Hauffiopteryx altera (Latin for different from) has been identified as a new species of Ichthyosaurs by researchers from McGill University and the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart in Germany.
Archaeology
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It's "hammerhead" time according aerial drone footage of blacktip sharks fleeing to shallow waters when confronted by a huge predator along the coast of southeast Florida. Footage from the drone provides the first evidence ...
Plants & Animals
May 13, 2020
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Someday, underwater robots may so closely mimic creatures like fish that they'll fool not only the real animals themselves but humans as well. That ability could yield information ranging from the health of fish stocks to ...
General Physics
Mar 19, 2020
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University of Illinois electrical engineers have cleared another hurdle in high-power semiconductor fabrication by adding the field's hottest material—beta-gallium oxide—to their arsenal. Beta-gallium oxide is readily ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 22, 2019
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Great white sharks fitted with cameras on their dorsal fins have been filmed for the first time stalking prey in dense kelp forests long thought to be no-go zones for the top-level predators.
Plants & Animals
Apr 3, 2019
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For more than a century, the world's oceans have been becoming steadily more acidic as they soak up ever-increasing amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and the impacts can be fatal for invertebrates such as shellfish, ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2019
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Endangered species of hammerhead and dogfish are among the sharks being sold as food in the UK, researchers have revealed.
Ecology
Jan 31, 2019
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To female molly and Limia fish, nothing is hotter than a male with a large dorsal fin. But these fins aren't just decorations to attract females.
Evolution
Jan 17, 2019
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If you ever find yourself staring down a manta ray, you'll probably notice two things right away: the massive, flapping fins that produce the shark cousin's 20-foot wingspan and the two fleshy growths curling out of its head ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2018
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A 180 million-year-old fossil has shed light on how some ancient crocodiles evolved into dolphin-like animals.
Archaeology
May 11, 2018
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