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Rain is usually made of water, but elsewhere in the Solar System the weather can be unimaginably different. Scientists from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory believe that on two giant planets, diamonds may form high in the atmosphere before falling like glittering hail towards their interiors.

Mount Etna in Italy is one of the most well-studied volcanoes in the world. It has been erupting for thousands of years, and scientists have been observing it closely for decades.

One ancient genome changed how scientists discussed the early settlers of the Americas in 2014. It was extracted from the bones of Anzick-1, a young child whose burial site contained distinct stone tools.

However, for quite some time, the history of how humans settled in Europe was clear-cut. Scientists thought that our ancestors migrated in waves slowly and smoothly, replacing Neanderthals who populated the continent before us.

Where the Roman Empire is concerned, images of lavish feasts, opulent marble structures, and well-to-do people indulging in exotic food easily come to mind. Yet the ancient Roman Empire was made up mostly of common people, whose way of life and diet received little mention in historical documents.

In 2020, a science-fiction-like story appeared. Scientists succeeded in recreating the voice of an ancient Egyptian mummy.

Long before snowmobiles, and even before the wheel was widely used in some regions, people in the Arctic had already formed a close relationship with dogs. In 2020, scientists used ancient DNA to reveal that the ancient ancestry of modern sled dogs can be traced to Siberia around 9,500 years ago.

Scientists used EEG and MRI scans to see what really happens inside a teenage brain after years of heavy short-video viewing. The results surprised even them.

Scientists say using nuclear reactor heat instead of electrolysis can make hydrogen production more energy efficient while maintaining a carbon footprint comparable to green hydrogen.

Freshwater lakes across North America and Europe have been quietly changing colour for decades and not in a good way. A growing number of rivers, ponds, and lakes are turning a murky tea-brown shade, a phenomenon scientists call "freshwater browning." To the untrained eye, this might not seem alarming.