New Horizons Reveals ‘Snakeskin’ Pluto Image and More
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft continues to deliver data to astronomers, revealing new images and much more about the dwarf planet Pluto. The newest high-resolution images…
Geology
Scientists Discover the Remains of Cold Weather Dinosaurs
Scientists from Florida State University and the University of Alaska Fairbanks have uncovered a new species of duck-billed dinosaur, a 30-footlong herbivore that endured months…
Siberian Traps Likely Triggered Mass Extinction
A new study from MIT reveals that the Siberian Traps erupted at the right time, and for the right duration, to have been a likely…
The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project Reveals a Major New Prehistoric Stone Monument
The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project has discovered the remains of a major new prehistoric stone monument less than 3 kilometers from Stonehenge. Durrington Walls is…
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…
Curiosity Rover Reveals Evidence of Ancient Top-of-Atmosphere Loss
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…
Flat-Slab Subduction in South America Mirrors Formation of Rocky Mountains
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…
New Horizons Discovers Frozen Plains on Pluto
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…
New Timescale Firmly Implicates Volcanic Eruptions as the Dominant Drivers of Past Climate Variability
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…
Surfer-Shaped Waves Discovered at the Boundaries of Near-Earth Space
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…
NASA Study Provides New Estimates for the Global Water Cycle
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….
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Detects Impact Glass on Mars
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…
Yale Researchers Illuminate Major Evolutionary Patterns of Snakes
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 Image Shows the Advance of Hubbard Glacier
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…
The Mystery of India’s Rapid Move toward Eurasia 80 Million Years Ago
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…
The First Complete View of the Yellowstone Magmatic System
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…
Isotopic Evidence Confirms Interconnected Past of the Earth and Moon
A newly published study brings scientists one step closer to understanding the close familial relationship between Earth and the moon. College Park, Maryland – Scientists…
Isotopic Evidence Shows Life Could Have Flourished on Earth 3.2 Billion Years Ago
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…