News

  1. Earth

    Grand Canyon could be much older than thought

    Disputed dating of rock erosion pegs the ancient chasm as 70 million years old.

    By Alexandra Witze
  2. Earth

    Shrinking polar ice caused one-fifth of sea level rise

    Comprehensive analysis quantifies ice sheet loss in Greenland and Antarctica.

    By Erin Wayman
  3. Humans

    Genetic diversity exploded in recent millennia

    Among hundreds of thousands of DNA variants identified in a study, a large majority arose in the past 5,000 years.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Life

    Blue whales’ diet and exercise rolled into one

    Marine predator performs underwater acrobatics for best chance at catching a meal.