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During eruptions, misinformation can spread further than ash. How can we spot it?
3+ week, 5+ day ago (801+ words) Our international study team included experts from universities, volcano observatories, and government...
3D scans of Tasmanian tiger’s skull reveal it had crocodile-style snapping jaws
1+ week, 6+ day ago (452+ words) A new study has found that Tasmanian tigers had an adaptation is found in no living carnivorous mammal....
Were Denisovans tall compared to other ancient humans? We should be sceptical
3+ week, 4+ day ago (946+ words) The remarkable feature of the fossils analysed by Yousuke Kaifu, from the University of Tokyo, and colleagues...
Fish DNA in Ozark streams reveals region’s complex geologic history
2+ week, 6+ day ago (578+ words) My students and I encountered a mystery. We were partnering with the Missouri Department of Conservation to monitor for fish presence and abundance in the Missouri Ozarks. We visited half a dozen rivers and streams across the region and collected…...
How the ‘first bird’ leapt into the sky and soared above the dinosaurs
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (716+ words) Archaeopteryx is an icon of evolution and is often called the first bird. Scientists have long debated just how it took off from the ground but a recent study published by my colleagues and I has brought new insights to…...
Dealing with disasters increasingly requires a smartphone – losing access can be a nightmare, but there are ways to prepare
3+ week, 1+ day ago (655+ words) In the span of a week in August 2026, powerful storms and deadly flooding knocked out power to a half-million people across the Midwest; Tropical Storm Lala cut power to thousands more in Hawaii amid dangerous wind and flooding; wildfires forced…...
Using thunderquakes to X-ray Earth – a new study shows urban seismology in action
3+ week, 2+ day ago (737+ words) When lightning strikes, it superheats the air around it and creates a shock wave that we hear as thunder. But thunder doesn’t just travel through the atmosphere to our ears. When that energy reaches the ground, some of it is…...
Early mammals weren’t all loners, as scientists thought – some already lived in pairs alongside the dinosaurs
1+ week, 3+ day ago (740+ words) These early mammals looked like shrews do today. They were small and had a long body, eyes typical for nocturnal mammals and little spiky teeth for eating insects. But they were not shrews. They were the ancestors of all the…...
Discovery of ancient DNA from antelope fossils in South Africa opens a new window on the past
1+ week, 1+ day ago (829+ words) Over the past 50,000 years, many of the world’s large mammals have gone extinct. Until recent decades, all we knew about them came from fossils. Now, analysis of ancient DNA is adding to the picture. Ancient DNA is damaged and degraded…...
Taller than Stonehenge: the mysterious Devil’s Arrows yield their secrets in new research
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (846+ words) Long ago, the Devil stood on Howe Hill and hurled giant stones towards the town of Aldborough, roaring: “Borobrigg keep out o’ way, for Auldbro’ town I’ll ding down!” Fortunately for Aldborough, his aim was poor. The stones fell short,…...