New recycling process converts plastic waste into useful chemicals using only water and oxygen
Researchers developed a catalyst-free recycling method that uses only water and oxygen to break down durable plastics such…
Meteorite 200x larger than the dinosaur killer reshaped the course of evolution on Earth
A meteorite 50 to 200 times more massive than the one linked to the dinosaurs struck Earth 3.26…
New fossil discovery explains the disappearance of the Flores ‘Hobbits’ 61,000 years ago
In a cave on the Indonesian island of Flores, a tiny human relative once lived alongside dwarf elephants,…
The world’s largest fungus is hiding in Oregon’s Blue Mountains — and its really big
In Oregon’s Blue Mountains, patches of dying trees once looked like separate outbreaks, scattered across ridges and drainages…
Geophysicists solve the mystery of a 75-year-old ‘gravity hole’ in the Indian Ocean
South of India, the ocean surface slumps into one of Earth’s strangest depressions, a gravity hole so deep…
The Earth is tearing itself apart near Vancouver Island in the Pacific Northwest
Subduction zones can look permanent on a map. They run for hundreds or thousands of miles, haul oceanic…
New platinum-free photocatalyst turns sunlight and water into renewable energy
A small beaker of water can look ordinary. Under the right light, it can also become a quiet…
New transparent window material could cut building energy loss by 50%
In most buildings, windows remain the most vulnerable part of the structure when it comes to energy loss.…
Melting polar ice supercharges ocean ‘stirring’, threatening marine climate
Polar sea ice is vanishing far faster than most people expected, and the change is not only visible…
Earth’s magnetic field flipped wildly 565 million years ago and life changed forever
Long before life thrived in Earth’s oceans, the planet’s magnetic field became disorganized. Deep within the ancient rocks…
Floating power: How scientists are turning raindrops into renewable energy
Often associated with refreshing a sense of being renewed and a peaceful calmness, raindrops may soon become tiny…
After 700,000 years, Iran’s dormant Taftan volcano is starting to rise
For decades, the colossal Taftan volcano of eastern Iran appeared a lifeless piece of history. It towered nearly…