Nov 7th, 2025 - Another stunning species is headed towards its doom. The extreme climatic conditions of the Amazonian lakes have become a slow poison for their inhabitants. A recent study has discovered that the extreme warming of Amazon lakes is resulting in mass die-offs of pink dolphins . No rainfall and high heat have resulted in decreased water levels that are as hot as a sauna bath. Some of the lakes have exceeded 40°C or 104°F, a temperature not suitable for the river dolphins and fish. According to the study published in the journal Science , the temperature of  Lake Tefé has ... [Read More]

Nov 7th, 2025 - Follow Earth on Google Warm bodies and big babies set the stage for large brains. A new study of 2,600 vertebrates shows that brain size grows when warmth and newborn size align. The work centers on how living things pay the brain's energy bill every day. The study was conducted by scientists in Konstanz, Germany, who examined animals from fishes to birds. Why brain size varies The research was led by Carel P. van Schaik, a professor of evolutionary anthropology at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior ( MPIAB ). His research focuses on how energy budgets and parental care shape life ... [Read More]

Nov 6th, 2025 - Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an ancient religious practice in northern Israel in addition to a wine press dating back roughly 5,000 years — one of the oldest ever uncovered in the country, according to the the  Israel Antiquities Authority . The wine press, which is likewise the earliest relic of wine production in Israel, was found during an excavation at the archaeological site Tel Megiddo, said the agency, which noted that the work was conducted ahead of the planned construction of a highway through the same area.  Officials said the wine press, which was ... [Read More]

Nov 6th, 2025 - Follow Earth on Google Based on a new astrophysics model, scientists are making a bold claim. A handful of extremely massive stars, each more than 1,000 times the mass of the Sun, may have shaped the chemistry of the universe's oldest star clusters. These colossal stars could explain the unusual elemental patterns astronomers see in ancient stellar systems. The team's framework connects how these clusters formed to the unusual mix of elements we measure in their surviving stars, a link astronomers have chased for decades. These objects are globular clusters – spherical, densely packed ... [Read More]

Nov 6th, 2025 - History from countries and communities across the globe, including the world's major wars. The stories behind the faiths, food, entertainment and holidays that shape our world. At the height of its power in the second century A.D., the Roman Empire was the largest the world had ever known. More than 55 million people lived within its borders, stretching from modern-day Britain, Spain and Germany to northern Africa, the Middle East and Asia Minor. The Roman Empire reached its greatest extent in A.D. 117 under Emperor Trajan, who ruled over a territory of nearly 2 million square ... [Read More]

Nov 6th, 2025 - Reading time 4 minutes After the Big Bang, our universe began to expand at an exponential rate, an acceleration scientists have long attributed to a mysterious force known as dark energy. This idea—which earned its discoverers the Nobel Prize in 2011—has largely defined our understanding of cosmic growth for decades.  But new research is starting to challenge this long-held assumption. A team of researchers has uncovered new evidence suggesting that the universe may already be slowing down, rather than continuing to speed up. The analysis, published November 5 in Monthly ... [Read More]

Nov 6th, 2025 - Building-sized asteroid won't hit Earth, but has a 4% chance of striking the Moon in 2032 Stefan Milovanovic 3 min read Asteroid 2024 YR4 as captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope using both its NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) | ©Image Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI For once, Earth isn't the one in the crosshairs. NASA scientists have confirmed that a fast-moving asteroid first spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Chile could hit the Moon on December 22, 2032, a rare, natural event that has researchers both cautious ... [Read More]

Nov 6th, 2025 - Follow Earth on Google In Montana, two dinosaurs died mid-battle. One was a  Triceratops . The other, a smaller predator, was long believed to be a teenage  Tyrannosaurus rex . For years, that assumption shaped textbooks, documentaries, and museum displays. Now, that long-held belief has crumbled. Recent research confirms that the smaller dinosaur wasn't a young  T. rex  at all. It was a fully grown  Nanotyrannus lancensis . That single revelation has rewritten a major chapter of dinosaur evolution and forced scientists to question what they thought they knew about ... [Read More]