Science, Tech, Outdoor & Innovation News

3.3-billion-year-old rocks reveal oldest chemical traces of life

November 27, 2025 | Pranjal Malewar
Using advanced chemistry and AI, a team of Carnegie researchers uncovered new chemical traces of Earth's earliest life in 3.3‑billion‑year‑old rocks, and evidence that oxygen‑producing photosynthesis began over 800 million years earlier than thought.

A drying lake is triggering weird seismic activity deep beneath its basin

November 25, 2025 | Chelsea Haney
We tend to think earthquakes are predominantly driven by deep-Earth forces. But a new discovery reshapes that long-held assumption suggesting lake-level fluctuations can stir the shallow crust influencing earthquake risk and tectonic plate movement.

Tiny structures kill bacteria by stabbing them with metal spikes

November 27, 2025 | Ben Coxworth
Nobody wants harmful bacteria on objects such as medical implants, yet we also don't want them building up a resistance to antibiotics. Well, help may be on the way, in the form of metal structures that kill the microbes by poking holes in them.

Top Stories

Latest News

Load More

Editor's Picks