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How Prehistoric Plants Pulled Nitrogen from the Air Survived Dinosaur Extinction

How Prehistoric Plants Pulled Nitrogen from the Air Survived Dinosaur Extinction

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution on November 16, researchers have unveiled a fascinating survival story of certain...
Earth's Surface Water Plunges into the Depths, Reshaping the Core's Outer Layer

Earth’s Surface Water Plunges into the Depths, Reshaping the Core’s Outer Layer

Seismologists investigating the deep layers of the Earth previously identified a thin layer called the E prime layer, around a few hundred kilometers thick,...
Chronicles of Gezer: Bridging Ancient Eras with Radiocarbon Dating, Egyptological Insights, and Biblical Stories

Chronicles of Gezer: Bridging Ancient Eras with Radiocarbon Dating, Egyptological Insights, and Biblical Stories

The ancient city of Gezer, located in the southern Levant and known from Egyptian, Assyrian, and Biblical texts, has revealed detailed insights into its...
Unveiling the Enigmatic Presence of Birds at the South Pole During the Early Cretaceous

Unveiling the Enigmatic Presence of Birds at the South Pole During the Early Cretaceous

The discovery of 27 avian footprints on the southern coast of Australia, dating back to the Early Cretaceous when Australia was connected to Antarctica,...
Unveiling the Widespread Microplastic Menace in River Mouth Ecosystems

Unveiling the Widespread Microplastic Menace in River Mouth Ecosystems

The international project "i-plastic," involving the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), has revealed alarming levels of...
UH Researchers Assert Competitive Edge Over Gasoline and Diesel in Fuel Alternatives

UH Researchers Assert Competitive Edge Over Gasoline and Diesel in Fuel Alternatives

As the global community intensifies efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and explore sustainable transportation solutions, researchers at the University of Houston (UH) are...
Scientists Warn of 'Dangerous Future' if Global Emissions Aren't Cut Urgently

Scientists Warn of ‘Dangerous Future’ if Global Emissions Aren’t Cut Urgently

A new report published in The Lancet warns that climate change is increasingly affecting the health and survival of people worldwide, with risks projected...
Beetle Species Boasts Bottle-Opener Shaped Genitalia

Beetle Species Boasts Bottle-Opener Shaped Genitalia

Entomologists and biodiversity researchers often find themselves closely examining insect genitalia, which uniquely evolve in every species and serve as a key means of...
Rediscovery of the Bizarre Egg-Laying Mammal After 60 Years

Rediscovery of the Bizarre Egg-Laying Mammal After 60 Years

An iconic, egg-laying mammal, Attenborough's long-beaked echidna, previously unseen for over sixty years, has been rediscovered in the Cyclops Mountains of Indonesia's Papua Province....
VUB Research Unveils Fine Particulates' Role in Dinosaurs' Extinction

VUB Research Unveils Fine Particulates’ Role in Dinosaurs’ Extinction

VUB researchers have unveiled the pivotal role played by fine dust from pulverized rock, stemming from the impact of the Chicxulub meteorite 66 million...

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