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New tiny species of extinct Australian marsupial lion named after Sir David Attenborough
Reconstruction by palaeoartist Peter Schouten of Microleo attenboroughi prowling along the branches of rainforest trees in search of prey. Credit: Peter Schouten
The fossil remains...
‘Cyclops’ beetles hint at solution to ‘chicken-and-egg’ problem in novel trait evolution
Heads of horned and cyclopic beetles of the genus Onthophagus are shown. After knocking out the gene otd1, the cyclopic beetle (right) lost the...
Ancient air pockets changing the history of Earth’s oxygen
Microscopic view of halite (i.e. salt) with cubic fluid inclusions containing trapped ancient water and air.Credit: Kathleen Benison
Ancient air trapped in rock salt for...
New study shows LSD’s effects on language
The consumption of LSD, short for lysergic acid diethylamide, can produce altered states of consciousness. This can lead to a loss of boundaries between...
Bubble-wrapped sponge creates steam using sunlight
MIT graduate student George Ni holds a bubble-wrapped, sponge-like device that soaks up natural sunlight and heats water to boiling temperatures, generating steam through...
Antibiotic treatment increased risk for type 1 diabetes in animal study
This image is graph of the relationships between groups of bacterial species called OTUs found to occur together in mice either treated with antibiotics...
Scientists challenge recommendation that men with more muscle need more protein
How much protein should we eat after exercise? Credit: Image courtesy of University of Stirling
Sports nutrition recommendations may undergo a significant shift after research...
New flexible material can make any window ‘smart’
This is a darkened electrochromic film on plastic prepared by chemical condensation.Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The...
‘Artificial atom’ created in graphene
The charged tip of a scanning tunneling microscope and an additional magnetic field lead to localized stable electron states in graphene.Credit: Nils Freitag, RWTH...
Urban water pumping raises arsenic risk in Southeast Asia
Drilling a well for groundwater near Hanoi, Vietnam.Credit: Ben Bostick/Lamont-Doherty Earth ObservatoryClose
Large-scale groundwater pumping is opening doors for dangerously high levels of arsenic to...
After the heart attack: Injectable gels could prevent future heart failure
Compared to other types of hydrogels being developed (left), a new hydrogel (right) can form crosslinks after injection into the heart, making the material...
