An international team of scientists recently published a study highlighting the potential role of iron sulfides in the formation of life in early Earth’s terrestrial hot springs. According to the researchers, the sulfides…
Chinese researchers have created an AI-driven robot capable of jumping across the uneven, low-gravity terrain of asteroids, offering a groundbreaking approach to exploring small celestial bodies. Inspired by a cat’s natural ability to…
Pterosaurs were highly successful flying reptiles—often mistakenly classified as dinosaurs—that thrived between 210 and 65 million years ago. As the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight, they predated the emergence of birds and…
Ateam of researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new and improved wearable ultrasound patch for continuous and noninvasive blood pressure monitoring. Their work marks a major milestone, as…
Panspermia is the hypothesis suggesting that life can endure and spread between planetary bodies, offering an alternative pathway for the emergence of life on planets within a solar system. The discovery of extraterrestrial…
Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi inhabited what is now Africa during the Eocene epoch, approximately 47 million years ago. This newly identified species is part of the Trogonophidae family, a group of small, limbless, carnivorous, lizard-like…
In their early history, Earth and Mars were strikingly similar. Around four billion years ago, both planets boasted vast, warm seas. However, while Earth managed to preserve its oceans, Mars saw its waters…
Claire Isabella Gilmour, University of Bristol Tutankhamun’s resting place in the Valley of the Kings is relatively small. This has led to speculation that it was originally meant for a noble, queen or…
Dating back to around 2,400 BC, the inscriptions predate all other known alphabets, according to Professor Glenn Schwartz of Johns Hopkins University. “Alphabets revolutionized writing by making it accessible to people beyond royalty…
Recent studies challenge the long-standing scientific practice of using the Milky Way as a universal model for galaxy formation, suggesting our home galaxy may not be as representative as previously believed. “The Milky…