Geology Ozone-depleting chemicals may have caused the largest mass extinction in history August 28, 2018 - Updated on September 21, 2023
Biology Scientists analyzed the composition of dinosaur DNA — and it’s really similar to birds’ August 27, 2018 - Updated on August 23, 2023
Geology Earth’s magnetic poles might flip a lot faster than we thought — and we’re woefully unprepared August 23, 2018
Chemistry Scientists show how a mineral could be used to suck CO2 from the atmosphere August 17, 2018 - Updated on August 20, 2018
Geology Researchers find Earth’s oldest rocks — and they were probably created by meteorites August 13, 2018 - Updated on February 13, 2024
Biology Enigmatic creatures that lived 630 million years ago were animals — but not like anything we’ve seen before August 9, 2018
Geology A shattered tectonic plate underpins the Tibetan Plateau — explaining the area’s weird earthquakes July 31, 2018 - Updated on September 21, 2023
Geology There may be a quadrillion tons of diamond in the Earth’s depths — but we’ll never mine it July 17, 2018
Biology Researchers find oldest pigmented biological molecules — they’re bright pink July 11, 2018 - Updated on February 13, 2024
Geology Scientists zoom in on likely site of next San Andreas earthquake July 5, 2018 - Updated on September 21, 2023
Environment Broadband equipment could be used to study faults and other geological features July 3, 2018
Geology Hawaii Authorities: Please don’t swim near erupting volcano July 2, 2018 - Updated on February 22, 2019
Biology The world’s first animals also caused the first global warming event — but it took 100 million years July 2, 2018
Biology Scientists find the oldest footprints ever — from a period we didn’t even know things have legs June 8, 2018
Geology New study shows that Antarctica is seismically active — we just haven’t listened close enough June 4, 2018
Biology Incredibly well-preserved fossils show that dinosaurs also had dandruff May 28, 2018 - Updated on February 9, 2024
Biology How the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs spared ground-dwelling birds May 25, 2018 - Updated on May 30, 2018
Biology Early mammal fossil shows how the Pangaea supercontinent split up May 24, 2018 - Updated on February 9, 2024
Biology Nope, octopuses probably didn’t come from outer space May 18, 2018 - Updated on December 9, 2022
Environment The Economics of Fracking: Is Fracking Worth the Health and Environmental Risks? May 18, 2018 - Updated on June 8, 2018
Geology Utah tourists are destroying ancient dinosaur tracks — and throwing them into the water May 11, 2018
Geology Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupts, threatening local community. So far, everyone is safe May 4, 2018
Geology No evidence to say that Earth’s magnetic pole is reversing, new study concludes April 30, 2018
Geology Researchers have figured out how the Giant’s Causeway came to be April 20, 2018 - Updated on April 23, 2018
Geology Japan stumbles upon massive, “semi-infinite” underwater treasure trove of rare earth elements April 13, 2018
Geology Earth’s oceans generate a second, tiny, previously-unknown magnetic field, ESA satellites find April 11, 2018 - Updated on September 21, 2023
Archaeology Vikings may have used crystals to navigate during cloudy weather April 4, 2018 - Updated on February 12, 2024
Biology Rare dinosaur footprint fossils give clues into a forgotten era April 4, 2018 - Updated on February 9, 2024
Biology Triceratops may have had horns to advertise good genes and attract mates March 21, 2018 - Updated on August 22, 2023
Geology Martian oceans may have been aided by massive volcanoes, research suggests March 19, 2018 - Updated on October 7, 2023
