Mar 6th, 2026 - By A major new study finds the pace of species discovery is accelerating, not slowing, and suggests the true number of species on Earth could reach into the billions. It has been roughly 300 years since Carl Linnaeus began the project of naming and classifying life on Earth. A University of Arizona-led study published in Science Advances now reveals that scientists are discovering new species at a faster rate than at any point in human history, with more than 16,000 species added each year. The research analyzed the taxonomic histories of roughly 2 million species across all groups of living ... [Read More]

Mar 6th, 2026 - A newly excavated tomb in Panama reveals the immense wealth of the ancient Coclé. Deep within the tropical lowlands of central Panama, archaeologists just unearthed a stunning glimpse into a thriving, ancient civilization. Scientists working at the El Caño Archaeological Park recently cracked open a thousand-year-old burial chamber glittering with gold. Located in the Natá de los Caballeros District, about 124 miles southwest of Panama City, this site served as a massive necropolis for the Gran Coclé culture. Researchers first spotted the anomaly, dubbed Tomb 3, ... [Read More]

Mar 6th, 2026 - 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. Marina Wang when he stumbled upon a cave. Inside, he found a mass burial site with hundreds of skeletons enrobed in . Upon excavation, Tello discovered the skulls of these ancient people were incredibly elongated. Images of those skulls have been the Paracas culture that lived between 750 B.C and A.D. 100. Like many Andean cultures, the Paracas practiced artificial cranial modification, the intentional reshaping of an ... [Read More]

Mar 6th, 2026 - Follow Earth on Google Koalas are one of Australia's most loved animals, but their survival has worried scientists for many years. Bushfires, habitat loss, and disease have reduced many wild populations. Scientists once believed that when animal numbers fall sharply, their genes weaken and extinction becomes more likely. However, new research suggests the situation may be more complex. A recent study shows that some koalas may be slowly rebuilding their genes after severe population declines. The study suggests that even populations that went through extreme genetic bottlenecks can rebuild ... [Read More]

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Mar 6th, 2026 - The dream of a hexagonal diamond can soon become a reality. This claim has been backed by a study published in Nature . In the study, researchers from China shared how a "millimeter-sized, phase-pure hexagonal diamond" can be synthesized by uniquely compressing graphite at elevated temperatures. This is not the first time experts have come up with methods of creating hexagonal diamonds, but this one seems to be the strongest of the lot to date. The team confirmed that the resultant product's structure was hexagonal with minimal defects, using X-rays and atomic-scale microscopes. The diamond ... [Read More]

Mar 6th, 2026 - The neutral-atom quantum computing company, co-founded by Nobel laureate Alain Aspect, has announced a business combination with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II, with the deal expected to close in the second half of 2026. When Alain Aspect shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2022, the citation concerned experiments performed decades earlier, precise measurements of quantum entanglement that definitively showed that the universe operates according to principles that defy classical intuition. The science was old. The commercial applications were just beginning. Aspect co-founded Pasqal in ... [Read More]

Mar 6th, 2026 - The 55 pilot whales, which had to be euthanised, had been following a female having a difficult birth, scientists believe The mass stranding and death of 55 whales on the Isle of Lewis in 2023 was caused by the mammals' loyalty to their pod, a report has concluded. It had been thought that the unusually large incident on Tràigh Mhòr beach, Tolsta, could have been caused by trauma, disease or acoustic disturbance from military or industrially generated noise. However, the report , from the Scottish government's Marine Directorate, cited "a convergence of biological, behavioural ... [Read More]