Archaeological excavations on the Scottish island of Lismore have uncovered evidence of a major sixth-century monastery, revealing it was an important early Christian site comparable to Iona.

NASA scientists are studying rocks in the Scottish Highlands to better understand potential signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, following the Perseverance rover’s discovery of possible biosignatures.

New research combining genomic data from all living bat families with fossil evidence suggests bats likely originated in Europe approximately 65 to 60 million years ago, reshaping long-standing scientific debates about mammalian flight evolution.

Researchers have used the historical date of Mount Vesuvius’s eruption in 79 CE to significantly improve argon-argon dating, a key technique for determining the ages of volcanic rocks and geological events.

Researchers found that jets from supermassive black holes can ionize gas in galaxies’ outer regions, potentially controlling star formation across hundreds of thousands of light-years.

NASA’s Perseverance rover discovered that Mars’ Jezero Crater experienced multiple separate episodes of water activity—groundwater, ancient lakes, and heated hydrothermal fluids—each altering rocks differently.

Researchers found that marine heatwaves are part of longer warming periods lasting weeks or months, and conventional assessments underestimate total heat exposure by over 150% on average.

Nearly 18 tonnes of plastic nurdles spilled into the River Tyne after a July ship collision, with only 28% recovered despite extensive volunteer cleanup efforts along regional beaches.

Astronomers may have detected an X-ray flash from merging neutron stars that persisted for nearly ten minutes, potentially revealing the birth of a magnetar and offering a new way to identify such cosmic collisions.

Artemis II astronauts will lose radio contact with Earth for approximately 40 minutes as their spacecraft passes behind the Moon, a moment of profound solitude during humanity’s farthest journey from home.

A scientific study found that climate warming likely weakened a glacier in Nepal-Tibet that collapsed last month, triggering devastating floods that killed over 1,300 people.

Opencast mining in western Germany triggered extensive ground subsidence up to 20km away and reactivated dormant geological faults, causing building damage including a school shifted by half a meter.