- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 20th, 2015
California's San Joaquin Valley Is Sinking at a Rapid Pace
It's because people are pumping groundwater
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 17th, 2015
This Might Be the First Flowering Plant in Earth's History
The plant grew 125 to 130 million years ago
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 17th, 2015
Qi Zai Is a Brown and White Panda, One of a Handful in the World
The bear lives at a wildlife sanctuary in China
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 14th, 2015
Researcher: Apes Closer to Speaking than We Give Them Credit For
Gorillas have the ability to voluntarily produce new sounds
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 13th, 2015
We Killed the Woolly Mammoth, Also the Saber-Toothed Tiger
Study blames humans for megafauna extinction
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 11th, 2015
Millennia Ago, Two Dinosaurs Went for a Romantic Walk on the Beach
And they left messages in the sand for researchers to find
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 10th, 2015
Digital Map Reveals the Geology of the Global Ocean Floor
The map is the work of University of Sydney researchers
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 8th, 2015
Woolly Mammoth Skeletal Remains Unearthed in Switzerland
The remains are believed to be around 20,000 years old
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 5th, 2015
Remains of Ancient Long-Necked Marine Reptile Found in Alaska
The species lived during the Late Cretaceous
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 29th, 2015
T. Rex Had Saw-like Teeth Designed to Slice Through Flesh and Bones
Study explains what made T. rex a top predator
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 29th, 2015
Washington DC Is Literally Sinking, Researchers Warn
This is because the land under Chesapeake Bay is going down
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 25th, 2015
Billion-Year-Old Collapsed Volcano Revealed in Satellite Image
The ancient volcano was imaged by the Landsat 8 satellite
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 24th, 2015
Four-Legged Snakes Roamed the Earth in Ancient Times
Researchers find the fossilized remains of a snake with legs
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 23rd, 2015
Formation of Silky Hair Ice Explained at Long Last
Hair ice looks like cotton candy, grows on tree branches
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 20th, 2015
NOAA: 2014 Was the Absolute Hottest Year on Record
Our planet is warming, there's no denying it
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 17th, 2015
Bizarre Carnivorous Dinosaur Had Bird-like Wings but Couldn't Fly
The wings were just for show, palaeontologists say
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 16th, 2015
Ancient Herbivorous Beast Had Enlarged, Dagger-like Teeth
The scary-looking canines were used in combat