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Will Triggs
Earth
Did sunscreen help ancient humans survive a pole shift?
Did sunscreen help ancient humans when Earth's magnetic field grew dangerously thin some 41,000 years ago? A new study suggests it did.
June 4, 2025
Earth
A change of tune: Birdsong evolves, says AI-powered study
A new study of songbirds has found evidence for a dynamic musical culture, with birdsong evolving over time due to aging and migration.
May 4, 2025
Space
Solar wind might make water on the moon, study says
A new NASA study has found strong evidence that the solar wind constantly fired out by the sun produces water on our moon.
April 25, 2025
Space
White dwarfs: The new hotspots for alien life?
According to a surprising new study, white dwarfs could provide enough energy to sustain life on a nearby Earth-like planet for some 7 billion years.
March 23, 2025
Earth
Enormous glaciers on Snowball Earth helped life evolve
A new study says that glaciers covering our planet during a Snowball Earth period likely helped give life an evolutionary boost.
March 16, 2025
Space
Is the moon geologically dead? Maybe not, says new evidence
Newly discovered lunar ridges have provided the first evidence of recent geological activity on the far side of the moon.
February 2, 2025
Space
New! Measure black holes with light echoes
Astronomers say they've developed a new method to detect light that echoes around black holes. It could help them measure black holes' size and rotation.
November 12, 2024
LIVE MONDAY: A Fermi Paradox solution with Alan Stern
Join us at 12:15 CST (18:15 UTC) on Monday, November 11, when former NASA chief Alan Stern will be discussing the Fermi Paradox. Where are all the aliens?
November 10, 2024
Space
Could we find dark matter in clouds around neutron stars?
Researchers say that we might be able to detect dark matter clouding around neutron stars in the form of axions, a hypothetical subatomic particle.
November 5, 2024
Explorers find ocean animals thriving beneath the seafloor
Scientists have discovered ocean animals beneath the bottom of the ocean, where worms and snails thrive in cavities beneath hydrothermal vents.
October 27, 2024
