India is starting to split in two, new study discovers

India is changing drastically under the Earth's surface, as a new study has revealed that the Indian Continental Plate could be splitting in two. 

An Unexpected Metal Was Detected in Two Alien Atmospheres

In the atmospheres of exoplanets WASP-76b and WASP-121b drift clouds of barium was found. The answer to the question "why is there such a heavy element in the upper layers of the atmosphere of these planets?" is unknown. 

Meet Homo bodoensis, New Species of Human Ancestor

Homo bodoensis lived in Africa during the early Middle Pleistocene, around 500,000 years ago, and was the direct ancestor of the Homo sapiens lineage.

Strange radio waves emerge from the direction of the galactic cente

Astronomers have discovered unusual signals coming from the direction of the Milky Way's centre. The radio waves fit no currently understood pattern of variable radio source and could suggest a new class of stellar object.

Study shows air pollution may be causing cognitive decline in people

Chinese and US researchers has found a link between air pollution and human cognitive decline. The study consisted of carrying out math and verbal testing of 25,000 people living in 162 counties in China.

Geysers on Saturn Moon Enceladus Hint at Plumbing Mystery

A small water jet on the icy moon spews its fiercest eruptions when the moon is farthest from the planet, but overall gas output hardly increases.