Scientists discover ancient 'hotspot' that birthed the Great Lakes 300 million years ago
A hotspot that now lies in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean was once under the Great Lakes, and may explain why they formed where they did.
By Pandora Dewan published
Science news this week Jan. 3, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
By Sascha Pare published
Tristan da Cunha is a group of islands in the South Atlantic that formed from the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana. Today, it's home to a tiny and extremely isolated farming community.
By Steve Taylor published
In "time expansion experiences," time typically appears to expand by many orders of magnitude.
By Tesla Monson, Jack McBride published
Twins are pretty rare, accounting for just 3% of births in the U.S. these days. But new research shows that for primates 60 million years ago, giving birth to twins was the norm.
By Marilyn Perkins published
It's possible to compare some aspects of animal and human intelligence, but not all researchers like to.
By Patrick Pester published
An orca famous for carrying a dead calf around has once again been spotted with a deceased newborn on her head in Puget Sound, but there's some good news for her endangered southern resident killer whale pod.
By Ben Turner published
An artist's interpretation of a black hole surrounded by stars
By Sascha Pare published
From a piece of cloth that may have belonged to Alexander the Great to an image of our galaxy's central black hole, here's our pick of controversial science stories in 2024.
By Stephanie Pappas published
A new study finds that middle kids and kids from larger families are more agreeable, honest and humble than younger and older kids or kids from smaller families, but the results contradict other research on the topic.
By Robert Lea published
Scientists at CERN's ALICE detector are replicating conditions found during the Big Bang, attempting to get to the bottom of how matter came to dominate over antimatter.
By Ben Turner published
The hydrogen fuel tank of a Toyota vehicle on display.
By Lloyd Coombes published
Which Apple headphones reign supreme?
By Roland Moore-Colyer published
Honda's new facility could drive breakthroughs in solid-state batteries for electric cars, ultimately leading to batteries with more than double the range of existing EVs.