How can we measure time more than 500 million years into the past? A study recently published in Nature Communications by researchers at the University of Lausanne presents a new geological "rock ...

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A new genetic study published in the journal Cell is filling in some important details about the earliest inhabitants of Palau, an island nation in the western Pacific Ocean consisting of ...

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The asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs didn’t keep life down for long. New research shows that microscopic plankton began evolving into new species within just a few thousand years—and ...

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Thorium reactors are considered the next evolution in nuclear power, comparable to solid-state batteries. A Danish company is advancing small modular reactors designed to function as self-maintaining ...

What if we told you that your entire understanding of time is about to be shattered? Human beings are notoriously bad at comprehending vast scales—whether ...