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What happens when two carbon-rich space rocks slam into each other?

You’d expect to see clear signs of impact in the ensuing meteorites — but for over 30 years, scientists have puzzled over why meteorites that contain carbon appear less…

The concept of the Portable Document Format (PDF) is synonymous with the idea of small, accessible documents—nothing too out of the ordinary. But what if we told you that in the world of PDFs, there are no limits to how large a document can…

One of the world’s rarest trees—a prehistoric species that dinosaurs used to snack on—is bearing fruit for the first time after a retired couple planted it in their…

If you feel like all of your friends are suddenly training for major endurance competitions like half marathons, marathons, or even triathlons, you might feel a bit of FOMO from watching them rack up miles in the water and on the road. Maybe you…

In a significant new study published by The Innovation Geoscience, a Chinese research team has revealed the extent of the environmental impact of the 2023 eruption of Iceland’s Sundhnukagigar volcano. The eruption emitted vast amounts of…

The Curiosity Mars rover covers a lot of ground for a robot that only moves at a max speed of .1 mph. A photo snapped recently by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter provides a pretty cool visualization of what the rover has been up to so far…

The Wallace Line, first identified by Alfred Russel Wallace in the 19th century, is a biological divide that separates the distinct ecosystems of Southeast Asia from those of Australia and New Guinea. This invisible line has been a subject of…

A fascinating new discovery has been made off the coast of Peru, where paleontologists have unearthed the remains of a previously unknown four-legged whale species. This remarkable find, which was made about 42.6 million years ago during the…

Summary: A new study finds that in some lemur species, evolving gender equality is linked to changes in the brain’s oxytocin system. Researchers compared seven closely related species, finding that more egalitarian species had higher numbers of…

It’s hard to miss the eggs of apple snails. Popped out in a curious shade of Pepto-Bismol pink, they are packed full of a neurotoxin that’s thought to be unique to these animals, and warning enough that no predators other than red fire ants…