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Large rock-face murals scattered across the desert in northern Saudi Arabia represent one of the most ambitious - and perilous - creative feats of ancient humans, with researchers arguing that the massive carvings acted as visual beacons, guiding ...

New research flips a long-held belief that frozen environments slow down chemical reactions and helps explain why Arctic rivers are turning orange. It turns out that ice is actually better than liquid water at releasing iron from common minerals.

Composting toilets are a great idea, but no one likes to think of the waste just sitting there and slowly fermenting. A new eco-friendly toilet gets around that problem by using mushrooms to facilitate the composting process, plus it requires no ...

Old Nazi warheads and US warships have been reclaimed by a new army of diverse marine life, as scientists uncover how nature has made use of the munitions and fleets that ended up dumped in waterways during the two world conflicts.

A study examining nearly 1,500 river sites in the US between 1980 and 2022 has shown that river heatwaves are happening up to four times faster than air heatwaves and lasting nearly twice as long. The finding has major implications for aquatic life.

Everybody knows that dogs can learn to associate specific spoken words with objects that look a certain way. A groundbreaking new study, however, shows that some gifted dogs can also match given spoken words to dissimilar-looking objects that perform ...

On the remote Yamal and Gydan peninsulas of western Siberia, the landscape is marked by massive craters that look as though the Earth has blown holes in itself. While the origin story of these gas-emission craters (GECs) has remained somewhat of a .. ...

Soy has been a kitchen hero in Asia for centuries. It's packed with nutrition and health perks and contains all the essential amino acids, like those found in meat. But when it crossed over to Western plates, it hit a flavor roadblock. Despite its .. ...