Innovative New Technology Could Boost US Rubber Production
The world’s natural supply is at risk, making crucial developments essential. Amid the challenges of disease and high demand affecting the primary natural rubber supply…
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Revolution in Physics: First-Ever X-Ray of a Single Atom Captured
Scientists have successfully detected the X-ray signature of a single atom for the first time. Using a pioneering technique known as synchrotron X-ray scanning tunneling…
What Do Tornadoes Look Like on the Inside?
What do tornadoes look like on the inside? It’s a good question, but scientists really don’t know the answer. There are no visual observations from…
Sauro-Throat! First Evidence Discovered Indicating Respiratory Infection in a Dinosaur
Finding is the first occurrence of an avian‑style respiratory infection in a non‑avian dinosaur. The fossilized remains of an immature diplodocid – a large, long-necked…
Hidden Diversity During the Age of Dinosaurs Revealed by Early Bird With Tall, Sickle-Shaped Beak
Rare cretaceous-age fossil opens a new chapter in the story of bird evolution. A new bird fossil helps scientists better understand the convergent evolution of…
Not All LDL Is the Same: Current Cholesterol Guidelines Are ‘Dangerously Misleading’
Ohio University research shows ‘bad cholesterol’ is only as unhealthy as its composition. Research demonstrates that current guidelines for diagnosing risk are ‘dangerously misleading.’ New…
Photos Show Evidence of Life on Mars: Insect- and Reptile-Like Fossils & Living Creatures
[Update 11/29/19: Ohio University has withdrawn this article.] Analysis of images from Mars rovers shows insect- and reptile-like fossils, creatures according to Ohio University entomologist….
Newly Discovered Dinosaur (Mansourasaurus shahinae) Links Africa and Europe
When it comes to the final days of the dinosaurs, Africa is something of a blank page. Fossils found in Africa from the Late Cretaceous,…
New Observation of Dark Matter in Galaxy Cluster Abell 520
A newly published study from astronomers at Ohio University shows that the core of Abell 520 does not appear to be over-dense in dark matter…