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Meet the Reaper of Death, a new Canadian tyrannosaur
A new tyrannosaur species named Thanatotheristes, which means “reaper of death,” was the apex predator of its time, 79 million years ago in present day Alberta, Canada.
February 17, 2020
January 2020 was Earth’s warmest on record, again
January 2020 was the planet's hottest January in the NOAA global temperature dataset record, which dates back to 1880.
February 15, 2020
Himalayan glacier shows evidence of start of Industrial Revolution
Human beings altered one of the highest peaks in the Himalayas hundreds of years before a person ever set foot there, new research has found.
February 14, 2020
Chance fossil discovery reveals ancient marine reptile
Scientists raced against a rising tide to recover a tantalizing fossil on an island in southeast Alaska. It turned out to be a species new to science.
February 12, 2020
Sand dunes can ‘communicate’ with each other
For the first time, a new experiment from the University of Cambridge has shown how sand dunes "communicate" and interact with each other as they move.
February 11, 2020
Tired of watching politics? Watch live panda cam
Listen to the birds chirping and watch the giant pandas loll around and chew on bamboo. Peace!
February 7, 2020
Poll reveals climate change as most important issue for U.S. adults
A Harris Poll survey - conducted online in December on behalf of the American Psychological Association - reports that more than half of U.S. adults (56%) cite climate change as the most important issue facing the world today.
February 6, 2020
Australian smoke plume sets records
The recent wildfires in Australia sent one of the largest plumes of smoke higher into the the stratosphere than satellites have ever before observed.
February 6, 2020
Ötzi the Iceman’s final days
Scientists have identified ancient mosses in, on and around the 5,300-year-old glacier mummy that add to the story of the final 48 hours before his murder.
February 5, 2020
Robot kayaks track tidewater glacier melting
A new study sent robotic kayaks to survey the water in front of Alaska's LeConte Glacier - an area too dangerous for ships - to analyze how much glacial ice is melting into the ocean.
February 5, 2020
