When the Vikings crossed the North Sea to reach Britain in the ninth century AD, they brought their dogs and horses with them, according to new research.Archaeologists uncovered what they believe to be the first scientific evidence of this practice…
An unusual star system created more of a fizz and less of a bang when it exploded in a supernova.The lackluster explosion, known as an "ultra-stripped" supernova, led researchers to discover the two stars 11,000 light-years away from Earth.It's the…
A recently discovered green comet will soon zip by Earth for the first time in 50,000 years. It was last visible in the night sky during the Stone Age.Discovered on March 2, 2022, by astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility's…
No other animal is as inexorably linked with extinction as the dodo, an odd-looking flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean until the late 17th century.The arrival of sailors brought with them invasive species…
The planet could cross critical global warming thresholds sooner than previous models have predicted, even with concerted global climate action, according to a new study using machine learning.The study estimates that the planet could reach 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming…
On the Galapagos Islands, a ground finch that usually munched on small, soft seeds was forced, during a drought, to eat harder, larger ones.Within the space of a few generations, the bird evolved a larger but shorter beak better suited…
As a NASA orbiter turned its camera to the Martian surface, the face of a bear seemed to be looking back.A camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, called the High Resolution Imaging Experiment, or HiRISE, captured an image of the…
Sometime this spring, NASA will make one of the biggest announcements in its history when it names the initial four-person crew for its flagship Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon for the first time in 50 years.Scheduled to…
The Arctic was once a surprisingly warm place — and a haven for unusual creatures.About 56 million years ago, Earth began experiencing a global warming event. Temperature differences between the poles and regions near the equator narrowed.Over time, some intrepid…
A globe-trotting gecko has accidentally made the trip from Egypt to England after hitching a ride in a container of strawberries.The tiny traveler was discovered by Nikata Moran, who bought a box of strawberries at her local Lidl supermarket in…
Five Russian men who fled the country after Moscow's military mobilization order last September have been stranded at South Korea's Incheon International Airport for months after authorities refused to accept them.Three of the men had arrived in October, with the…
Western countries will deliver more than 300 tanks to Ukraine, Kyiv's ambassador to France said Friday."As of today, numerous countries have officially confirmed their agreement to deliver 321 heavy tanks to Ukraine," Vadym Omelchenko told French TV station and CNN…
Human activity and extreme drought is causing far more damage to the Amazon rainforest than previously thought, exacerbating climate change, according to a new study.While many climate studies focus on Amazon deforestation -- where trees are completely cleared and land…
A legal fight in Norway over snow crabs could end up having big implications for access to oil in the Arctic.This week Norway's Supreme Court is hearing a case about whether Latvian trawlers are able to catch snow crab --…
From pointing to animated arm movements and nodding, people regularly employ gestures to accompany and create language.Now, it's been suggested that humans can also understand sign language used by apes, meaning humans may retain an understanding of ape communication from…
An asteroid the size of a box truck made one of the closest passes of planet Earth ever recorded.The small near-Earth asteroid, called 2023 BU, zipped over the southern tip of South America at 7:27 p.m. ET Thursday about 2,200…
Analysis of fossils found in the far north of Canada has revealed that two previously unknown species of ancient near-primates lived above the Arctic Circle some 52 million years ago, according to new research.The now-extinct creatures belonged to a part…
Rocket Lab, a prolific launch company that routinely blasts its towering Electron rockets out of New Zealand, conducted its first liftoff from US soil on Tuesday.The mission, nicknamed "Virginia is for Launch Lovers," took off from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility…
The zombies are identifiable by the fungi bursting from their bodies: a thicket of spiky tendrils, a miniature garden of mushroom-like fruiting bodies. These fungal parasites act as puppeteers, commanding and positioning the zombies to infect entire communities.It's the premise…
The rotation of Earth's inner core may have paused and it could even go into reverse, new research suggests.The Earth is formed of the crust, the mantle and the inner and outer cores. The solid inner core is situated about…
