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Scientists have unveiled three previously unknown species of deep-sea sea spiders that use an unusual source of nutrition: methane. This research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, sheds light on how these…

Ever since the first fragments of pterosaur bone surfaced nearly 250 years ago, palaeontologists have puzzled over one question: how did these close cousins of land-bound dinosaurs take to the air and evolve powered flight? The first flying…

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An asteroid previously thought to be heading towards Earth may now collide with the moon, according to the latest calculations by NASA. About the size of a 10-story building, asteroid 2024 YR4 has just over a 4% chance of hitting the moon…

Around 86 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period, the Earth was home to a wide variety of formidable predators. Among these was Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, a relatively small yet significant dinosaur whose discovery has transformed…

A peculiar image captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover on September 19, 2013, has reignited an age-old question: Does life exist on Mars? The image, which features what some have called a “mushroom” on the Martian surface, has stirred a…

A remarkable fossil discovery at the Gray Fossil Site in Tennessee has revealed a new chapter in the ancient history of the region’s biodiversity. A team of researchers from East Tennessee State University (ETSU) has unearthed a giant…

Physicists have been searching for ways to link photons and local quantum bits in a single system. One approach that uses quantum dots is particularly appealing. By carefully steering atomic nuclear spins, researchers have found a way to store…