Baby long-necked dinosaurs might have been the fast food of the Jurassic Period. A detailed food web of the time, reconstructed from fossil data, shows that the young not-yet-giants almost single-handedly supported predator populations of the area. With their elephantine bodies and incredibly long necks and tails, sauropods are among the most iconic types of
Imagine adding several rings of pointed teeth to a vacuum hose and you’ve probably got a fairly good idea of what a lamprey looks like. These ancient fish have been on the planet since before the time of the dinosaurs – but scientists in Australia just made an incredible new discovery when they found these
As spaceflight shifts from rare government missions to something closer to routine travel and work, one awkward question is getting harder to ignore: what happens to human reproductive health away from Earth? A new report argues this isn’t sci-fi anymore – it’s “urgently practical,” especially as more people spend more time in space and commercial
The structure of the local universe is surprisingly flat, according to new research, and this cosmic quirk may save our Milky Way from colliding with countless other massive, nearby galaxies — except one. For decades, astronomers have made the puzzling observation that our nearest galactic neighbor, Andromeda, is speeding toward a possible collision with our
A recent study from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has unveiled an intriguing magnetic anomaly beneath Australia’s Northern Territory. The anomaly, shaped like the country itself, has raised curiosity among scientists and geologists. This discovery promises to enhance our understanding of Australia’s deep geological past and open new possibilities for resource exploration.
A monstrous sunspot region 15-Earths-wide is currently so large it can be seen without binoculars or telescopes. But you’ll still need proper eye protection. Here’s how you can spot it without putting your vision at risk. Today’s best solar eclipse viewing glasses deals Sunspots are relatively cool regions in the sun‘s atmosphere that form around
NASA The reproductive spores of a moss species were able to somehow survive the vacuum of space during a 9-month stint outside the International Space Station. In the immortal words of Jeff Goldblum, life, uh, finds a way. Physcomitrella patens is known as a hardy pioneer species of spreading moss that readily cultivates on muddy ground.
US lawmakers have asked NASA to look into storing the International Space Station (ISS) in a higher orbit at the end of its operational life, instead of sending the structure hurtling into the ocean when the time comes. The question came up during the markup of the NASA Reauthorization Act and raises an intriguing possibility.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is preparing to launch for a long-duration science mission aboard the International Space Station. During the mission, select crew members will participate in human health studies focused on understanding how astronauts’ bodies adapt to the low-gravity environment of space, including a new study examining subtle changes in blood flow. The experiments,
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: To understand the mantle—the largest layer of Earth’s rocky body—scientists drill deep cores out of the Earth. Scientists drilled the deepest core yet and recovered serpentinized peridotite that forms when saltwater