True Color of 99-Million-Year-Old Insects Revealed by Amber Fossils
Nature is full of colors, from the radiant shine of a peacock’s feathers or the bright warning coloration of toxic frogs to the pearl-white camouflage…
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Hungry Black Hole Among the Most Massive in the Universe – 34 Billion Times the Mass of Our Sun
We now know just how massive the fastest-growing black hole in the Universe actually is, as well as how much it eats, thanks to new…
Eco-Friendly Superfood: Food-Grade Wheatgrass Variety Released for Public Use
Wheatgrass is packed with beneficial nutrients, which makes the crop a popular superfood. And now, more farmers will have access to growing this beneficial crop….
Similar Thinking Patterns Shown in Native Amazonians, Americans and Monkeys
The neural computations of human and non-human primates shed new light on the evolution of language. Humans and monkeys may not speak the same lingo,…
Mit: Stiffer Roadways Could Improve Truck Fuel Efficiency and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Study finds simple changes in road resurfacing practices could improve gas mileage for heavy vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Every time you hear a…
Major Breakthrough in Super Steel Project: High Strength Steel at Unprecedented Levels of Fracture Resistance
HKU super steel project attains major breakthrough with collaborators at Berkeley Lab in producing high strength steel at unprecedented levels of fracture resistance. The Super…
Forensic Scientists Bring Burnt Bones Back to Life Using 3D Technology
Forensic scientists at the University of Portsmouth have discovered a new way of presenting fragile evidence, by reconstructing a ‘jigsaw’ of human bone fragments using…
“Seriously Strange” New Extinct Family of Giant Wombat Relatives Discovered in Australian Desert
A giant marsupial that roamed prehistoric Australia 25 million years ago is so different from its wombat cousins that scientists have had to create a…
Food Science: Baking Self-Healing Bread and Brewing Probiotic Beer
Scientists from ITMO University’s School of Biotechnology and Cryogenic Systems actively focus on making everyday foods better, safer and more accessible. By replacing just one…
The Most Popular Textbook Example of Punctuated Evolution Has Been Debunked by Researchers
Researchers at the University of Oslo have debunked a textbook example about how evolution proceeds during speciation. Renowned paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould fronted the old…
Carnegie Mellon Tool Automatically Turns Math Into Beautiful and Instructive Illustrations
Some people look at an equation and see a bunch of numbers and symbols; others see beauty. Thanks to a new tool created at Carnegie…
An Eye for a Tooth: Bizarre Saber-Tooth Predator From South America Was No Saber-Tooth Cat
A new study led by researchers from the University of Bristol has shown that not all saber-tooths were fearsome predators. Saber-tooth cats, such as the…
Hope Diamond and British Crown Jewel Diamonds May Be From “Super-Deep” in the Earth’s Mantle
An analysis of the first large diamonds confirmed to come from deep under the Earth’s surface supports initial predictions showing that the Smithsonian’s famous Hope…
“Enigmatic and Strange” – 300-Million-Year-Old Fish Resembles a Sturgeon, but With Key Differences
Tanyrhinichthys mcallisteri recasts the notion of what it means to be a ‘primitive’ vertebrate, according to Penn paleontologists Lauren Sallan and Jack Stack. Sturgeon, a…
Rice Genetically Altered to Contain Anti-Hypertensive Peptides – Eating a Spoonful Lowers Blood Pressure
In the future, taking your blood pressure medication could be as simple as eating a spoonful of rice. This “treatment” could also have fewer side…
US Beekeepers Report Abnormally High Summer Losses After Lower Winter Losses
Beekeepers across the United States lost 43.7% of their managed honey bee colonies from April 2019 to April 2020, according to preliminary results of the…
Learning the Ropes and Throwing Lifelines at MIT
PhD student Geeticka Chauhan draws on her experiences as an international student to strengthen the bonds of her MIT community. In March, as her friends…
Police Inspector Warns: Extra Police Powers During COVID-19 Could Affect Legitimacy
Serving police inspector and Huddersfield PhD researcher Dan Jones warns against police forces adopting an authoritarian or militarized approach. HOW the police use extra powers…