2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (580+ words) Astronomers have discovered an entirely new kind of planet outside our Solar System, one with a colossal ocean of molten rock underneath its surface. The finding upends current systems for categorizing distant planets. The new planet, called L 98-59 d, was…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (569+ words) Between 1.0 and 3.6 billion years ago, many studies suggest the Moon either had a very weak magnetic field or none at all. But for the period between 3.6 and 3.85 billion years ago, evidence from NASA's Apollo Mission shows something different: some rocks…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (520+ words) It marks a crucial time when Earth's continents were exposed and eroded, and when all the major groups of animals first appeared. However, its origin remains the subject of vigorous debate. Sedimentary rocks from the Cambrian Period rest directly atop…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (810+ words) Gravity feels steady and reliable, always keeping us on the ground. But the surprising truth is that it isn't exactly the same everywhere. Its pull changes slightly depending on where you are on Earth. And in one of the most…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (374+ words) Now, a new study from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities suggests that this traditional system may not tell the whole story. By testing how bones behave in unsteady flood conditions, researchers found that water dynamics can dramatically change how…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (603+ words) Before Earth became a blue planet teeming with life, it was a barren, rocky world, dry as dust and chemically incomplete. A new study from the Institute of Geological Sciences at the University of Bern has now traced the planet's…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (635+ words) In a dazzling display of international collaboration and cutting-edge technology, the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite, affectionately known as NISAR, has beamed back its first images of Earth, offering a breathtaking preview of the scientific revolution it promises to ignite....

6+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (272+ words) In a cosmic twist worthy of sci-fi, new research from Curtin University reveals that Earth's crust may carry the fingerprints of our galaxy's spiral structure. Published in Physical Review Research, the study suggests that meteorite impacts, triggered as our Solar…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (476+ words) Deep inside our planet, something remarkable happened millions of years ago: Earth's molten core began to crystallize, forming the solid inner core we know today. But how did that freezing process even start? A team of researchers from Oxford, Leeds,…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (391+ words) In a thrilling milestone for the Beyond EPICA " Oldest Ice project, ancient Antarctic ice has arrived at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge. Retrieved from depths of nearly 2,800 metres at Little Dome C, these pristine cylinders of ice are no…...