Science & Technology
Earth’s earliest mobile organisms lived 2.1 billion years ago (DISCOVERY)
Scientists have discovered in 2.1-billion-year-old black shale from a quarry in Gabon the earliest evidence of a revolutionary development in the hist... Read more
NASA’s faraway space snowman has flat, not round, behind
The faraway space snowman visited by NASA last month has a flat — not round — behind. New photos from the New Horizons spacecraft offer a new perspect... Read more
Mirror test hints at surprising cognitive abilities in fish (RESEARCH)
A small tropical reef fish was able to recognize itself in a mirror, according to what scientists said in a finding that raises provocative questions... Read more
Climate change: Warming threatens Himalayan glaciers
Climate change poses a growing threat to the glaciers found in the Hindu Kush and Himalayan mountain ranges, according to a new report. The study foun... Read more
Nuclear, climate threats keep Doomsday Clock close to apocalypse
A renewed nuclear arms race, rising greenhouse gas emissions and the emergence of state-sponsored disinformation campaigns have left the modern world... Read more