
Bizarre Half-Billion-Year-Old Fossil Trove Found in the Grand Canyon
Exceptionally preserved Cambrian fossils uncovered in the Grand Canyon show how evolution accelerated in resource-rich waters.

Exceptionally preserved Cambrian fossils uncovered in the Grand Canyon show how evolution accelerated in resource-rich waters.

A massive data center that was slated for southern Arizona may be no more after a city council vote on Wednesday unanimously directed all staff to stop work.

Three Americans were evacuated from Antarctica after medical emergency at research station by the NZ Royal Air Force. Temperatures at the McMurdo Station fell as low as -24 Celsius (-11 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, hampering the 20 hour mission that took place in the complete darkness of the Antarctic winter.

From classic poetry to pop lyrics, from Charles Dickens to Dolly Parton, even from Jesus to James Bond, Mark Forsyth explains the secrets that make a phrase—such as “O Captain! My Captain!” or “To be or not to be”—memorable.

Designed to carry Ariane 6 rocket parts, Canopée sails challenging routes between Europe and French Guiana.

After three centuries buried beneath Mexico’s dense Lacandon jungle, archaeologists believe they have finally located Sak-Bahlán – the legendary “land of the white jaguar” and last stronghold of the rebellious Lacandon-Ch’olti’ Maya who resisted Spanish conquest for over a century.

