Originally, the hypothesis was that Theia gave the Earth a glancing blow, and the proto-Earth and Theia lost pieces ending up as one or two moons that eventually formed the Moon. It was thought that a ...

It operates at an even smaller scale than most subatomic behaviors, with potential for the miniaturization of quantum ...

They have refined the estimate of the black hole mass, ruling out the possibility of it being a neutron star. It is thought ...

Behold: a live colossal squid in all its glory. After a century of searching, the extremely elusive cephalopod has been ...

O lo is described as a "new color" that scientists argue they’ve enabled people to see – one that doesn’t resemble anything ...

The results showed that 16.5 percent of the surveyed participants showed signs of having “severely problematic” news ...

After analyzing nearly 1,800 brain autopsies from participants classified as either never, moderate, heavy, or former ...

They're native to the lowland forests of eastern Madagascar. In this spider-eat-spider jungle environment, the spider will spin vast nets suspended above rivers and lakes to catch an abundance of ...

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Indeed, the earliest mammal we are currently aware of is the Brasilodon quadrangularis – a diminutive critter described as ...

Based on the numerous layers of sediment containing tinted artifacts, the researchers estimate that Tel Shiqmona was in operation between roughly 1100 and 600 BCE, with production only grinding to a ...

W hen Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, the resulting lava, ash, and debris turned the landscape barren for miles around. It ...