Ever since the discovery of the ancient crater left over from the massive impact that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, researchers have sought to uncover the origin of the meteor that heralded the extinction of more than three-fifths of life on Earth: was it an asteroid thatread more
A rare temperature spike in the atmosphere high above Antarctica is threatening to split the southern polar vortex, bringing with it the potential for extreme weather events across the Southern Hemisphere. In July 2024, a Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) event was detected in the skies above the Southern Ocean that surroundsread more
One of the world’s most ancient works of cave art appears to be even older than originally assumed, according to a new analysis of the ancient mural found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, offering profound implications regarding the cognitive and social development of one of our fellow hominids. Additionally,read more
The accelerated expansion of the universe may not rely on the influence of a mysterious dark energy, but could be possible if there is a parallel universe that mirrors our own driving that expansion, at least according to a new paper published by a researcher seeking to find an answer to this baffling phenomenon. Along with the concept of dark matter, the hypothetical source of moreread more