Tiny 'Alien' Skeleton Found To Have Never-Before-Seen Mutations
The mysterious skeleton, which is just six inches long, belongs to a human female and was discovered nearly a decade ago in an abandoned town in the Atacama Desert of Chile.
Ancient Salt Rocks Reveal How Earth Got More Oxygen To Support Life
The ancient sea salt rocks provide evidence that suggests the Great Oxidation Event — the oxygen rise that occurred on Earth around 2.3 billion years ago — was much more significant than previously thought.
Hubble Spots Cosmic Battle Between Two Galaxies
The two galaxies have been locked in a tug-of-war just outside our own Milky Way.
Oil Drilling In Texas Causes Alarming Rate Of Land Erosion
Scientists said large swaths of land, across four Texas counties, are “sinking and uplifting” due to decades of oil production activity.
Scientists Sequenced Genomes Of 40,000-Year-Old Neanderthals
The Neanderthals, whose genomes were sequenced, are estimated to be between 39,000 to 47,000 years old.
Meet ESA’s New Exoplanet Hunter, Ariel
The European Space Agency (ESA) reportedly has a budget of over $550 million to build its new exoplanet hunter, which will focus on studying the atmospheres of alien worlds.
Massive Magma Plume Discovered Under Yellowstone
Scientists used seismic data gathered by EarthScope's USArray to study the Yellowstone hotspot and discovered “strong evidence” of a hot magma plume.
Watch Minke Whale Peeking Through The Antarctic Ice
Antarctic minke whales can grow to measure up to 10 meters long and weigh up to 9 tons.
New Mysterious Ocean Zone Filled With New Species Of Sea Creatures
The new area of the ocean was named the rariphotic zone by scientists, who found numerous never-before-seen, new species of sea creatures.
Prehistoric Humans More Sophisticated Than Previously Thought
These ancient bone tools act as evidence of prehistoric humans having mastered sophisticated tool-making techniques.
Trappist-1 Alien Planets Have More Water Than Necessary
Scientists suggest that for the Trappist-1 exoplanets to contain such abundant amounts of water, they likely formed away from the host star and later migrated closer.
NASA Images Show Jupiter Like Never Seen Before
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been taking incredible images of Jupiter while zooming around the gas giant in multiple flybys.
Nothing We Do Can Stop Loss Of Glaciers In This Century
Scientists estimate that every kilogram of carbon dioxide currently emitted will lead to 15 kilograms of glacier melt in the future.
Black Hole Burps Powerful Jet While Devouring Star
Scientists discovered a supermassive black hole emitting a powerful jet of energy while devouring a star.
'Oumuamua Is Even More Alien Than Previously Thought
Scientists believe the alien asteroid could help them figure out how planets are formed in star systems outside our solar system.
Walmart Partner Left 1.3 Million People’s Data Exposed
The data exposed included names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, plaintext passwords and more.
New Mysterious Space Signal Spotted Is Brightest Ever Seen
Fast radio bursts are intense pulses of radio waves that are believed to originate from somewhere in outer space.
Melting Lakes Threaten Collapse Of Greenland Ice Sheet
Scientists discovered Greenland’s fast-draining lakes have started a chain reaction, which could lead to the potential collapse of the ice sheet.
Ancient Climate Change Fueled Early Humans’ Creativity and Innovation
Archaeologists have excavated tools from Kenya, dating back to the Middle Stone Age, which hint at a long trend of climate-driven behavior among early Homo sapiens.
66-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal Pterodactyls Were Wiped Out In Their Prime
The newly discovered fossils were dated back to the end of the Cretaceous Period, making these prehistoric creatures the very last of their kind on Earth.
