The new model suggests that the magma ocean formed during the first few hundred million years of Earth's existence. (Image credit: NEMES LASZLO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) New research shows that early in Earth's evolution there was a vast…
(Image credit: Guillermo Spellucin/Getty Images) Some people get chills or feel moved to tears when they listen to certain tunes, while others tend to have a less intense response to music. A new study suggests that your level of enjoyment…
Quantum physics is a field of science that studies tiny particles in the universe, such as atoms, electrons, photons (light particles), and other subatomic particles, including quarks. In our everyday world, at the scales we can perceive, objects generally obey…
Illustration of an object causing a burst of energy near a supermassive black hole (Image credit: ESA) In December 2019, an ordinary galaxy located 300
The elusive giant squid has finally been captured on video, a century after its initial discovery. A team of scientists aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor captured video of the not-so-giant 11.8-inch-long (30-centimeter-long) specimen swimming in the ocean…
A man's high fever and difficulty urinating were found to be linked to the presence of a large worm in his body. (Image credit: © 2016 Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. Adapted from: Dioctophymiasis: A Rare Case Report, J…