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A team of paleontologists and researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has discovered what may be the largest known dinosaur mating dance arena ever found. For their study, published in the journal Cretaceous Research, the group...
A small dinosaur that once dashed along North American riverbanks has found a new home in London. The new species, named Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, is the most complete named specimen of its kind and is now on...

Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century—we may avoid the worst climate scenarios, but the outlook is dire

Is climate action a lost cause? The United States is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement for the second time, while heat records over land...

First machine learning model developed to calculate the volume of all glaciers on Earth

A team of researchers led by Niccolò Maffezzoli, "Marie Curie" fellow at Ca' Foscari University of Venice and the University of California, Irvine, and...

One billion years ago, a meteorite struck Scotland and influenced life on Earth

We've discovered that a meteorite struck northwest Scotland 1 billion years ago, 200 million years later than previously thought. Our results are published today...

Ancient rocks reveal how water helped shape the world

New Curtin-led research has revealed that water played a far bigger role than previously thought in shaping Earth's first continents, transforming the planet's early...

A strong solar storm heads to Earth. Here’s what to know about northern lights

A strong solar storm headed to Earth could produce colorful aurora displays across more U.S. states than usual Tuesday night. The sun earlier this week...

Scientists find evidence that challenges theories of the origin of water on Earth

A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered crucial evidence for the origin of water on Earth. Using a rare type...

Soil from the moon’s far side suggests drier conditions than the side facing Earth

Soil and rocks returned from the moon's mysterious far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth, Chinese scientists reported...

How NASA science data defends Earth from asteroids

The asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines in February with the news that it had a chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, as...

New observations show the asteroid that won’t hit Earth resembles a spinning hockey puck

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists...

NASA and ESA want to bring Martian rocks to Earth. Here’s what will happen to the samples once they get here

A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by NASA...

A massive crack is discovered under the Earth, scientists: It starts in Turkey, it could bring earthquakes

Scientists have pinpointed a giant rift under Earth that is developing between the Arabian-African and Eurasian plates. Led by geologist Renas Koshnaw of MIT...

Rising odds asteroid that briefly threatened Earth will hit moon

A huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly 4% chance of smashing into the moon, according to new...

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