Levels of molecular hydrogen (H2) in the atmosphere have surged in modern times due to human activity, according to new research. When scientists analyzed air samples...
Each year, a selection of apparently weird and pointless scientific experiments receive the Ig Nobel Prize. Awarded by the science humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research,...
Fossilized footprints, and more rarely, hand prints, can be found around the world; left as people went about their daily business, preserved by freak acts of...
The outer parts of long-dead creatures don’t easily make it into the fossil record. That’s why this incredibly well-preserved skin of an iconic carnivorous dinosaur is...
It all happened in just an evolutionary moment. Sixty-six million years ago, a huge asteroid burned its way into Earth’s atmosphere and annihilated the non-avian dinosaurs....
The homes we create on Mars and the Moon may end up being just a tad less hygienic than the structures we live in here on...
Firing beams of neutrons at samples of silicon could lead us to an elusive, unknown ‘fifth force’ of nature, according to researchers. Using a technique called...
Can we toilet train cattle? Would we want to? The answer to both of these questions is yes – and doing so could help us address issues...
Sound waves don’t always hit our ears directly – they can also bounce off other objects and the walls of the space that we’re in, which...
Animal farming accounts for twice as many greenhouse gas emissions as plants grown for consumption, according to a study published Monday that mapped agricultural activities worldwide....