Still, it is clear that post-79 CE Pompeii was a shadow of its former self and the city was never fully restored to its former glory. Life there was, almost literally, post-apocalyptic.

The activity of the sunspot was linked to a coronal mass ejection (CME), a rapid release of plasma that is coming to Earth in the next few days. Northern and southern lights are produced when these ...

In March 2025, workers found the nests in a restricted area of the Savannah River Site, a facility owned by the US Department ...

In a new paper, to get a better grasp on the risk of an asteroid impact and put it in context with other risks, astronomers ...

T he oldest government computer still in operation today is over 25 billion kilometers from Earth, and despite ...

This is a lot for lovers of the night sky; there is only one little caveat. The six-planet alignment is happening before dawn ...

T he largest wildfire currently burning in the US is sweeping through Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park, scorching more ...

However, those who claim to have seen Nessie rarely report hoops or even humps. In fact, only 1.5 percent of Nessie reports ...

The miniature “Hobbit” humans of Flores Island may have come from the nearby island of Sulawesi, where researchers have ...

If you were to go strolling at night in the right part of New Zealand, you just might be blessed by a visit from one of nature’s most delectable-looking gastropods: the pickle s ...

Gaps in the forest canopy caused by logging roads have isolated species, but these eye-wateringly high bridges provide a solution.

Okay, “penis worm” is underselling it. In fact, the Grand Canyon was something of a treasure trove of well-preserved fossils, with the team uncovering more than 1,500 Cambrian-era worms, crustaceans, ...