A top panel of geologists has decided not to grant the 'human age' its own distinct place in Earth's geological timeline after disagreeing over when exactly our era might have begun.
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'How can you do proper science if your needs are not met? Science is not a priority in the Philippines. But I hope it will be,' says Germany-based Filipino professor Denise Margaret Matias
An international team of scientists has warned against relying on nature providing straightforward 'early warning' indicators of a climate disaster, as new mathematical modeling shows new fascinating aspects of the complexity of the dynamics of climate.
Engineers have sent a “poke” to the Voyager 1 probe and received a potentially encouraging response as they hope to fix a communication issue with the aging spacecraft that has persisted for five months.
Everyone indulges in wishful thinking now and again. But when is that most likely to happen, and when could it actually be harmful? A new study led by the University of Amsterdam (UvA) demonstrates unequivocally that the greater the insecurity and anxiety of a situation, the more likely people are to become overly optimistic—even to the point where it can prevent us from taking essential action. The study's results have now been published in the journal American Economic Review.
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The map logs the location of about 1.3 million black holes, including the furthest that was shining bright when the universe was only 1.5 billion years old, report experts at New York University.
British explorer Chris Brown hopes to become the first to reach Point Nemo. This is the furthest point from land and is the oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility. READ MORE:
Coast Guard helicopter footage captured the latest eruption in Iceland, which experts are calling the most powerful from this volcano this year. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com
About 74,000 years ago, Sumatra’s Mount Toba experienced a super-eruption, one of the largest in Earth’s history, potentially kicking off a massive disruption in the world’s climate. Some scientists have suspected a volcanic winter resulting from the eruption was a big enough shift to wipe out most early humans due to genetic evidence suggesting a steep drop in the human population. But now a cutting-edge study on an archaeological site in northwest Ethiopia once occupied by early modern humans...
— Victor Wembanyama had 33 points and 16 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs overcame 31 points by Brooklyn’s Cam Thomas and beat the Nets 122-115 in overtime Sunday night to snap a three-game skid.