1+ week, 3+ day ago   (551+ words) A new study published in Risk Analysis found that residents living within five miles of the former Santa Susana Field Laboratory reported autoimmune disorders at more than four times the rate of those living 11 to 15 miles away. Although SSFL was…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (479+ words) Bat DNA may hold clues to a long and healthy life, according to an international team of researchers. These small creatures grace the night skies with extremely long lifespans and low cancer rates—traits that may ultimately benefit humanity if…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (708+ words) A massive chunk of Greenland’s Petermann Glacier has broken away, forming an iceberg the size of Manhattan in what scientists say is the most significant Arctic calving event recorded in years. As the dramatic event unfolded, the European Space Agency’s…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (577+ words) 2,000 years ago, ancient Roman engineers were building structures that have withstood the test of time remarkably well, many of which remain standing today. At the heart of their success lies a mystery: what were the secrets of ancient Roman concrete…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago   (543+ words) One of planetary defense‘s biggest opportunities will come as the asteroid Apophis makes its tight flyby of our planet on April 13, 2029, allowing international space missions to interact with the near-Earth object. Asteroids this size only approach this close to…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (297+ words) After ten years of fieldwork in Taiwan’s remote mountain regions, researchers have identified an 84.1-meter (276-foot) Taiwania fir, now recognized as the tallest tree documented in East Asia. The team also found dense forests containing dozens of giant Taiwania firs,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (371+ words) The Grand Canyon, one of America’s most famous landmarks, may have been created when an ancient supercontinent cracked apart, according to new research. Roughly 800 million years ago, the supercontinent Rodinia broke apart in a gradual process, taking close to 300 million…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (527+ words) Indian scientists searching for clues to the oldest signs of life on Earth have discovered evidence of organic matter in a 3.5-billion-year-old sample of Paleoarchean volcanic–hydrothermal chert. If confirmed, the team said the ancient chert would represent one of…...