Sascha Pare

2 weeks ago | livescience.com | Sascha Pare

Scientists in Wyoming have discovered evidence of two mysterious volcanic eruptions that are older than the last caldera-forming supereruption at Yellowstone. The ash deposits were buried beneath the Lava Creek Tuff, a large, white-ish mass of compacted volcanic ash formed from the last giant Yellowstone eruption 631,000 years ago. The origins of the newfound ash deposits are a mystery, but researchers hope to have answers by fall 2025, when they expect to receive test results from the samples.

2 weeks ago | livescience.com | Sascha Pare

In an announcement on Monday (April 7), scientists revealed to the world that they have "brought back" long-extinct dire wolves with genetic engineering. Researchers with the biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences shared images of three adorable, snow-white pups, which they said mark the "world's first de-extinction."Dire wolves (Aenocyon dirus), which were made famous by the HBO television series "Game of Thrones," went extinct at the end of the last ice age.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Sascha Pare

1 hour ago• A woman walking in the Czech Republic stumbled upon more than 2,150 early medieval silver coins. • Originally stored in a ceramic pot during a time of political turmoil, the coins have sat in place since the first quarter of the 12th century. • Museum staff will now analyze and restore the denarii. A …

2 weeks ago | space.com | Sascha Pare

A major disruption to the Arctic polar vortex has bumped the ring of wind that circles the North Pole off its perch and towards Europe, a new animation shows. The migration could trigger colder-than-average temperatures in parts of the continent and across the eastern U.S. over the coming week, climate scientists say. The polar vortex started wandering off course March 9, when its high winds suddenly switched from blowing west to east to blowing in the opposite direction.

2 weeks ago | space.com | Sascha Pare

An ancient slab of Earth's crust buried deep beneath the Midwest is sucking huge swatches of present-day's North American crust down into the mantle, researchers say. The slab's pull has created giant "drips" that hang from the underside of the continent down to about 400 miles (640 kilometers) deep inside the mantle, according to a new study. These drips are located beneath an area spanning from Michigan to Nebraska and Alabama, but their presence appears to be impacting the entire continent.