Chronos 14 Carbon-Cycle Facility

Two gloved hands holding a clay tablet marked 'Si.427'

We might’ve been under lockdown this year, but science sure wasn’t.

earth

The last major geomagnetic reversal triggered a series of dramatic events that have far-reaching consequences for our planet.

Aurora borealis above mountain peak

Just like in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the answer was 42.

Dr. Adam Sookdeo loading the 16th century samples

An international team of scientists have recalculated the curves used for radiocarbon dating – a key method for archaeology and environmental science – for the first time in seven years.

Collecting samples for ancient DNA analyses at Chiquihuite Cave

The arrival of humans in the Americas may predate the peak of the last ice age, new research shows.