Veterinarian Amir Anvari believes these five breeds are ideal for growing families due to their kind and affectionate natures. A vet has revealed his top five “best” dog breeds for families with young children, sparking a debate among animal lovers.…
Pyramid Mountain in Antarctica gained popularity online in 2016. (Image credit: Google Maps) A mountain buried under snow in Antarctica bears a striking resemblance to an ancient Egyptian pyramid when viewed from above. But no human (or alien) effort was…
The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica. (Image credit: Landsat 8 (bands: 2, 3, 4, 8) and USGS data. Data processing: Paul Quast. REVIEW via Flickr, CC BY 2.0) The “warm” water is flowing towards one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves,…
Iceberg A23a heads towards the remote island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic. (Photo by Samuel J Coe/Getty Images) The world’s largest iceberg, the size of Rhode Island, is rapidly approaching an isolated British island and wildlife sanctuary in…
The effective pressure beneath the Antarctic ice sheet illustrates how freely the ice moves above the layer of water that separates the ice from the bedrock. The new maps combine data on bed topography, ice thickness, subglacial hydrology, and base…
Lake Vostok is located near Russia’s Vostok research station in Antarctica. (Photo courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory) Lake Vostok is a huge body of water in Antarctica, comparable in size to Lake Ontario in North America. However, unlike Ontario, Lake…
This week’s science news includes the discovery of a hidden underground lake and an asteroid dubbed a ‘city killer’. (Image credit: Neuron Foundation/buradaki/Getty Images) Jump to: This week’s science news focused on the potential threat posed by an asteroid called…
(Image credit: David Wall/Getty Images) Mysterious “ghost lights” have been seen in Summerville, South Carolina, for years. Now, a researcher thinks she’s figured out what these floating lights are: They may be linked to subtle earthquakes. According to local lore,…
Devastating floods in Kentucky have caused extensive damage across the state. (Photo Credit: Brian Simms/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) The eastern United States was hit by another powerful winter storm over the weekend, causing widespread flooding in Kentucky…
A 2021 Google Maps image of Vostok Island was shared widely online alongside ill-conceived rumors about what it could be. (Image credit: Google Maps) This striking satellite image, taken from Google Maps in 2021, shows a bizarre, jet-black, triangular structure…
The latest winter storm has brought heavy snow and plummeting temperatures to the U.S. (Image credit: NOAA) The U.S. is experiencing record-breaking cold and heavy snow this week as another winter storm sweeps across several central and eastern states. Wind…
Analyses of sediment cores from the Japan Trench revealed complex burrow structures. (Image credit: Jussi Hovikoski et al., Nature Communications (2025)) The bottom of the Japan Trench has some of the harshest conditions for life on Earth. But despite this,…