Moon Rocks From the Chang’e-5 Lunar Lander Are the Youngest Yet
December last year, the Chinese Chang’e-5 lunar lander landed in Mongolia, carrying with it the world’s first fresh…
Two New Pit Viper Species Found In Asia
The reptilian subfamily Crotalinae, commonly known as the pit vipers or the crotaline snakes, consists of venomous vipers…
Pluto Is Losing Its Atmosphere—And It’s Turning Into Surface Ice
Back in 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) demoted Pluto from a planet to a dwarf planet, kicking…
New Dinosaur Finds Imply European Origins of the Spinosaurids
The 2001 film Jurassic Park III revealed to the world one of the most peculiar—yet absolutely fearsome—dinosaurs to…
The Largest Comet Ever Found Is Barreling Through the Solar System
Comets are pretty weird, when you think hard about them; these icy bodies come in two varieties: long-period…
Orion’s Nose May Hide a Rare Planet Orbiting Three Suns
It’s no surprise that the universe has many different ways of arranging its guts. Our Solar System may…
Volcanic Eruptions In Triassic “Mega Monsoon” Kickstarted the Age of Dinosaurs
The Triassic Period, being the opening page of the Mesozoic Era which spanned from 251 million years ago…
Chalmers Researchers Develop Microscopic, Light-Powered “Metavehicles”
It’s tantalizing to think about the future of vehicles; whether they go the route of sustainability and reach…
Chinese Fossil Find Yields 125 Million-Year-Old Preserved Dinosaur Cells
Caudipteryx (kaw-DIP-tear-ricks) is a small two-legged theropod dinosaur that’s about the size of a modern-day peacock. It lived…
Moroccan Ankylosaur Find Is Africa’s First—and Perhaps the World’s Oldest
In what can be perhaps best described as a “living tank,” ankylosaurs (ann-KIL-luh-saurs) are among the most bizarre…