1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (253+ words) Earth has experienced 22 major cooling events over the past 11,700 years – and scientists have now identified their cause. It turns out that powerful volcanic eruptions played a key role, according to scientific research published in the journal Nature Communications. Scientists explain…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (378+ words) A new scientific model suggests that Stonehenge's heaviest stone traveled 700 kilometers not solely through human effort, but also with the help of a natural "conveyor belt," according to a study published in the journal JQS. Stonehenge was assembled from stones…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (192+ words) When it comes to the inhabitants of Mars, people usually imagine little green men. However, if a recently discovered image taken by a NASA rover is anything to go by, the creatures inhabiting the dry planet could look more like…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (277+ words) A star explosion may have changed the course of life on Earth 2.5 million years ago. A stream of cosmic rays from a supernova likely affected our planet for an extended period and may have damaged DNA, according to a study…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (297+ words) In the iconic movie, scientists extract dinosaur DNA from mosquitoes trapped in ancient amber, fill the gaps with frog genes, and grow embryos. In the real world, this scenario faces strict limitations imposed by the laws of physics and biology....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (172+ words) The earthquake left thousands of homes without electricity and caused significant damage to roads and other infrastructure. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said during a briefing in Tokyo that authorities were still assessing the full impact of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (213+ words) An earthquake was recorded in Ukraine's Poltava region on the morning of July 7, according to the Main Center of Special Monitoring. The tremor was recorded in the Lokhvytsia territorial community of the Myrhorod district in the Poltava region. It occurred…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (310+ words) In Venezuela, on the evening of June 24, two powerful earthquakes of magnitude 7.1 and 7.5 occurred. The tremors caused damage to buildings in the capital, Caracas, according to CNN. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the first earthquake of magnitude 7.1 occurred…...