More than 500 million years ago, something in the ocean changed. [–> Some creatures evolved to build their own hard-shelled exterior. Others grew to sizes never seen before as the amount of oxygen on the planet’s surface finally reached a level high enough for complex creatures to exist. [–> Most important, for about 10 million … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked pre-publication trusted source proofreading OK! by Tomasz Nowakowski, Phys.org Full TESS detrended PDCSAP light curve of HD 21520 showing the four transits detected (magenta). Credit: Nies et al., 2024. × close to Full TESS detrended PDCSAP light curve of HD 21520 showing the four transits detected … Read more
Our sunscreen tests have shown that you should stay away from three sunscreens this summer. In addition, there are also affordable alternatives in the supermarket that you should opt for. We tested SPF30 sunscreens, SPF50 and 50+ sunscreens for children and facial sunscreens from brands including Boots Soltan, Garnier and Nivea. Our tests revealed six … Read more
A landmass that once housed up to half a million people has been discovered off the coast of northern Australia. The now submerged continental shelf was a vast, habitable landscape for much of the past 65,000 years, covering some 390,000 square kilometers – an area larger than New Zealand The scientists who made the landmark … Read more
Our planet was born about 4.5 billion years ago. To understand this mind-bogglingly long history, we must study rocks and the minerals from which they are made. The oldest rocks in Australia, which are among the oldest on Earth, are found in the Murchison District of Western Australia, 700 kilometers north of Perth. They have … Read more
Scientists think they’ve found a window into the dawn of time on Earth, and it’s hidden beneath the Pacific Ocean. A team led by geophysicist Simon Lamb of the University of Wellington and scientist Cornel de Ronde of GNS Science said the key to our past lies in a remote corner of South Africa, far … Read more
Millions of years ago, Antarctica looked very different from the icy landscape we know today. A research expedition led by the Alfred Wegener Institute has uncovered a hidden secret. Geologists discovered evidence of an ancient river system by studying sediment samples from the Amundsen Sea. This suggests that Antarctica supported a temperate climate about 34 … Read more
Geologists digging into West Antarctica’s vast ice sheet have discovered the remains of an ancient river system that once flowed nearly a thousand miles. The discovery offers a glimpse into Earth’s history and indicates how extreme climate change could change the planet, according to their findings, published June 5 in the journal Science Advances. “When … Read more
Lokiceratops rangiformis lived about 78 million years ago, researchers said. June 20, 2024, 8:07 am ET • 6 minutes reading A new species of dinosaur with giant horns has been discovered that researchers say is the “largest and most graceful” of its kind ever found, according to a study published Thursday in the journal PeerJ. … Read more
A new, spectacularly decorated dinosaur has been named after Montana, and it’s part of a rapidly evolving story that shows strong region-specific evolution in this group of giant herbivores. Called Lokiceratops rangiformis by Mark Loewen and colleagues in the open access journal PeerJthe new dinosaur is a ceratopsid – a four-legged, horned herbivore that resembles … Read more