What's the difference between fruit and vegetables? By Ailsa Harvey published 24 August 22 Reference The difference between fruit and vegetables can vary across botanical and culinary fields
4 billion-year-old chunk of Earth's crust found below Australia By Stephanie Pappas published 22 August 22 An ancient piece of crust is hiding below Western Australia, having survived 4 billion years of upheaval.
Walk with dinosaurs in this puzzle-packed edition of Future Genius, now available on Amazon By Scott Dutfield published 18 August 22 It's all about dinosaurs in this special edition of Future Genius: Discover the diversity amongst dinosaurs and learn all about how these prehistoric creatures lived.
For the first time, scientists have named a heat wave By Stephanie Pappas published 15 August 22 For the first time, authorities have given a heat wave a name. Scientists hope that naming extreme heat events will help the public protect itself.
Why is there so much biodiversity in the tropics? By Martin McGuigan published 15 August 22 Ecologists say there are three explanations for the abundance of species in the tropics.
What's the largest ocean that ever existed on Earth? By Michael Dhar published 13 August 22 Panthalassa, a single world ocean surrounding the supercontinent Pangaea, would have stretched at least 1,800 miles (3,000 kilometers) wider than the Pacific.
'Gigantic jet' that shot into space may be the most powerful lightning bolt ever detected By Brandon Specktor published 11 August 22 Scientists detected the most powerful gigantic jet lightning bolt — a lightning bolt that shoots up out of a cloud into the ionosphere — ever.
Massive expanse of towering hydrothermal vents discovered deep in the Pacific By Nicoletta Lanese published 11 August 22 Scientists found a huge field of hydrothermal vents on the East Pacific Rise.
The 6th mass extinction hasn’t begun yet, study claims, but Earth is barreling toward it By Martin McGuigan published 11 August 22 Earth has experienced five mass extinction events over its 4.5 billion-year history. A sixth mass extinction is underway as a result of human-driven climate change.
Scientists uncover ancient source of oxygen that could have fueled life on early Earth By Nicoletta Lanese published 10 August 22 Chemical reactions in early Earth's crust may have provided oxygen to ancient microbes.
Intact WWII-era bomb discovered in Italy's River Po following extreme drought By Brandon Specktor published 8 August 22 An unexploded WWII-era bomb was discovered in Italy's River Po as extreme drought lowers water levels across Europe.
Hidden passage leads explorers to deepest cave Down Under By Patrick Pester published 8 August 22 Cavers have successfully navigated Australia's deepest cave and named it the "Delta Variant" after COVID-19.
Enormous sinkhole wide enough to swallow the White House opens in Chile By Brandon Specktor published 5 August 22 A massive sinkhole measuring more than 100 feet across has opened on mining land in Chile, according to the government's geology mining service.
Tonga's eruption injected so much water into Earth’s atmosphere that it could weaken the ozone layer By Harry Baker published 1 August 22 The atmospheric water vapor could also contribute to global warming.
Where are most of Earth's volcanoes? By Joe Phelan published 28 July 22 There are about 1,350 potentially active volcanoes on Earth. Where are most of these volcanoes located?
Miners just discovered the largest pink diamond in more than 300 years By Brandon Specktor published 28 July 22 Miners in Angola have uncovered the largest pink diamond found in more than 300 years, nicknamed the Lulo Rose.
Francium: Facts about the elusive radioactive element By Joe Phelan published 26 July 22 Properties and sources of the element francium.
Cretaceous period: Animals, plants and extinction event By Michael Dhar published 26 July 22 The Cretaceous period lasted approximately 79 million years, and ended with a major extinction event about 66 million years ago.
Video shows raging floods surging in Yellowstone By Stephanie Pappas published 25 July 22 Roads and buildings washed away, riverbanks undermined – a new National Park Service video shows the damage from the June 13 Yellowstone flood.
What is the world's largest city? By Joe Phelan published 23 July 22 Here's a look at the world's largest cities by size, population and cultural impact.
