Amber Fossils Provide Earliest Direct Evidence of Frogs
About 99 million years ago, a tiny juvenile frog in present-day Myanmar was suddenly trapped in sap with a beetle, perhaps its intended next meal….
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Gentle Giants of Chajnantor – ALMA Antenna Transporters
Many telescopes are formed of multiple mirrors or antennas, not just one. ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), located at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile, is…
When Did Animals Leave Their First Footprint on Earth?
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong put the first footprint on the moon. But when did animals leave the first footprint on Earth? Recently, an…
Could Alien Civilizations Help Predict the Fate of Our Planet?
In the face of climate change, deforestation and biodiversity loss, creating a sustainable version of civilization is one of humanity’s most urgent tasks. But when…
Chemical Traces From Intense Starbursts Shed Light on Cosmic History
Fresh insight into how stars are formed is challenging scientists’ understanding of the Universe. A study of intense starbursts – events in distant galaxies in…
Scientists Identify Possible Neurobiological Home for Spiritual Experiences
Yale scientists have identified a possible neurobiological home for the spiritual experience — the sense of connection to something greater than oneself. Activity in the…
Prehistoric Teeth Reveal Details on Ancient Africa’s Climate
Models of wetter conditions than contemporary climate suggest human ancestors lived in environments other than open, arid grasslands New research out of South Africa’s Wonderwerk…
Scientists Detail How Coyotes Conquered the Continent
Coyotes now live across North America, from Alaska to Panama, California to Maine. But where they came from, and when, has been debated for decades….
MIT Engineers Reveal the Intricacies of a Splashing Droplet
As a single raindrop falls to the ground, it can splash back up in a crown-like sheet, spraying smaller droplets from its rim before sinking…
ANU Archaeologist Unearths Ancient Human Remains
An ANU archaeologist has hailed her excavation of a Bronze Age burial mound in south west England a huge success with the discovery of an…
NASA’s GRACE Mission Reveals Major Shifts in Global Freshwater
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists have combined an array of NASA satellite observations of Earth with data on human activities to map locations where freshwater…
CubeSat Captures First Global Picture of Small Frozen Particles Inside Clouds
Looking at Earth from the International Space Station, astronauts see big, white clouds spreading across the planet. They cannot distinguish a gray rain cloud from…
Jurassic Fossil Links Ancient Crocodiles With Dolphin-Like Animals
A 180 million-year-old fossil has shed light on how some ancient crocodiles evolved into dolphin-like animals. The specimen – featuring a large portion of backbone…
Cave Site Reveals 78,000-Year-Old Record of Stone Age Innovation
The first substantial cave record from coastal Kenya ranges from the Middle Stone Age to the Iron Age, showing gradual changes in cultural, technological and…
Organic Pigment Photocapacitors May Restore Sight to Blind People
A simple retinal prosthesis is being developed in collaboration between Tel Aviv University in Israel and LiU. Fabricated using cheap and widely-available organic pigments used…
Researchers Uncover New Evidence of the Kingdom of David and Solomon
Over the last 25 years many scholars have questioned the existence of the kingdom of David and Solomon, which was supposed to have existed in…
Neuroscientists Develop Calcium-Based MRI Sensor to Monitor Neural Activity
System detects direct signals of neural activity; could reveal patterns underlying behavior. MIT neuroscientists have developed a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sensor that allows…
New Microscope Technology Reveals Cells In Unprecedented Detail
Cells of a zebrafish eye, computationally “exploded.” Video by Liu et al More than 350 years ago, the English natural philosopher Robert Hooke looked through…