A remarkably well-preserved dinosaur skull unearthed in China has been identified as a new, previously unknown species, according to researchers. The fossil, belonging to an early relative of sauropods, was discovered in 2007…
George R. Tynan, University of California, San Diego and Farhat Beg, University of California, San Diego The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of…
Archaeologists working at the ancient necropolis of Thebes in Luxor have uncovered extraordinary findings that shed light on the architectural and cultural grandeur of Egypt’s New Kingdom. Among these discoveries are well-preserved sections…
The search for alien life is closely tied to the quest for habitable planets. Astronomers are focusing on exoplanets, looking for atmospheric chemicals that could indicate the presence of advanced civilizations. These substances,…
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Used in everything from soda cans and foil wrap to circuit boards and rocket boosters, aluminum is the second-most-produced metal in the world after steel. By the end of this…
Restorers at a renowned Gothic church in Germany have unearthed a “massive fortune” hidden within the leg of a statue for nearly 400 years. The treasure — four bags containing coins from the…
The Homa Peninsula in Kenya, nestled within the East African Rift Valley, is often referred to as “the cradle of humankind.” This region has safeguarded countless traces of humanity’s earliest chapters beneath its…
The search for extraterrestrial life raises profound questions, and one of the most challenging is defining the nature of life itself. For over a century, biologists have understood that life on Earth is…
Dark energy is a cornerstone of contemporary cosmology, central to explaining the Universe’s accelerated expansion. In the standard model, it’s characterized by a cosmological constant within general relativity, integrating dark energy into the…
A cache of ancient coins, over 2,000 years old and believed to have belonged to King Alexander Jannaeus—the second ruler of the Hasmonean dynasty that governed Judea in the final centuries before the…