Evidence of Assyrians’ conquest of Holy Land discovered in Jerusalem
An aerial view of the excavation at Mordot Arnona in Jerusalem, which shows the remains of an administrative building. (Image…
‘Severe’ geomagnetic storm to slam Earth Thursday, with auroras possible as far south as California and Alabama
A solar flare and related coronal mass ejection that erupted from the sun on Oct. 8 could result in a…
Never-before-seen head of prehistoric, car-size ‘millipede’ solves evolutionary mystery
The 6.5-feet-long (2 meter) arthropod's head has been found for this first time after hundreds of years of uncovering incomplete…
How strong can hurricanes get?
Satellite imagery of Hurricane Milton on October 8th, 2024. (Image credit: CIRA/NOAA) Hurricane Milton, which is expected to make landfall…
32 things on Mars that look like they shouldn’t be there
Is that really a floating spoon on Mars or just a strange rock? (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) As one of Earth's…
New ‘biological aging’ test predicts your odds of dying within the next 12 months
A new test, called CheekAge, measures biological age using cells from the inside surface of the cheek. (Image credit: Peter…
Ancient piece of driftwood hidden for thousands of years could hold secrets for combating climate change
A really old and remarkably well-preserved log buried almost 4,000 years ago provides key evidence to support a simple and…
Mystery iron-rich magma entombed in dead volcanoes could be rich source of rare earth elements
El Laco in Chile is an iron-rich volcano complex and also a source of rare earth elements. (Image credit: Daniel…
