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In 2021, a British geologist dated footprints at New Mexico's White Sands to 21,000+ years old: Pushing humans' arrival in North America back 5,000 yearsExciting discoveries at White Sands National Park challenge what we know about North America's past. Unearthed ancient human footprints, es...
Humans never left these mountains for 10,000 years, and scientists finally proved itResearchers have uncovered a surprising human story in the high Pyrenees mountains. New evidence shows people lived in these areas for over...
Project Hail Mary is real? Scientists discover vast underground fungal network spanning 110 quadrillion kilometresA massive underground fungal network, stretching billions of times to the Sun and back, has been mapped. This hidden web connects plants, s...
Melting icebergs are dropping rocks onto the Arctic seafloor, and those stones are turning into deep-sea homes for marine life as climate change quietly redraws where life can liveMelting icebergs in the Arctic are delivering rocks to the seafloor. These rocks are becoming new homes for corals and sponges. This discov...
In 1822, Europeans brought honey bees to Australia as agricultural heroes; 200 years later, researchers found they were helping tree death spread faster than windNew research published in NeoBiota suggests western honey bees may be helping spread myrtle rust, a destructive fungal disease threatening ...
The one country on Earth with no mosquitoes has finally lost that titleIceland mosquito discovery: Iceland's long-held status as a mosquito-free nation has ended with the discovery of three Culiseta annulata mo...
In 2024, a horned dinosaur skull with an extraordinary crown was found in Montana, and it reshaped what scientists knew about prehistoric North AmericaA strange dinosaur skull found in Montana is rewriting dinosaur history. Named Lokiceratops, this horned dinosaur had unique, uneven headge...
Goodbye to the Dragon Man mystery: Ancient proteins suggest the skull belonged to a DenisovanScientists have uncovered new molecular evidence. This evidence indicates the Harbin cranium fossil, known as 'Dragon Man', is a Denisovan....
In 1980, a physicist studying a thin clay layer found an iridium spike, and it wasn’t just trace metal: It became one of the biggest clues behind the dinosaurs’ extinctionIn a remarkable geological find in Italy, a delicate clay layer was uncovered, marked by unusually high levels of iridium—a rare element on...
Why some birds decorate their nests with snake skin, and scientists say it actually works as a defense toolBirds are using snake skins in their nests. This unusual practice helps protect eggs and chicks from predators. Studies show this strategy ...
In 1988, beach workers at Norfolk coast uncovered a Bronze Age mystery from strange timber circles in the mud forcing archaeologists to link prehistoric religion to the working landscapeAn ancient timber circle, Seahenge, emerged from the Norfolk coast in 1998, dating back to the Early Bronze Age. This discovery revolutioni...
In 2018, workers building a major English highway uncovered giant Ice Age bones that revealed Britain sits on an ancient mammoth territoryA Cambridgeshire highway project crew unearthed massive Ice Age mammoth bones, revealing a prehistoric landscape. This significant find, un...
Why backyard birds gang up on snakes during breeding seasonBirds aggressively chase snakes away from their nests. This behavior, known as mobbing, is a defense system to protect eggs and chicks. Bir...
This submerged prehistoric site is changing what we know about Stone Age BritainArchaeologists discovered a prehistoric landscape at Bouldnor Cliff on the Isle of Wight, revealing Mesolithic settlements with woodworking...
Why do squirrels rub snake scent on themselves, and what does it actually do?Ground squirrels have a surprising survival trick. They use the smell of rattlesnakes to hide their own scent from predators. Researchers o...
This dinosaur had a neck 40% shorter than its giant relatives, defying one of nature's biggest Jurassic rulesPaleontologists discovered Brachytrachelopan mesai, a sauropod dinosaur with a surprisingly short neck. This creature challenged the long-h...
Metal in your ordinary kitchen foil could soon replace some of world’s most expensive metals like platinum & palladium: Here’s what researchers have foundResearchers from King's College London and Trinity College Dublin have developed a new aluminium compound called cyclotrialumane that could...
Giant new dinosaur species unearthed in Brazil after 120 million yearsConstruction workers in Davinopolis, Brazil, discovered the fossilized bones of a giant dinosaur. Named Dasosaurus tocantinensis, the creat...
Found a snake skin near your home? Here’s the calmest and most accurate explanationFinding a snake's shed skin in your garden is a common occurrence. Experts explain this is a natural process as snakes grow. The shed skin ...
Deep beneath Utah’s Great Salt Lake, scientists discovered a giant freshwater system no one expectedScientists have discovered a vast underground freshwater lake extending kilometers beneath the hypersaline Great Salt Lake. This surprising...