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These nearly invisible crystals could rewrite what we know about the early Solar SystemMoon impact 3.5 billion years ago reveals hidden Solar System history through tiny mineral grains. The discovery shows asteroid bombardment...
Quote of the day by Sir David Attenborough: “The question is, are we happy to suppose that our…’ – Naturalist on stewardship, conservation and responsibilitySir David Attenborough, a renowned nature communicator, urges us to consider the future of wildlife. His words question our willingness to ...
Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah Hajj route treasure: 1,200-year-old Abbasid-era gold, silver gemstone-studded jewellery shock archaeologistsA significant archaeological find in Saudi Arabia's Al-Qassim region has unearthed a ceramic jar containing over 100 pieces of gold, silver...
This 415-million-year-old monster scorpion existed before trees, and it's the biggest everScientists have identified Praearcturus gigas, a one-meter-long scorpion from the Early Devonian period, as the largest scorpion ever disco...
In 2009, a teen on a Utah fossil trip found a skeleton of a baby dinosaur that changed what researchers knew about ParasaurolophusA student's fossil find in Utah revealed a rare juvenile Parasaurolophus. This discovery offered scientists a complete look at the dinosaur...
Scientists Thought This Ancient Ocean Floor Was Destroyed Forever: Until Hidden Rocks Revealed a Lost Piece of Earth’s Earliest CrustScientists have unearthed evidence of Earth's ancient oceanic crust, older than four billion years, hidden within modern continental rocks ...
Enormous octopuses dominated Earth's prehistoric seas over 100 million years agoAncient oceans were once ruled by enormous octopus relatives. New research reveals these early creatures were massive, dominant hunters. Fo...
Music lyric of the day by The Beatles' John Lennon: 'My mother was of the sky. My father was of the earth. But I am of the universe...'A music lyric from John Lennon’s Yer Blues is today’s focus, highlighting a phase when the The Beatles were moving into more personal and e...
Here’s how to spot Comet Pan-STARRS and ‘Shooting Stars’ together: Best time to watch the celestial viewAstronomers note that opportunities to view a comet with the naked eye are relatively rare. The simultaneous appearance of Comet Pan-STARRS...
Did a meteorite crash through a Houston Home? Here’s the truth behind the ceiling holeWitnesses reported a bright fireball, likely a meteor entering Earth’s atmosphere, which may have produced scattered fragments. Local resid...
Could Life on Earth Be Older Than We Thought? Scientists Find Clues in 3.3 Billion-Year-Old RocksScientists have unearthed faint chemical traces in rocks over 3.3 billion years old, potentially representing Earth's earliest biological e...
Proto-Earth: Ancient Rocks Reveal Clues From Before Earth Fully FormedGeologists have detected a unique chemical signature, a deficit of potassium-40, in ancient mantle rocks. This anomaly suggests that remnan...
DNA Fragments in Crude Oil Are Revealing a Hidden Archive of Earth’s Ancient LifeScientists have discovered ancient DNA fragments within crude oil, offering a new way to reconstruct Earth's biological history. This groun...
A Rogue Comet Entered the Inner Solar System at Extreme SpeedAstronomers have spotted a comet hurtling through our solar system at an exceptional speed, suggesting an origin from the distant Oort Clou...
The biggest Cheetah roamed the earth a million years ago. Know about the animalThe biggest and heaviest Cheetah roamed the earth, a million years ago. Further, this discovery has shed light on the evolution of creature...
Earth hides parts of plant that played role in creation of Moon, claims studyEarth has several mysteries and one such has been unraveled by scientists. The discovery is related to formation of Moon.
NASA to address orbital debris, greatest challenge of our eraThe US space agency has announced to fund three studies to understand the growing problem of space junk to analyse the economic, social and...
End of May, may shower us with spectacular meteor showersMay end may come with a brilliant show of meteor showers as the fragmented debris of comet SW3 is expected to pass through the Earth’s skyl...
We've found the first ever ‘shocked' zircon crystal from Mars. It provides a new view on a critical aspectMars is currently the most popular exploration target to search for evidence of life elsewhere. Yet little is known about its early history...
- Meteorite impact can trigger volcanic eruptions on Earth
London, May 4 (IANS) Large impacts can be followed by intense, long-lived and explosive volcanic eruptions -- not just craters, new researc...