The Observer view on the Middle East crisis: Iran and Israel risk sparking all-out conflict
ongoing crisis and conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza. Israel recently carried out a major offensive in Gaza that left over 40,000 Palestinians dead, according to officials. Israel says it has killed 14,000 Hamas operatives but accuses Hamas of using civilians as human shields. A polio case in Gaza underscores the humanitarian crisis. […]
Scientists discover where the huge dinosaur-killing asteroid came from
Scientists have discovered that the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago originated from the outer solar system beyond Jupiter. It was a large, 6 mile wide C-type asteroid rich in carbon. Analysis of the rare element ruthenium found in the K-Pg boundary clay layer around the world, which marks the mass extinction, […]
Exploring Mars’ watery past is very demure, very cutesy, very mindful
These incredible images from our Mars Express probe shows the dried-up remains of what was once the largest lake on the Red Planet – dwarfing anything we have on Earth! Nicknamed “Lake Eridania,” this vast body of water stretched for over a million square kilometers. While the water’s gone now, Mars Express is helping scientists […]