Turtles Share a Recent Common Ancestor with Birds and Crocodiles
New fossil evidence reveals that turtles share a recent common ancestor with birds and crocodiles. There’s a twist in the turtle timeline. Thanks to new…
New fossil evidence reveals that turtles share a recent common ancestor with birds and crocodiles. There’s a twist in the turtle timeline. Thanks to new…
What Happened to the Early Mars’ Atmosphere? A newly published study looks to answer this question and eliminate one possible theory. Scientists may be closer…
For the first time, Yale University geophysicists are getting to look at a geological process in South America that mirrors the formation of America’s Rocky…
The latest data from NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft shows a close-up image of a craterless plain on Pluto that appears to be no more than…
A newly published study resolves the inconsistencies in the timing of atmospheric volcanic aerosol loading determined from ice cores and subsequent cooling from climate proxies…
Two published papers reveal Kelvin-Helmholtz waves at the boundaries of near-Earth space, showing that they can appear under any conditions and are much more prevalent…
A newly published study from NASA helps answer questions about droughts, flooding, and how much water is on the move and where it is going….
Newly detected deposits of glass within impact craters on Mars could provide details into the possibility of past life on the Red Planet. NASA’s Mars…
A team of researchers from Yale University analyzed snake genomes, modern snake anatomy, and information from the fossil record, generating a family tree for living…
New data from the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8 shows the advance of Hubbard Glacier. Since measurements began in 1895, Alaska’s Hubbard Glacier has…
A newly published study from MIT geologists reveals that a double subduction system may have driven India to drift at high speed toward Eurasia some…
A newly published study provides the first complete view of the Yellowstone magmatic system from the mantle plume to the upper crust, revealing a gigantic…
A newly published study brings scientists one step closer to understanding the close familial relationship between Earth and the moon. College Park, Maryland – Scientists…
New research from the University of Washington found evidence that life was pulling nitrogen out of the air and converting it into a form that…
The new discovery of a deep canyon buried along the Yarlung Tsangpo River in south Tibet effectively rules out a popular model used to explain…
New research from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows that Earth’s water most likely accreted at the same time as the rock, suggesting that Earth received…
A new study reveals that oxygen levels during the “boring billion” period were only 0.1% of what they are today, providing the first evidence that…
A newly published study from geophysicists Rice University and the University of Nevada challenges assumptions about a rigid lithosphere, revealing that the Pacific plate is…