Pictured above, a blue ice area in Antarctica. (UNSW/AntarcticScience.com) (UNSW/AntarcticScience.com)Antarctica and Greenland are losing ice six times faster than in the 1990s, a pair of … [Read more...] about Ice loss in Antarctica and Greenland increased sixfold in the last 30 years
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Scottish storms unearth 1,500-year-old Viking-era cemetery
Runes at the famous Rök runestone, Sweden, telling a story about the Vikings and the loss of a son. (Credit: iStock) Powerful storms on the Orkney Islands in the far north of Scotland … [Read more...] about Scottish storms unearth 1,500-year-old Viking-era cemetery
This adorable animal spends its entire adult life pregnant
A swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolour) considers her life choices. (Credit: Shutterstock) Pregnancy can sometimes feel like it lasts forever, but for an Australian marsupial called a swamp … [Read more...] about This adorable animal spends its entire adult life pregnant
Did German physicists accidentally discover dark matter in 2014?
The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search is one of the most sensitive efforts to track down brand-new, never-before-seen dark matter particles. But what if dark matter particles aren't something new after … [Read more...] about Did German physicists accidentally discover dark matter in 2014?
Maya warrior queen may have built the longest ‘white road’ in the Yucatán
Archaeologists have surveyed the Mayan road with airborne lidar technology to reveal the ancient structures along its length. (Credit: Courtesy of Traci Ardren (University of Miami), Proyecto Sacbe … [Read more...] about Maya warrior queen may have built the longest ‘white road’ in the Yucatán
Titanic’s iconic telegraph ‘voice’ may be recovered. But some say the salvager is a ‘greedy treasure hunter.’
The remains of the RMS Titanic are rapidly corroding at the bottom of the North Atlantic. But a proposal to cut the ship's telegraph machine from the wreck has drawn fierce criticism. (Credit: … [Read more...] about Titanic’s iconic telegraph ‘voice’ may be recovered. But some say the salvager is a ‘greedy treasure hunter.’
‘Welcome to Narnia’: Frozen homes near Lake Erie are an eerie sight
Ice formed on a house during a storm in Hamburg, New York, on Feb. 28. (Credit: Reuters/Lindsay DeDario/Newscom) Winter's chill recently turned Lake Erie into "Lake Eerie," as frigid … [Read more...] about ‘Welcome to Narnia’: Frozen homes near Lake Erie are an eerie sight
‘Gardens and graveyards’ of coral discovered in hidden canyons off Australia’s coast
Coral blooms in the abyssal depths of Australia's southern coast. (Credit: ROV SuBastian/ SOI) The South Australian coast is surrounded by a labyrinth of underwater canyons, many of them … [Read more...] about ‘Gardens and graveyards’ of coral discovered in hidden canyons off Australia’s coast
‘Exquisite’ dinosaur-age cockroaches discovered preserved in amber
One of the ancient cockroaches is pictured preserved in its amber grave. (Credit: Lenka Podstrelená, Sendi et al. Gondwana Res 2020 (Copyright Elsevier 2020)) A pair of 99-million-year-old … [Read more...] about ‘Exquisite’ dinosaur-age cockroaches discovered preserved in amber
‘Shocked’ scientists find brain parasites in baby lizards still in shells
Female common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) (Credit: Nathalie Feiner) A newfound species of parasitic worm wiggles its way into the brains of baby lizards long before the reptiles hatch.How … [Read more...] about ‘Shocked’ scientists find brain parasites in baby lizards still in shells