landscape looked vastly different than it does today. During the Middle Miocene, the continent was defined by expansive lake systems and sprawling wetlands, serving as a sanctuary for a menagerie of colossal creatures. Among the titans of this era, one...

structures. Furthermore, rising temperatures are accelerating glacial melt, leading to an increase in dangerous glacial lake outburst floods that could jeopardize the integrity of the proposed dams. Environmental and seismic risks on the Tibetan Plateau...

mismatched fragments, the timbers represent a nearly complete hull, likely from a flat-bottomed cargo ship typical of the Lake Constance area during that period. Alexandra Ulisch, a specialist with the state’s “Wrecks and Deep Sea” project, emphasized...

by NASA’s Perseverance rover, which is currently traversing Jezero Crater. Geologists believe this site served as a lake basin fed by ancient rivers, making it one of the most significant targets for studying the potential habitability of early Mars....

including JKF-1 and ALM-3. Credit: Quaternary Science Reviews By comparing the morphological characteristics of these flakes with established tool kits from the Levant and northeast Africa, the researchers developed a model to distinguish between...

arid world, planetary scientists have gathered significant evidence suggesting it once hosted extensive river networks and lake systems. The mudstones and siltstones found in the Stoer formation provide a comparable record of how these environments...

of eukaryotic survival, the research team collected samples from high-temperature environments such as Boiling Springs Lake and Hot Springs Creek. Using specialized equipment to reach into waters that would scald human skin, the scientists extracted...

mission’s original mandate: determining whether ancient Mars was habitable. Having previously uncovered evidence of ancient lake systems and the chemical conditions necessary for microbial life, Curiosity’s continued climb up Mount Sharp remains vital....