Earth, it is believed, used to be covered with several supercontinents. Pangaea, made up of Gondwana and Laurasia, at one time was made up of the continents we all know today. Then, about 200 million years ago, the supercontinent began to break apart, creating a very warm climate and extremely

Modern science has dreamed up a wide variety of treatments for depression, anxiety, and other mental issues, and researchers may have stumbled across a somewhat unlikely remedy in the form of the psychedelic toad venom that seems to have potential on that particular front. The planet is filled

Since the discovery of Neptune in 1846, scientists have postulated that there is yet another planet, Planet 9, lurking in our solar system. Originally called Planet X (not the Roman numeral 10, but just a a placeholder, and not to be confused with Planet X, the doomsday planet Nibiru), Planet 9 is

The origin of life on Earth is still enigmatic, but we are slowly unraveling the steps involved and the necessary ingredients. Scientists believe life arose in a primordial soup of organic chemicals and biomolecules on the early Earth, eventually leading to actual organisms. It’s long been

The largest known species of snake to ever exist is Titanoboa (pictured above). Or, well, it was. Now, a new species of prehistoric snake named Vasuki indicus may have taken over the top spot. That’s because scientists in India recently discovered the fossilized remains of an ancient snake that