Three Billion Years Ago, the Planet May Have Looked Like Kevin Costner's 'Waterworld'
Clues in ancient rock suggest the early Earth did not have continents like we have today, but was covered by an ocean.
TECHNOLOGY
Soot From the Very Start of the Industrial Revolution Has Been Found at the Top of the Himalayas
Scientists analyzed a core sample taken from the Dasuopu glacier on Shishapangma, the world's 14th highest mountain.
A Mystery Radio Signal From Deep Space Appears to Be Repeating a 16-Day Cycle, Scientists Say
Scientists say they have found the first fast radio burst that has a steady repeating cycle.
Tornadoes and Severe 'Atypical' Weather Hit Virginia And Maryland
"We have seen a fair amount of damage across the area," said meteorologist Kyle Pallozzi from the National Weather Service.
Ancient Rock Art Dated Using Wasp Nests May Tell Refugee Stories From Period of Dramatic Sea Level Rise
Using carbon extracted from wasp nests, scientists were able to date Australian rock art to a period of sea level rise and social disruption.
Antarctica Hits Record-High Temperature, Climate Scientist Warns It May Go Higher Amid Rapid Warming
Argentina's national weather service clocked the warmest temperature recorded for continental Antarctica since monitoring began on February 6, when thermometers hit 18.3 C.
Android Applicatons Claiming to Clean and Speed up Smartphones Actually Install Malware
"The cybercriminals behind this campaign can use the affected device to post fake positive reviews in favor of the malicious apps as well as perform ad fraud techniques," researchers said.
Ocean Crossing of Stone Age People to Australia Set to Be Reenacted on Ancient Bamboo Raft Replica
A similar journey would have been made by humans over 65,000 years ago.
Trees of Amazon Rainforest Are 'Time Capsule' of Human History, Absorbing Details of Their Surroundings Over Hundreds of Years
Earth's tropical forests are "time capsules" of human history stretching back hundreds of years.
'Bat Tornado' Descends on Small Australian Town
"It just seems to me that every bat in Australia is now in Ingham," Raymon Jayo, mayor of Hinchinbrook, said.
'Monster' Great White Shark Surrounded by Pod of Killer Whales Filmed Off South Africa's Coast
Orcas are known to kill great whites and eat their livers.
Melting Glaciers and Thawing Permafrost Could Release Ancient Viruses Locked Away for Thousands of Years
Researchers have detected novel viruses in samples of glacial ice, suggesting global heating could lead to the re-emergence of historic pathogens. But the science is uncertain.
Artificial Intelligence Tool Created to Predict the Structure of the Universe and Unlock the Mysteries of Dark Energy
The AI tool could play a role in studying the nature of dark energy and dark matter, which seems to make up a large amount of the universe but remains an enigma, researchers said.
Box Jellyfish Invade Hawaii Beach, Stinging 30 People
The venom of some box jellyfish species is considered to be among the most powerful in the world.
Best of CES 2020: The Top Tech Products You Can Actually Buy This Year
Last week at CES, the biggest event of the year in consumer technology, more than 4,400 exhibitors unveiled some 20,000 new products across a broad array of tech and tech-infused categories.
