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Maehary bonapartei represents a small reptile that is considered to be the most basal of the evolutionary lineage that gave rise to pterosaurs. A study in PeerJ focuses on this latest find while also… [+8198 chars]
Hidden below the waves, the ocean contains vast reserves of sugar that we never were aware of, according to new research. Scientists have discovered that seagrass meadows on the ocean floor can stor… [+3290 chars]
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, BGR may receive an affiliate commission. NASA plans to bring rocks from Mars to Earth. The space agency as… [+2762 chars]
NASA is sending two artificial female bodies to the moon to study the risks of space radiation for women astronauts. The manikins, affectionately called 'Helga' and 'Zohar', will launch aboard the … [+10505 chars]
There are water molecules and ice up on the Moon, so how did they get there? Asteroid and comet collisions are likely to have produced some of it, but a new study suggests another source of lunar wat… [+3299 chars]
Clusters of microscopic bacteria exist all around us. These invisible communities, known as biofilms, are found in habitats ranging from our skin surface to sewer pipes and play integral roles in env… [+3141 chars]
Using a helicopter to catch a falling rocket is such a complex task that Peter Beck likens it to a "supersonic ballet." Rocket Lab, the company that Beck founded, partially pulled off the feat Tuesd… [+2222 chars]
When the Apollo 15 and 17 missions returned to Earth with pieces of the Moon in 1971 and 1972, some of the samples were deliberately set aside for the future. Flash forward half a century and these … [+4189 chars]
When the Apollo 15 and 17 missions returned to Earth with pieces of the Moon in 1971 and 1972, some of the samples were deliberately set aside for the future. Flash forward half a century and these … [+4189 chars]
Scientists have developed a new model of the universe which suggests its currently observed accelerated expansion could end as early as 100 million years from now, after which it would transition to … [+3904 chars]