About 95 million years ago, a juvenile crocodyliform nicknamed Elton lived in what is now southwest Montana at the edge of the Western Interior Seaway.
Measuring no more than 2 feet long from nose to tip of tail, young Elton was about the size of…
Category: 9. Sci-Tech
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Annular solar eclipse 2026, everything you need to know about the ‘ring of fire’
On Feb. 17, 2026, an annular solar eclipse will be visible from a remote part of Antarctica, forming a “ring of fire” for up to 2 minutes, 20 seconds as 96% of the sun’s center is eclipsed by the moon.
Few will witness that moment, but observers…
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Metal detectorist unearths ‘kid’s toy’ – then finds out it is a rare 2,000-year-old brooch
A metal detectorist unearthed a rare 2,000-year-old brooch – and first mistook…
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NASA Proposes Blowing Up Asteroid 2024 YR4 So It Doesn’t Hit The Moon
A large asteroid strike on the Moon could have negative consequences for the artificial satellites we now depend on. That being the case, a NASA-led team has looked into the options for preventing Asteroid 2024 YR4 from making such an impact in…
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Scientists placed a 6-mile fiber-optic cable in front of a glacier and recorded 56,000 icebergs breaking off
In the icy waters of southern Greenland, researcher Dominik Gräff, left, and a crew member conduct research off the calving front of the Eqalorutsit Kangilliit Sermiat (EKaS) glacier, visible at left, while the research vessel Adolf… Continue Reading
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New catalyst speeds plastic waste into clean fuel
The pilot-stage work by a University of Delaware-led research team helps pave the way toward energy-efficient methods for plastic upcycling, reducing plastic pollution and promoting sustainable fuel production….
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Diamonds reveal first natural evidence of deep mantle metal alloys
Two diamonds from a South African mine have provided a detailed look into Earth’s mantle, at depths between 280 and 470 kilometers (173 and 292 miles).
The team from Hebrew University of Jerusalem found the first direct evidence of…
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This new NASA astronaut candidate has already been to space
One of NASA’s newly announced astronaut candidates already has a spaceflight under her belt.
On Monday (Sept. 22), the space agency announced the 10 members of its newest astronaut class — five men and five women who will train for potential…
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