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Published Plate tectonics not required for the emergence of life - Plate Tectonics Not Required for the Emergence of Life



New finding contradicts previous assumptions about the role of mobile plate tectonics in the develop...
Published The bubbling universe: A previously unknown phase transition in the early universe - The Bubbling Universe: A Previously Unknown Phase Transition in the Early Universe


What happened shortly after the universe was born in the Big Bang and began to expand? Bubbles occur...
Published Smilodon's sabre teeth - Smilodon's Sabre Teeth: The Evolution and Function of the Iconic Predator's Most Famous Feature



Researchers have tested the biting efficiency of Smilodon, an extinct species of carnivore close to...
Published Human migration out of Africa may have followed monsoons in the Middle East - Human Migration Out of Africa May Have Followed Monsoons in the Middle East


A new study by geoscientists and climatologists provides evidence that summer monsoons from Asia and...
Published Where did the hot Neptunes go? A shrinking planet holds the answer - Where Did the Hot Neptunes Go? A Shrinking Planet Holds the Answer


'Where did the hot Neptunes go?' This is the question astronomers have been asking for a long time,...
Published Powerful volcanic blast not the cause for 2018 Indonesian island collapse - Powerful Volcanic Blast Not the Cause for 2018 Indonesian Island Collapse


The dramatic collapse of Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano in December 2018 resulted from long-term...
Published Parental investment may have aided evolution of larger brains - Parental Investment May Have Aided Evolution of Larger Brains


A review of evidence from prior research provides new support for the possibility that the evolution...
Published Astronomers discover new link between dark matter and clumpiness of the universe - Astronomers Discover New Link Between Dark Matter and Clumpiness of the Universe



Researchers reveal a theoretical breakthrough that may explain both the nature of invisible dark mat...
Published Mathematicians explain how some fireflies flash in sync - Mathematicians Explain How Some Fireflies Flash in Sync


A new study by mathematicians shows that math borrowed from neuroscience can describe how swarms of...
Published A new approach to a $1 million mathematical enigma - A New Approach to a $1 Million Mathematical Enigma


Numbers like pi, e and phi often turn up in unexpected places in science and mathematics. Pascal's t...
Published One particle on two paths: Quantum physics is right - One Particle on Two Paths: Quantum Physics is Right


The famous double slit experiment shows that particles can travel on two paths at the same time -- b...
Published Ancient, high-energy impacts could have fueled Venus volcanism - Ancient, High-Energy Impacts Could Have Fueled Venus Volcanism



A team has modeled the early impact history of Venus to explain how Earth's sister planet has mainta...
Published Hubble discovers a fifth moon orbiting Pluto - Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto


A team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is reporting the discovery of another moon...
Published Galaxy clusters yield new evidence for standard model of cosmology - Galaxy Clusters Yield New Evidence for Standard Model of Cosmology



A new study probing the structure and evolution of galaxy clusters shows good agreement with the pre...
Published Earliest humans stayed at the Americas 'oldest hotel' in Mexican cave - Earliest Humans Stayed at the Americas' Oldest Hotel in Mexican Cave


A cave in a remote part of Mexico was visited by humans around 30,000 years ago - 15,000 years earli...
Published Secrets of Namibia's fairy circles demystified: Plants self-organize - Secrets of Namibia's Fairy Circles Demystified: Plants Self-Organize


Scientists have puzzled over the origin of Namibia's fairy circles for nearly half a century. It boi...
Published Characterizing the earliest galaxies in the universe -- only 200 million years after the Big Bang - Characterizing the Earliest Galaxies in the Universe -- Only 200 Million Years After the Big Bang


An international team of astrophysicists has managed to statistically characterize the first galaxie...
Published Scientists study life origins by simulating a cosmic evolution - Scientists Study Life Origins by Simulating a Cosmic Evolution


Amino acids make up millions of proteins that drive the chemical gears of life, including essential...
Published Gemini North spies ultra-faint fossil galaxy discovered on outskirts of Andromeda - Gemini North Spies Ultra-Faint Fossil Galaxy Discovered on Outskirts of Andromeda


An unusual ultra-faint dwarf galaxy has been discovered on the outer fringes of the Andromeda Galaxy...
Published Did primitive cetaceans feed like marine reptiles? - Did Primitive Cetaceans Feed Like Marine Reptiles?


Did the first ancestors of whales pick up where the mosasaurs left off 66 million years ago, after t...