Dino-killing asteroid did not cause global firestorms
The asteroid that scientists believe led to the extinction of dinosaurs did not cause the vast global firestorms that ravaged our planet, researchers from...
Hidden magnetic messages from early solar system found in meteorites
Meteorites contain hidden magnetic messages from the early solar system, scientists at the University of Cambridge reported in the journal Nature. The meteorites’ magnetism...
Update: A giant wormhole in the Milky Way that could transport humans? Perhaps
A massive wormhole believed to exist in the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way, could be a doorway to another galaxy, scientists wrote in the...
Predator croc found, existed before dinosaurs, named Nundasuchus
A predator-croc that existed before the dinosaurs has been discovered and named by a team of paleontologists. It had steak knife-like teeth, bony plates...
Endangered chimpanzee threatened by habitat loss caused by climate change
The future survival of the Nigerian-Cameroon Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti) is being seriously threatened by climate change, a new study published in BMC Evolutionary...
UFO allegedly seen on live footage, then NASA cuts the feed
UFO enthusiasts were up in arms when an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) appeared in space on a live video feed, but was then cut...
Northern forests to change as global warming progresses
As a result of global warming, northern forests in the decades to come will look quite different as a new set of trees appear...
Nuclear reactors and radioactive waste storage, study to improve safety
Scientists at the University of Huddersfield in England will embark on a £1 million project to provide the nuclear power industry with scientific data...
Melting glaciers release massive amounts of carbon, affecting marine ecosystems
Melting glaciers do not only contribute to rising sea levels, they also release massive amounts of organic carbon which could significantly affect high-latitude marine...
Fast radio burst from unknown source detected by astronomers in real time
Astronomers have observed an extremely short, sharp flash of radio waves from an unknown source in the universe. The mysterious phenomenon was detected, unlike...