Not all glaciations are equally brutal. In the most extreme glaciation events known to science, ice spreads from Earth’s polar regions and spreads to lower latitudes, literally reshaping the face of the planet. Evidence of such epic transitions can be found in the geological record, most recently in formidable glaciations …
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Researchers have successfully revived dormant microbes trapped in an apparently lifeless area of the seabed for more than 100 million years. A team of scientists from Japan and the United States was looking to see if microscopic life survives in less hospitable conditions below the sea floor of the Pacific …
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Scientists, for the first time, discovered an active leakage of methane gas from the seabed in Antarctica. It is a process that is likely to accelerate the process of global warming. The finding was published in the peer review. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Scientific journal on Tuesday. Methane …
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Humans have turned the construction of spaces into an art form, but we are not the only species with such dazzling achievements. A particular genus of stingless bees from Southeast Asia and Australia really takes that idea to another level, creating spiral hives that rival the Guggenheim of New York. …
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Astrophysicists released the largest 3D map of the Universe on Monday, the result of an analysis of more than 4 million ultra-bright and energetic quasars and quasars. The efforts of hundreds of scientists from around 30 institutions worldwide have yielded a “complete story of the expansion of the Universe,” said …
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