The pterosaurs are extinct flying reptiles that lived alongside their close relatives, the dinosaurs. The largest of these reached 10 m in wingspan, but early forms were generally limited to around 2 m. In a paper, a team ...
Evolution
Nov 18, 2024
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A NASA study using a series of supercomputer simulations reveals a potential new solution to a longstanding Martian mystery: How did Mars get its moons? The first step, the findings say, may have involved the destruction ...
Planetary Sciences
Nov 20, 2024
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If one oarfish landing on a beach is a sign of a disaster to come, how bad will it be if three wash up in quick succession?
Plants & Animals
Nov 22, 2024
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Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed an effective, inexpensive, and simple COVID-19 vaccine that can be stored at room temperature and administered as a nasal spray
Bio & Medicine
Nov 21, 2024
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Lithium ore and mining waste from a historic lithium mine located west of Charlotte, North Carolina, are unlikely to contaminate surrounding waters with common pollutants such as arsenic and lead, according to a new study.
Environment
Nov 21, 2024
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On Tuesday, Ukraine for the first time fired U.S. ballistic missiles into Russia, striking a munitions depot supporting the invasion of the smaller nation.
Political science
Nov 20, 2024
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Chemists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a sustainable method to electrosynthesize 1,3-butadiene, a feedstock used for synthetic rubber production, from acetylene.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 23, 2024
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Rivers and streams serve as critical connectors across vast geographical landscapes, trickling out of tucked-away headwaters and snaking thousands of miles toward oceans and deep seas. These waterways directly impact human ...
Ecology
Nov 20, 2024
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A study published in Environmental Research Letters reveals that centimeter-sized plastic fragments are increasing much faster than larger floating plastics in the North Pacific Garbage Patch [NPGP], threatening the local ...
Environment
Nov 19, 2024
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A team of environmental management specialists, dendrologists and Indigenous studies researchers found evidence showing that Indigenous people living in British Columbia cultivated hazelnut trees long before colonists from ...
