Listen to the Strange “Singing” of a Possible New Species of Mammal Found in Africa’s Montane Forests
A research team from the University of Helsinki has discovered a tree hyrax in the Taita Hills, Kenya, which may belong to a species previously…
A research team from the University of Helsinki has discovered a tree hyrax in the Taita Hills, Kenya, which may belong to a species previously…
By monitoring brain function, computers can be made to imagine what a person is thinking of and present the results as images. The technique can…
A Finnish research group has found strong evidence for the presence of exotic quark matter inside the cores of the largest neutron stars in existence….
The wildlife trade is a multi-billion-dollar industry that threatens biodiversity. Exploiting wildlife by selling it, their parts or their products is one of the most…
The effect of nitric acid on aerosol particles in the atmosphere may offer an explanation for the smog seen engulfing cities on frosty days. Under…
Eight controlled trials previously reported that zinc lozenges reduced the duration of the common cold, but several other trials did not find benefit. Variation in…
Working together with space researchers, Finnish amateur photographers have discovered a new auroral form. Named ‘dunes’ by the hobbyists, the phenomenon is believed to be…
An experimental study found that long-term consumption of lingonberry juice lowers high blood pressure and improves the function of blood vessels. At some point in…
A recently published study, completed by researchers from the University of Helsinki together with Dr. Katerina Machacova, a visiting scholar, demonstrates that boreal forests of…
Isolation, extreme weather, and the possible arrival of humans may have killed off the holocene herbivores just 4,000 years ago. The last woolly mammoths lived…
Researchers at the University of Helsinki in collaboration with researchers from Åbo Akademi University (Finland) and Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China) have developed…
A new study from the University of Helsinki using miniaturized satellite-based tags revealed that during drier periods desert bats must fly further and longer to…
This is the first concrete evidence found in Finland of a goat dated back to the Neolithic Corded Ware period (in Finland ca. 2800-2300 BCE)….