In a subtropical wetland in what is now Spain, a 5-ton dinosaur with a limp walked in shallow waters surrounded by grazing fish. Scientists uncovered this moment in prehistoric time from just six pre… [+1795 chars]
Why did the Tyrannosaurus rex have such short arms? A new theory has emerged that suggests it might have been for defense during feeding frenzies. Driving the news: Scientists recently theorized in … [+1512 chars]
Apr 6 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago recognized two subtypes of neutrophils using a protein nanoparticle they designed and discovered that one of the su… [+3998 chars]
Earthworms are a welcome sight for gardeners and farmers because the wriggling invertebrates recycle nutrients from soil, making them more accessible to plants. As worms burrow, they consume almost e… [+2909 chars]
Stephen Hawking, one of the most prominent physicists in our world today has expressed his concerns about extraterrestrial intelligence. However, a group at University College London is not deterred … [+4885 chars]
NASA’s Kepler planet-hunting spacecraft was deactivated in November 2018, about ten years after it launched. The mission detected over 5,000 candidate exoplanets and 2,662 confirmed exoplanets using … [+9009 chars]
Before the InSight Lander arrived on Mars, scientists could only estimate what the planet’s internal structure might be. Its size, mass, and moment of inertia were their main clues. Meteorites, orbit… [+14343 chars]
April is the cruellest month, wrote TS Eliot in his poem The Waste Land. This is not only because the UK tax year begins this week, but also because the centennial of one of the twentieth centurys mo… [+2173 chars]
In a laboratory experiment, researchers have recorded squid changing their colours to match with the substrate and avoid predation. Other cephalopods such as cuttlefish and octopi are famous for thei… [+1737 chars]
Apr 6 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith The flourishing field of optoelectronic devices is accountable for driving the development of new alkali metal-based chalcogenides consisting of qualities that have … [+2815 chars]
The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will have to cool their heels here on Earth for at least one extra day. The launch of Crew-4 had been schedule… [+2433 chars]
Ground-breaking research into the hot structures deep in the Earth suggest they could be much more fluid than once supposed. An article published this week by the prestigious journal, Nature, shows … [+2748 chars]
