Incredible fossil reveals final meal of massive marine carnivore

Incredible fossil reveals final meal of massive marine carnivore

When paleontologists digging in a quarry in southwestern China uncovered the nearly complete skeleton of a giant, dolphin-like marine reptile known as an ichthyosaur,...
Butterflies live on earth since earlier than we thought, says new research

Butterflies live on earth since earlier than we thought, says new study

Researchers have discovered the tiny fragments of fossil butterfly scales in more than 200 million-year-old rock cores. A few fossils which are too tiny...

Research: Climate change is a threat to dolphins’ survival —

An unprecedented marine heatwave had long-lasting negative impacts on both survival and birth rates on the iconic dolphin population in Shark Bay, Western...
Fancy Aussie bees flew in from Asia

Fancy Aussie bees flew in from Asia (Study)

Ancestors of a distinctive pollinating bee found across Australia probably originated in tropical Asian countries, islands in the south-west Pacific or greater Oceania region,...
Researchers learn how tiny critters make ocean 'snot palaces'

Researchers learn how tiny critters make ocean ‘snot palaces’

Living in an essentially zero-gravity environment, many deep-sea animals have evolved soft, gelatinous bodies and collect food using elaborate mucous filters. Until now, studying...
NASA prepares the Mars 2020 rover (Watch)

NASA prepares the Mars 2020 rover (Watch)

Researchers at NASA have pulled the wraps off its Mars 2020 rover after it was relocated from the agency’s Spacecraft Assembly Facility to the...
AI: MIT scientists develop a new ‘liquid’ neural network - ‘future of robot control'

AI: MIT scientists develop a new ‘liquid’ neural network – ‘future of robot control’

MIT scientists have developed a type of neural network that learns on the job, not just during its training phase. These flexible algorithms, dubbed...

Research: New type of highly sensitive vision discovered in deep-sea fish —

The deep sea is home to fish species that can detect various wavelengths of light in near-total darkness. Unlike other vertebrates, they have...

Research: Novel taste receptors in fruit fly detect RNA which supports rapid growth and...

Fruit fly larvae can taste ribonucleosides, the building blocks of gene transcripts, according to a new study publishing on August 7 in the...
Full Moon in February 2021: How to see the next full moon in the sky this weekend

Full Moon in February 2021: How to see the next full moon in the...

By now, you're probably sick of the snow, but there's one last cosmic event commemorating the winter season before we gear up for the...

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