We all know the story. A giant asteroid hits Earth. Dinosaurs vanish. However, what was the actual picture of the first 24 hours of that disaster? Simulations at higher levels of resolution are showing us an answer that is more horrifying than we ever thought. It is not only the impact that is discovered. It Read details…
A Stone That Could Rewrite History Viking Traveler’s Stone: Picture yourself discovering an archaic rock in the woods of Canada and understanding that this is the ancient Norse rune, which shows that Viking explorers have gone much farther than in their native places. And that is precisely what a group of archaeologists says it has Read details…
A Continent Tearing Itself Apart Suppose you woke up and saw that your backyard was divided by a gaping rift– one rivaled a cellar hole. That is what occurred in Kenya in 2018 when a 20- meter-wide and 15- meter-deep crack tore through the earth in the Mai Mahiu region and happened with total suddenness. Read details…
Under the most hostile features of the surface of our planet is a biological frontier as big and mysterious as deep space. Even in extreme heat of hydrothermal vents to pitch black lakes underneath glaciers, an awe-inspiring amount of life is hidden to our vision-and our research labs. Scientists have given this unmapped biosphere, the Read details…
Nature’s Secret Architects: Can Buildings Learn to Heal Themselves? Imagine the following situation: A concrete bridge is damaged by the environmental forces. It does not require crews to run in with heavy equipment, the material within the crack reacts naturally- regrowing, sealing itself within days. Seems like science fiction? It’s not. Fungi are now an Read details…