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Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
Researchers have confirmed that a fossil stored in a drawer for 40 years is Antarctica’s first confirmed dinosaur bone, a tail vertebra from a Titanosaur discovered in 1985.
Tropical trees built homes for ants. Wasps are taking them over
Predatory wasps are increasingly occupying hollow plant stems in Malaysian Borneo that evolved to shelter protective ant colonies, disrupting an ecological partnership lasting millions of years.
Scientists finally see how nature moves energy so efficiently
Scientists have captured detailed snapshots of how positively and negatively charged particles coordinate to transfer energy with exceptional efficiency, a fundamental process in photosynthesis and other biological reactions.
Wildfire smoke affects animals in unique ways. Scientists are trying to understand it
Scientists are studying how wildfire smoke affects birds across vast distances, establishing a new field called “smoke ecology” to understand the harm and potential solutions.
Physicists just saw quarks make waves in the Big Bang’s primordial soup
Physicists at CERN have detected quarks creating wakes as they travel through quark-gluon plasma, providing evidence that this primordial matter behaves as a unified fluid rather than isolated particles.
Archaeologists may have finally solved a 100-year-old Florida mystery
Archaeologists have traced decorated pottery found near Tampa Bay to Mississippian migrants who settled in the region centuries ago, resolving a century-old mystery about the vessels’ origins.
Making scents: could AI help perfumers take pressure off endangered plants?
Scientists are using AI and biotechnology to recreate scents from endangered plants, potentially reducing pressure on wild species harvested for the fragrance industry.
Earth’s day isn’t exactly 24 hours. The reason may lie deep inside the planet
Earth’s rotation varies by milliseconds as the planet’s liquid core and mantle exchange rotational momentum. A new study suggests gravitational interactions between the inner core and mantle masses may explain these subtle changes in day length.
The ice blasting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus is stranger than scientists realized
Researchers discovered that ice particles ejected from Saturn’s moon Enceladus have surprisingly diverse chemical compositions, revealing unexpected details about how ocean water freezes as it travels toward space.
New “plant armor” more than triples strawberry yields
A textile covering called Plant Armor increased strawberry yields more than threefold in field trials while allowing sunlight and air penetration, with potential to reduce pesticide use.
This giant stick insect fooled scientists for decades
Scientists have identified two previously unrecognized stick insect species in Australia, revealing new biodiversity even in well-studied environments. The research shows five distinct species exist where only two were previously recognized.
Skull fractures suggest servants of Egypt’s ancient kings were sacrificed
Research examining ancient Egyptian skulls suggests court officials and craftspeople may have been sacrificed upon their rulers’ deaths, with 18 of 46 analyzed skulls showing signs of lethal trauma.
Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity
Three scientists received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for research on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, which enables control of individual nerve cell activity.
Pompeii’s 2,000-year-old eruption just gave scientists a better clock for Earth’s past
Scientists used the historical record of Mount Vesuvius’s 79 CE eruption to significantly improve argon-argon dating precision, a technique widely used to determine ages of rocks and volcanic events.
Black hole jets may decide the fate of entire galaxies
Research suggests powerful jets from supermassive black holes can heat and ionize gas across vast distances, potentially limiting star formation in galaxies.
Rare Bog Grass Moth species found in Gwynedd nature reserve
A rare Bog Grass Moth species has been discovered at a nature reserve in north Wales during a biodiversity survey, marking the first recorded sighting in the region.
‘Hugely exciting’ finds on tiny Scottish island shed light on spread of Christianity
Excavations on Scottish island Lismore uncovered a major sixth-century monastery with burial grounds, decorated stonework, and rare evidence of high-status gold and silver metalworking, rewriting understanding of early Christianity’s spread.
Nasa heads to Scottish Highlands in its search for life on Mars
NASA scientists are studying Scottish Highland rocks to better understand potential signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, following the Perseverance rover’s discovery of possible biosignatures.
New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule
SpaceX launched four astronauts on NASA’s Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, despite challenging weather conditions.
Do humans really have a ‘lizard brain’ lurking beneath our rational minds?
The popular “triune brain” theory proposing that humans possess a primitive reptilian brain layer has been largely discredited by modern neuroscience, yet continues to appear in textbooks and popular culture.
Shropshire Astronomical Society get permission for observatory
The Shropshire Astronomical Society has received planning permission to install a mini-observatory at Rodington Village Hall near Shrewsbury, using equipment from a former army base.
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Importance of space exploration according to ‘The Eureka Manifesto’
The human species has always had an insatiable need to explore the unknown and learn more about the undiscovered. We have always stimulated our ambition by pushing our limits in the pursuit of knowledge and working hard to gain a better grasp of our environment and...
Can Dogs Sense PTSD?
It’s safe to say that dogs are pretty incredible. According to a survey done by the American Veterinary Medical Association, there were around seventy-seven million dogs in American households at the end of 2016. To quote a cliché, dogs are “man’s best friend” and for...
Recent Deadly Crash Halts Uber’s Progress with Autonomous Vehicles
Following several car crashes and one recent fatality in its testing of autonomous vehicles, Uber has temporarily stopped testing of these self-driving cars. In the most recent incident involving a self-driving vehicle driving in Tempe, Arizona, a Volvo SUV hit and...
Scientists in Sweden has made a material that challenges spider silk as the strongest bio-based material
The challenge of producing a bio-based material that can compete with the strength spider dragline silk has since long been pursued, primarily by trying to make fibers synthetically from silk. Now, by using nanocellulose, the component that makes trees and plants...