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Published A life less obvious: Study sheds light on the evolution of underground microbes - A Life Less Obvious: Study Sheds Light on the Evolution of Underground Microbes


Precambrian cratons -- some of Earth's oldest rocks -- were uninhabitable for microbes for much of t...
Published Oldest architectural plans detail mysterious desert mega structures - Oldest Architectural Plans Detail Mysterious Desert Mega Structures



Researchers have identified engravings in Jordan and Saudi Arabia as the oldest known scaled buildin...
Published Student-built dust counter got few 'hits' on Pluto flyby - Student-Built Dust Counter Got Few 'Hits' on Pluto Flyby


A student-built instrument riding on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft found only a handful of dust gra...
Published Mercury's scorching daytime heat may help it make its own ice at caps - Mercury's Scorching Daytime Heat May Help It Make Its Own Ice at Caps


Despite Mercury's 400-degree Celsius daytime heat, there is ice at its caps. And now a study shows h...
Published Mercury's thin, dense crust - Mercury's Thin, Dense Crust: A Fascinating Mystery Unveiled


A planetary scientist has used careful mathematical calculations to determine the density of Mercury...
Published Mercury's poles may be icier than scientists thought - Mercury's Poles May Be Icier Than Scientists Thought


A new study identifies three large surface ice deposits near Mercury's north pole, and suggests ther...
Published Saturn's tilt caused by its moons, researchers say - Saturn's Tilt Caused by Its Moons, Researchers Say


Scientists have just shown that the influence of Saturn's satellites can explain the tilt of the rot...
Published Astronomers see 'warm' glow of Uranus's rings - Astronomers See 'Warm' Glow of Uranus's Rings


Two telescopes have measured the faint heat from the main, or epsilon ring, of Uranus, enabling astr...
Published Mars was once covered by 300-meter deep oceans, study shows - Mars was Once Covered by 300-meter Deep Oceans, Study Shows


When Mars was a young planet, it was bombarded by icy asteroids that delivered water and organic che...
Published Ray-finned fish survived mass extinction event - Ray-Finned Fish Survived Mass Extinction Event


Ray-finned fish, now the most diverse group of backboned animals, were not as hard hit by a mass ext...
Published Famous rock art cave in Spain was used by ancient humans for over 50,000 years - Famous Rock Art Cave in Spain: A Testament to Ancient Human History



A cave in southern Spain was used by ancient humans as a canvas for artwork and as a burial place fo...
Published Fungal spores from 250-year-old collections given new lease of life - Fungal Spores from 250-Year-Old Collections Given New Lease of Life


The biological and historical diversity in museum collections is staggering, with specimens collecte...
Published New genetic research on remote Pacific islands yields surprising findings on world's earliest seafarers - New Genetic Research on Remote Pacific Islands Yields Surprising Findings on World's Earliest Seafarers


New genetic research from remote islands in the Pacific offers fresh insights into the ancestry and...
Published Early forests did not significantly change the atmospheric CO2 - Early Forests Did Not Significantly Change the Atmospheric CO2



Scientists have discovered that the atmosphere contained far less CO2 than previously thought when f...
Published Frenchman mountain dolostone: 500 million-year-old grand canyon rock layer finally gets a name - Frenchman Mountain Dolostone: 500 Million-Year-Old Grand Canyon Rock Layer Finally Gets a Name



A research team outlines how it identified and bestowed a moniker upon a previously unexplored 500 m...
Published Evidence that giant meteorite impacts created the continents - Evidence that Giant Meteorite Impacts Created the Continents



New research has provided the strongest evidence yet that Earth's continents were formed by giant me...
Published When did the genetic variations that make us human emerge? - When Did the Genetic Variations That Make Us Human Emerge?


The study of the genomes of our closest relatives, the Neanderthals and Denisovans, has opened up ne...
Published Chicken breeding in Japan dates back to fourth century BCE - Chicken Breeding in Japan: A Rich History Dating Back to Fourth Century BCE



Conclusive evidence of chicken breeding in the Yayoi period of Japan has been discovered from the Ka...
Published Higher concentration of metal in Moon's craters provides new insights to its origin - Higher Concentration of Metal in Moon's Craters Provides New Insights to Its Origin



There has been considerable debate over how the Moon was formed. The popular hypothesis contends tha...
Published Hubble sheds light on origins of supermassive black holes - Hubble Sheds Light on Origins of Supermassive Black Holes


Astronomers have identified a rapidly growing black hole in the early universe that is considered a...