The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over millions of years. It comprises…
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A weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field over the South Atlantic Ocean has ballooned in size since 2014, satellite data…
Future electric cars could ditch lithium-ion batteries, thanks to a new breakthrough in hydrogen energy storage at much lower temperatures…
QUICK FACTSWhere is it? Yarlung Zangbo River, Tibet Autonomous Region of China [29.2814054, 91.3256581]What’s in the photo? The braided branches…
Christopher Columbus sailed westward in 1492, hoping to find a new route to China and South Asia, but he hit…
Microbes that have been suspended in permafrost for up to 40,000 years could “reawaken” and start churning out greenhouse gases…
The asteroid Psyche may have once had vents that spewed molten metal — but only if it is chemically similar…
A landslide into a river in Canada’s Yukon territory last December sent a tsunami of ice slabs flying over two…
Almost three-quarters of drought-prone regions around the world will be at risk of extreme water shortages known as “day zero…
Scientists have formally recognized a new type of diabetes, dubbed type 5 diabetes, that is thought to affect 20 to…