News

  1. Earth

    Hidden water found deep beneath Antarctica desert valley

    New imaging reveals liquid water network beneath Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys that could support microbial life.

    By Thomas Sumner
  2. Climate

    Warming’s role in extreme weather quantified

    Scientists calculate how much to blame human-driven climate change for extreme high temperatures and heavy rainfall.

    By Beth Mole
  3. Paleontology

    ‘Frankenstein’ dinosaur was a mash-up of meat eater and plant eater

    Fossils of a bizarre-looking dinosaur found in Chile are challenging ideas about how dinosaurs adapted to their environments.

    By Ashley Yeager
  4. Anthropology

    Pots from hunter-gatherer site in China tell tale of lifestyle shift

    Chinese foragers settled down and made pottery shortly before farming’s ascent.