Inside the strange physics of why time stops at the speed of light
A clock aboard a fast-moving spacecraft does not break, lag or malfunction. It ticks normally for everyone inside.…
What happens when environmental change outpaces life’s ability to adapt? | MIT News
When an animal’s environment changes faster than the animal can adapt, its chances of survival can flat-line. The…
The Cockroach of Dinosaurs Likely Survived Extinction Because of Its Big Wet Eggs
Fantastic numbers of leathery, beaked Lystrosaurus—a distant ancestor to today’s mammals, often the size of a small dog—roamed…
Ammonite survival across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary confirmed by new data from Denmark
Smit, J. & Brinkhuis, H. The Geulhemmerberg Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary section (Maastrichtian type area, SE Netherlands); Summary of results…
Crocodiles’ secret to over 200 million years of survival revealed
Often labeled as living fossils, crocodilians have inhabited swamps and rivers for millions of years. Surprisingly, the ancestors…