Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth’s atmosphere and triggered global biodiversity loss. A new study suggests that at least two of Earth’s mass extinction events may have been…
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Supernova Death Blasts May Have Wiped Out Life on Earth – Twice
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Paleontologists Uncover First Known Tracks From Club-Tailed Armored Dinosaur
Ankylosaurs, a group of dinosaurs often compared to Pokémon, were built like walking tanks, with bony armor plating their backs and sides. They lived during the Late Jurassic (164 to 145 million years…
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Illegal gold mining creeps within a kilometer of Amazon’s second-tallest tree
- Prosecutors in Brazil’s Amapá state have warned of an illegal gold mine operating just 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) from second-highest known tree in the Brazilian Amazon — an 85-meter (279-foot) red…
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Spotting climate misinformation with AI requires expertly trained models
Conversational AI chatbots are making climate misinformation sound more credible, making it harder to distinguish falsehoods from real science. In response, climate experts are using some of the same tools to detect fake information…
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New Type of Quantum Entanglement Demonstrated
Physicists at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology say they have observed a new form of quantum entanglement in the total angular momentum of photons confined in nanoscale structures. Their work paves the way for on-chip quantum…
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Find Out Where Your Hometown Was Located Back in Dinosaur Times — And Which Dinosaurs Lived There!
Have you ever wondered where your city was located millions of years ago, or which dinosaurs might have roamed nearby? A new interactive map brings ancient Earth to life, showing how the continents have shifted over hundreds of millions of years…
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World’s tallest bridge set to open in China very soon
The world’s tallest bridge is set to open this summer—and its height is not for the faint of heart. Constructed in just three years for roughly…
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Catch up on all of SpaceNews’ Space Symposium 2025 coverage
SpaceNews produced the official Show Daily for all three exhibit days of the 40th Space Symposium at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Co., April 7-10.
Produced on-site by the SpaceNews veteran editorial team, the Show Daily features…
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Gestational diabetes linked to ADHD in children
An Edith Cowan University (ECU) study has found children born to mothers who experienced gestational diabetes (GDM) during pregnancy are more likely to develop attention-deficient hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and externalising behaviour.
The…
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High blood pressure? Eat more bananas
New research from the University of Waterloo suggests increasing the ratio of dietary potassium to sodium intake may be more effective for lowering blood pressure than simply reducing sodium intake.
High blood pressure affects over 30 per cent of…
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