3+ hour, 4+ min ago  (802+ words) A new study of wrist bones suggests human ancestors may have shared a knuckle-walking past with chimpanzees and gorillas....

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (446+ words) The undersea plate boundary beneath the Strait of Gibraltar, known as the Gibraltar arc, is slowly moving into the Atlantic Ocean....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (821+ words) Researchers have identified a fortified hilltop complex in southeastern Spain as a rare Byzantine stronghold established by soldiers and clergy in the late sixth century. The finding reframes the site as direct evidence of Eastern Roman control deep inside Iberia…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (766+ words) Researchers have identified six Bronze Age mines in southwestern Spain that match the long-suspected source of metal used in Scandinavian artifacts. The discovery grounds decades of chemical evidence in real extraction sites, tying northern Europe to a vast Atlantic trade…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (869+ words) Researchers report that Italy's first fully integrated earthquake early warning system for high-speed rail can issue targeted alerts within three to ten seconds while correctly predicting shaking in over 90% of cases. That capability reframes how seismic risk is managed on…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (821+ words) A deep volcano hidden between Tenerife and Gran Canaria has shown clear signs of hydrothermal circulation. This process occurs when seawater moves through hot volcanic rock and returns as heated, mineral-rich fluid released into the surrounding Atlantic. That discovery reframes…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (771+ words) Scientists say the undersea plate boundary beneath the Strait of Gibraltar, known as the Gibraltar arc, will move into the Atlantic after a long lull, with acceleration expected in about 20 million years. The finding focuses on a small but important…...

3+ mon, 1+ hour ago  (856+ words) Scientists have recently observed a bearded vulture chick hatch in the wild in northern Spain after more than a century without successful breeding in that mountain range. That single hatchling restores the species to a landscape where it had vanished…...

3+ mon, 16+ hour ago  (822+ words) Gas and hot water are building up above underground molten rock beneath Mount Teide, the main volcano on the Spanish island of Tenerife in the Atlantic Ocean. These fluids " not molten rock rising toward the surface " are causing the recent…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (821+ words) A group of 6, 000-year-old seashells has emerged as the loudest playable sound-producing instruments yet confirmed from prehistoric Europe. Their continued ability to project sound forces a reconsideration of how early farming communities coordinated labor, communicated across distance, and structured daily…...