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At the foot of Sainte Victoire, the mountain in Provence immortalized by Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne, a paleontologist brushes meticulously through a mound of red clay looking for fossils. These are not any old fossils, but 75-million-year-old...
On March 28, 2025, a major earthquake with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.7 struck Mandalay, central Myanmar (referred to as the 2025 Myanmar earthquake). This event caused severe shaking and substantial damage in Myanmar and...

World’s sea ice cover hits record low in February

Global sea ice cover hit a historic low in February as the world endured exceptional heat, with temperatures near the North Pole soaring 11...

The fossil skull that rocked the world—the Taung find’s complex colonial legacy 100 years later

Here's how the story of the Taung Child is usually told: In 1924 an Australian anthropologist and anatomist, Raymond Dart, acquired a block of...

First major chunk breaks off world’s biggest iceberg

An enormous chunk has broken off the world's largest iceberg, in a possible first sign the behemoth from Antarctica could be crumbling, scientists told...

A new industrial megaproject threatens the view of the world’s best observatories

Astronomers have been battling threats to their clear skies on all fronts lately. One of the most notable battles, which we have reported on...

How the world’s tallest bridge saves thousands of tons of carbon emissions

Measured from ground level to the top of its highest tower, the Millau Viaduct in France is the tallest bridge in the world. At...

World’s oldest known wild bird is expecting again, aged 74

Parenting can be tough, even for the young and energetic, but one elderly albatross is about to go through it all again—at the ripe...

Did the world’s best-preserved dinosaurs really die in ‘Pompeii-type’ events?

Between about 120 million and 130 million years ago, during the age of dinosaurs, temperate forests and lakes hosted a lively ecosystem in what...

Geochemical fingerprints trace ochre origins to world’s oldest mine

University of Missouri scientist Brandi L. MacDonald is using modern technology only found at Mizzou to help researchers expand the collective understanding of how...

Researchers present the world’s oldest long-necked marine reptile

An international team of scientists led by Dr. Stephan Spiekman, Dr. Eudald Mujal and Prof. Dr. Rainer Schoch, paleontologists at the State Museum of...

Research presents new development model for the world’s third-longest river

A new research paper published in Science Advances reveals how changes in the size of the Yangtze River watershed may have led to the...

World’s oceans set new surface temperature record: EU monitor

The world's oceans set a new temperature record this week, raising concerns about knock-on effects on the planet's climate, marine life and coastal communities. The...

How should the world’s governments respond if we detect an alien civilization?

Science fiction is the realm where people traditionally wrestle with the idea of contact with an ETI (Extraterrestrial Intelligence.) But now, those discussions are...

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