Some of the coastal areas were not repopulated for millennia afterward, showing that there was a long-lasting memory of this tragic event.
Search Results
You searched for: Ocean
Within the next few decades, we may well have hard evidence for the existence of alien life on worlds light-years distant from Earth.
Fire was crucial to the evolution of human technology. That’s why alien species stuck in the “oxygen bottleneck” may be forever primitive.
Try this: It’s about 10 times the number of cups of water in all the oceans of Earth.
Some astrobiologists believe life is rare, while others believe it is common in the Universe. How can we find out which view is correct?
Are there any advantages to looking so cumbersome?
The observable Universe is 92 billion light-years in diameter. These pictures put just how large that is in perspective.
Water is vital for life. Luckily for spacefaring humans, the solar system is full of it.
Across a variety of industries, trust and “upside-down management” have paid dividends.
To date, only one research vessel has ever encountered a milky sea.
The TRAPPIST-1 system is a treasure trove of possibilities and questions. Observations by JWST have just begun.
Plagues, war, and genocide were literally frozen in time.
See the 3 biggest space stories from October 16-22, 2023.
“Chicago May” was a classic swindler who conned her way around the world in the early twentieth century. She was also a sign of hard times.
Each of our three nearest stars might have an Earth-like planet in orbit around it. Here’s what we’ll learn when we finally observe it.
Sometimes called “the new gold,” sand is the second most exploited natural resource in the world after fresh water.
Musical preferences are correlated with personality traits — and these connections are largely consistent across cultures and continents.
Shortly after planet Earth formed, life took a permanent hold on our surface. But just how common is such an outcome?
“I grew up in New Jersey in the 1970s and that experience gave me everything I needed to become a skeptic.”
This new geologic activity could be part of a thousand-year cycle, ushering in a new era of volcanism on the island.
Dr. Tyson explains where we might find aliens, why “dark matter” is a misleading term, and why you can blame physics for your favorite team’s loss.
After 15 years of monitoring 68 objects known as millisecond pulsars, we’ve found the Universe’s background gravitational wave signal!
Two populations that are geographically separated today once mated a very long time ago.
The laws of physics aren’t changing. The Earth is. When it comes to any physical science, we know that the fundamental rules governing how the Universe works remain constant with time. […]
The world is facing many crises, and we should look to natural interdependence and ancient wisdom as we explore science for solutions.
“A modern five-day forecast is as accurate as a one-day forecast in 1980.”
Even if you or I will never actually visit these distant worlds, we now know they exist. They should fill us with wonder.
The Trojan War was fought in Finland and Ulysses sailed home to Denmark, says one controversial theory.