Early penguins may have used dagger-like beaks to skewer prey
Ancient relatives of penguins diversified quickly after the Cretaceous mass extinction event MARK P. WITTON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Four new fossil…
Month: September 2025
Meltwater bursts through Greenland ice in first-of-a-kind eruption
Satellite image of the subglacial lake region after the outburst flood occurred, showing the fracturing of the ice sheet 10.1038/s41561-025-01746-9…
Longest lightning ‘mega-flash’ sets a shocking new record
Lightning flashes during a monsoon storm in the US Edward Mitchell/World Meteorological Organization (WMO) A lightning “mega-flash” over the US…
Kamchatka earthquake response shows tsunami warnings are improving
The coastline of Shiogama, Japan as a tsunami warning had been issued after a huge earthquake Asahi Shimbun via Getty…
Scientists crush ice cores to predict Antarctica’s next big ice crack
In Antarctica, two giant rifts, known as Chasm 1 and Halloween Crack, split across the Brunt Ice Shelf. The implications…
Deep-living microbes could ‘eat’ energy generated by earthquakes
Microbes might find energy in surprisingly inhospitable places Public domain sourced / access rights from The Book Worm / Alamy…
Microwaving rocks could help mining operations pull CO2 out of the air
Nickel West in Australia is one of many mines that could use microwaves to store CO2 in waste rock BHP…
Strata review: The captivating story that Earth’s ‘boring’ layered rocks tell us
Rock strata, like these in Canada, can help us piece together the deep past Paul Andreassen/Alamy StrataLaura Poppick (W.W. Norton)…
Bespoke brain implant gives long-term relief from chronic pain
Deep brain stimulation is already used to treat Parkinson’s disease Living Art Enterprises/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A brain implant that detects…
The crucial role of chaos in our brain’s most extraordinary functions
Think back through your day and consider all the amazing tasks your brain has helped you perform. From brushing your…