Scientists have created a map of the ‘megarabes’ formed after the Chicxulub asteroid impact 66 million years ago. (Image credit: Aunt_Spray/Getty Images) A new study shows that ocean-floor “mega ripples” caused by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs are…
The world’s oldest meteorite impact crater has been found in remote Australia. (Photo credit: John White Photos/Getty Images) Researchers in Australia have discovered the planet’s oldest meteorite impact crater, thanks to preserved structures left behind by the blast in the…
Mount Roraima is often shrouded in clouds, giving it the appearance of a floating island. (Photo by Martin Harvey/Getty Images) Mount Roraima is a plateau with nearly vertical slopes located at the junction of the borders of Brazil, Venezuela and…
People and wildlife depend on sea ice for survival. (Photo credit: SeppFriedhuber via Getty Images) The world’s ice cover was at its lowest level on record last month, new data show, providing a stark reminder of how quickly our planet…
Mesyatsev Island (pictured) was a floating mass of ice dust that broke away from the larger Eva-Liv Island at some point before 1985. (Photo credit: Alexandra Barymova/Lomonosov Moscow State University Marine Research Center) A group of school and college students…
If you’ve ever dreamed of going on a safari but can’t afford the high cost of airfare, you might want to consider traveling closer to where you live. A man on safari in the UK came across an animal he…
A polar bear stands on drifting sea ice in the Arctic. These bears depend on sea ice to move around their hunting territories. (Photo by SeppFriedhuber via Getty Images) The Arctic Ocean could be ice-free for the first time as…
The Forbidden Corner is an original labyrinth of tunnels, rooms, madness and surprises that has been attracting visitors since its opening almost three decades ago. Sir Colin Armstrong, owner of the 500-acre Tapgill Park estate in the Yorkshire Dales, had…
A new computer simulation shows that the process of evolution itself can change. (Image credit: Stocktrek Images, Inc. via Alamy) It has long been known that living organisms change in response to changes in their environment, but new research suggests…
A woman’s parents took in a dog they thought was rescued, but received shocking news during a routine visit to the vet. Adopting a dog from a shelter is a big commitment, especially if its background is unknown. That’s what…
Scientists have recorded ice quakes in the Greenland Ice Sheet by installing a fibre optic cable in a special borehole. The tunnel leading to the borehole is shown above. (Photo: Andreas Fichtner/ETH Zurich) For the first time, researchers have recorded…
Images showing the bottom of Enigma Lake, which is 30 feet below the surface of the Victoria Land Ice Sheet in Antarctica. (Image credit: Image cropped from Fig. 4, Smedlile et al/Communications Earth & Environment, 2024, CC BY 4.0 …