8+ hour, 35+ min ago  (301+ words) A significant threat to global climate stability has emerged from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where two vast lakes are actively releasing carbon that has been sequestered in surrounding peatlands for millennia. This startling discovery, made by researchers from ETH…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (482+ words) Scientists have uncovered billions of years" worth of secrets buried beneath the surface of the moon. Our celestial companion has been a source of awe and mystery since time immemorial, but now, thanks to China"s space programme, we"re…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (319+ words) The natural world is constantly surprising us, and now new research has suggested that "fountains of diamonds" could be sent shooting up to the surface of the Earth as part of a major geological event. Supercontinents breaking up could send…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (412+ words) Scientists delving into the unexplored regions of the Red Sea have uncovered perilous natural traps on the ocean floor. They identified brine pools located nearly 4,000 feet beneath the surface of the Gulf of Aqaba. These pools are up to ten…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (265+ words) The world's biggest gold nugget ever found weighs as much as an adult man and it is a gold miner's absolute dream. For people hoping to invest their fortune, gold has typically been a reliable investment that has remained high…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (705+ words) Strange structures up to 1,300 feet (around 400 metres) long have been discovered deep beneath the ice in Antarctica. The never-before-seen shapes were uncovered when a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dove 10 miles (17 kilometres) below the Dotson Ice Shelf, in the west of…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago  (829+ words) Join the news democracyWhere your votes decide the Top 100 Giant, dense structures have been discovered beneath the surface of Mars and they are leaving experts both mystified and excited. The first of these, confirmed by researchers in a fascinating paper,…...