Research reveals the over half of all meltwater on Antarctica’s ice shelves is slush, but isn’t accounted for in climate models.
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Scientists have found that ammonites were not in decline before their extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago.
Degenerative skeletal changes may have been caused by the positions that the ancient Egyptian scribes sat in while performing administrative tasks during the third millennium BCE.
Lunar swirls, akin to abstract brushstrokes on the Moon, remain a celestial mystery. Recent research suggests their light coloration is linked to magnetized rocks deflecting solar winds, leaving neighboring areas darker.
What is the planet with the most moons in the solar system? Which one has the least? Why? Let's see the answers to these questions.
We always hear that matter and antimatter annihilate each other, but why does this end up happening?
Scientists in a new study have described three new extinct walnut species from an island above the Arctic Circle with the fossils representing some of the oldest known species of the group, living or extinct.
Underwater mountains play an important role in storing carbon and heat, and understanding ocean circulation can impact future climate change forecasts.
Researchers have found a way of increasing levels of vitamin B6, an important nutrient that promotes neurological and immune system wellness.
A new El Niño prediction model, detailed in Nature, promises to significantly improve the accuracy of climate forecasts by integrating complex seasonal interactions with other modes of climate variability.
Combining data from ESA's Gaia telescope and ESO's GRAVITY instrument, scientists find hidden objects accompanying eight stars for the first time.
Many people, especially those who are elderly or who have had an injury, claim that when the environment is very humid they feel greater discomfort or 'pain in the bones'. What does science say?