In a study published in May 2026, paleontologists identified a new species of giant marine reptile that lived in the oceans covering present day Texas 80 million years ago. Named Tylosaurus rex, the ...

Despite these brutal parameters, entire ecosystems thrive. Marine biologists continue to document unique communities built around hydrothermal vents. These deep sea geysers provide chemical energy to ...

Once they managed to find the opening and reach the fault, the real work began: drilling into the oceanic trench and installing geophysical measurement devices. There’s still much to learn from these ...

The most affected deltas are in Thailand, Indonesia, and China, with average subsidence rates nearing 0.31 inches (8 millimeters) per year. This double burden—shrinking land combined with rising ...

As these bursts travel billions of light-years through deep space, their different frequencies become jumbled and separated. When an FRB passes through ionized matter, lower-frequency radio waves lag ...

The candidate pair resides inside Abell 402-BCG, a galaxy located an estimated 4.4 billion light years from Earth. In 2018, astronomers first noticed an unusual feature at the galaxy’s center: a dark, ...

New research is shedding light on an unexpected link between the human intestine and the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. A growing body of evidence points to a powerful connection between our gut ...

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Yet, the scientists insist that managing to limit warming to 1.5°C could still preserve about 54% of remaining glacier mass. If we keep charging ahead with current trends — i.e., a projected ...

Onze mille ans d'histoire enfouis sur les rives d'une rivière canadienne. Près de Sturgeon Lake, des archéologues ont mis au ...

Sous la Baltique, entre le Danemark et l’Allemagne, le futur tunnel du Fehmarnbelt prend forme. Long de 18 kilomètres, ce ...

Cet été, le ciel réserve plusieurs rendez-vous faciles à observer, à condition de savoir quoi chercher et quand regarder.