The result of a new study on the intrinsic dynamics of spatio-temporal processes conducted at the MOX laboratory of the Politecnico di Milano (Department of… Read More »Latent Dynamics Networks: A new machine learning tool for understanding spatio-temporal processes
Scientists have discovered remnants of the Earth’s oldest fossil forest on the north coast of Devon and Somerset in the U.K. The trees, which are… Read More »Earth’s oldest fossil forest discovered in UK
Anoxic marine basins may be among the most viable places to conduct large-scale carbon sequestration in the deep ocean, while minimizing negative impacts on marine… Read More »Anoxic marine basins: A viable option for large-scale deep-sea carbon sequestration
A recent study led by astrobiologist Catherine Neish from the Western Institute for Earth and Space Exploration has dealt a blow to hopes of finding… Read More »Limited transport of organics makes Titan’s subsurface ocean unlikely to support life
It is too soon to claim that the common ancestor of dinosaurs had feathers, according to research by scientists at the Natural History Museum, Royal… Read More »Study suggests most dinosaurs may have been scaly
New research from Dartmouth College provides the first evidence that the Arctic’s frozen soil is the dominant force shaping Earth’s northernmost rivers. Permafrost, the thick… Read More »Permafrost holds back Arctic rivers, but thawing may unleash carbon flood
Gliding winged-reptiles were among the ancient crocodile residents of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, researchers at the University of Bristol have revealed. Kuehneosaurs looked like… Read More »Late triassic reptile diversity revealed in mendip hills fossils
The sun has just set on a quiet mudflat in Australia’s Northern Territory; it’ll set again in another 19 hours. A young moon looms large… Read More »Ancient fossils reveal diverse microbial world 1.6 billion years old
The geomagnetic poles are crucial elements in Earth’s magnetic field, representing the points where the axis of a hypothetical dipole, best approximating the Earth’s magnetic… Read More »Geomagnetic pole
A groundbreaking revelation into the catastrophic repercussions of one of Earth’s most devastating events has emerged from a research team led by USC Dornsife College… Read More »New insights into ancient extinction offer lessons for today’s climate crisis
A groundbreaking study published in Nature Astronomy by an international team led by Kyoto University, including scientists from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, reveals… Read More »Scientists discover source of nitrogen in early solar system
A groundbreaking study published on Nov. 22, 2023, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Beniamino Mecozzi and colleagues from Sapienza University of Rome reveals… Read More »Modern hippos first dispersed in Europe during the middle pleistocene
The North China Plain (NCP) is a region with some of the worst air pollution conditions on a global scale. Air pollution (known as haze)… Read More »Southern rainfall plays a surprising role in Northern haze
In the first study to examine ice cores from the summit of the highest tropical mountain in the world, new evidence provides unique insight into… Read More »Ice cores from the roof of the tropics reveal hidden climate history
The mystery surrounding the origin of the tin used in the Bronze Age has baffled archaeometallurgists for over a century. Bronze, a crucial alloy made… Read More »New study challenges origin of tin used in Bronze Age Uluburun shipwreck
A remarkable find recently came to light in Spain, where a team of experts from various fields, including history, paleontology, and biology, stumbled upon an… Read More »Treasure trove of Neanderthal bones discovered in Spanish museum
The Pacific Ocean encompasses an astounding 32% of Earth’s surface area, surpassing the collective landmass. Predictably, its dynamic activity casts a profound influence on global… Read More »Pacific walker circulation has changed behavior over industrial era
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa researchers have made a surprising discovery about scalloped hammerhead sharks: they hold their breath during deep dives into cold water… Read More »Scalloped Hammerhead sharks hold breath to keep warm during deep dives
A recent study by scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and their collaborators has challenged the long-held belief that the golden glimmer in… Read More »Posidonia shale fossils’ golden gleam comes from a mix of minerals, not fool’s gold, study finds