When palaeobiologist Elizabeth Sibert set out to build a record of fish and shark populations over millions of years, she didn't expect to be solving a mysterious...
Made from nearly 400 separate observations, the new image reveals strange structures never seen before.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system.
Something happened to ancient shark populations... but scientists aren't sure exactly what.
A study of two methods for reconstructing ancient temperatures has given climate researchers a better understanding of just how cold it was in Antarctica during...
Scientists have stumbled upon a previously unknown extinction event that decimated ocean shark populations 19 million years ago. The cause of this sudden die-off,...
SpaceX’s Dragon capsule is once again heading to the International Space Station. The company launched its 22nd Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission...
A guide to shooting an annual solar eclipse, from preparation and planning to capturing the photo on the day of.
A global network that would use quantum "entanglement" to weave intimate ties between far-flung users is beginning to take shape.A beam of ethereal blue laser light...
Climate phenomena such as the melting of Antarctic ice sheets can lead to dangerous “domino effects” that lead to knock-on impacts on other global systems, including...