ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEMichigan State University continues the longest-running experiment on germination. William James Beal's seed bottles have been dug after 140 years and will be buried again.
Multiple questions surround a fossil of a Jurassic squid eating a crab, as it was also consumed by a mysterious ancient predator and left for dead for millions of years.
A Pacific footballfish that lives in the deep parts of the ocean was found washed up on the beach of Crystal Cove State Park in California. What could have caused it to surface on the sand?
Recent studies suggest that the rise of sea level due to ice lands collapsing will double by 2100 if the Paris Climate Agreement won't be put to action. But a steady or lesser temperature of 2 degrees Celsius may prevent the melting of the Antarctica peninsula.
A new analysis showed that an area of forests the size of France had regrown naturally since 2000. That means it could store up to 5.9 gigatons of carbon emissions.
An expedition to the five lowest-point oceans has recently concluded. The updated mapping shows that Marianas Trench is still the deepest among the five major oceans.
Scientists recently came up with a way to solve a pair of long-lasting puzzles, which include the ages of individual fluid-bearing African diamonds and their parent material's chemistry.
The oldest ceratopsid in New Mexico is revealed as one of the earliest of its species to date. It was the first of its kind to have horns and frills 80 million years ago.
A large-scale study of animals recently revealed that longer yawning means bigger brains. Specifically, what was unveiled was that vertebrates with larger brains and more neurons are said to have longer-lasting yawns.
TikTok user ge0_2001 has observed a pigeon from the window that has mysterious gigantic feet. The short video immediately went viral, leaving many to solve its mystery.
A shrunken head, formally known as a ceremonial tsantsa, was authenticated and returned to Ecuador back in 2019 - and its history and verification is the subject of a newly published study.
A team of researchers has completed the first comprehensive study of North West Australia, circumnavigating and mapping the entire deepwater zone in Ashmore Reef Marine Park.
Genomes with Steppe-related ancestry were found on various archeological sites in Italy. It changed the views of the Italian Peninsula's ancient history.