A new genus and species of titanosaur has been identified from the fossilized remains found in the Hațeg Basin in Transylvania, western Romania.
An artist’s impression of a herd of lithostrotian dinosaurs (right). Image credit: ABelov / CC…
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Palaeognath Birds are Capable of Technical Innovation, Study Shows
Palaeognathae (meaning ‘old jaws’) is a small group of birds which includes several species that have evolved flightlessness and gigantism, such as emus, ostriches, and the now-extinct giant moa.
Palaeognath birds. Image credit: Bernard…
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Origin and diversity of Hun Empire populations
TA multidisciplinary and international research project has brought fresh insights into the origins and diversity of the populations that lived under and after the Hun empire between the late 4th and 6th century CE in Central Europe. Combining…
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Gulf of Mars: Rover finds evidence of ‘vacation-style’ beaches on Mars
Mars may have once been home to sun-soaked, sandy beaches with gentle, lapping waves according to a new study published today (Feb. 24) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
An international team of scientists, including…
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Excavations reveal “Mosaic House” in ancient Pergamon
Excavations conducted under Turkey’s “Heritage for the Future” project have uncovered a large Roman-era residential complex known as the “Mosaic House” in ancient Pergamon.
Pergamon was an ancient Greek city situated on the northern edge…
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Physicists Map Out Forces Acting inside Proton
University of Adelaide’s Dr. Ross Young and colleagues from the QCDSF Collaboration are exploring the structure of subatomic matter to try and provide further insight into the forces that underpin the natural world. Their result is possibly…
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The Green Anesthesia Initiative: A New Path to Sustainable Health Care
How can greener anesthesia help both patients and the environment? This is what a recent study published in The Lancer Planetary Health hopes to address as a team of researchers at the University of Michigan…
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Study: Walnut-Rich Breakfast Enhances Cognitive Performance throughout the Day
Eating 50 grams of walnuts mixed into muesli and yoghurt led to faster reaction times throughout the day and better memory performance later in the day when compared to eating an equivalent calorie-matched breakfast without nuts, according to…
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Hinting at answer to a chicken-or-egg question on evolution — Harvard Gazette
For biochemists, it’s the which-came-first question: oxygen production by photosynthesis or oxygen consumption by aerobic metabolism?
In photosynthesis, algae and plants take in sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into fuel for…
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Mega-iceberg from Antarctica on collision course with South Georgia: Harbinger of things to come?
It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for the island of South Georgia. But climate change is making it happen more frequently, with…
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