of…
The Paradox Fueling Megafires in The US
After so many smoke-filled summers and record-setting burns, residents of Western North America are no strangers to wildfires. Still, many questions are circulating about why forest fires are becoming larger…
Surprise! Turns Out Giraffes Have Highly Complex Social Lives Akin to Elephants
Despite their magnificent towering presence, giraffes have somehow managed to keep their social behavior largely under the scientific radar. As it now turns out, we humans have deeply misunderstood these…
Californians Warned of Plague Risk After Pathogen Found in Infected Chipmunks
Chipmunks in the South Lake Tahoe area have tested positive for plague, prompting officials to close several spots in the vicinity, according to news reports. Officials announced this week that…
This Controversial Cave Art Really Was Painted by Neanderthals, Study Confirms
Neanderthals, long perceived to have been unsophisticated and brutish, really did paint stalagmites in a Spanish cave more than 60,000 years ago, according to a study published on Monday. The…