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Geologists find key indicator of carbon sources in Earth’s mantle
Scientists have found a key indicator in determining whether the presence of carbon, found in the Earth's mantle, is derived from continental crust -...
Dyke inspection robot with an innovative powertrain
The robot's drive train including the dual-hemisphere system.Credit: Image courtesy of University of Twente
Future robots that continuously inspect our dykes, don't come across an...
Brazilian free-tailed bat is the fastest flyer in the animal kingdom
Catch me if you can: the Brazilian free-tailed bat can reach record-breaking speeds.Credit: © MPI for Ornithology
Bats are not just skilful aviators, they can...
CT scans reveal birds’ built-in air conditioners
This image created from a 3-D rendering of CT scans shows the nasal conchae inside the bill of a Song Sparrow, structures which help...
Making high-performance batteries from junkyard scraps
Cary Pint, right, Andrew Westover and Nitin Muralidharan, who is holding the prototype junkyard battery they created in his left hand. He and Westover...
Greenland fossils reveal global ecosystem recovery after mass extinction
New fossils discovered in East Greenland record an empty alien world from immediately after the extinction, which marked what is formally known as the...
Three new bird species discovered in Africa
Dr. Gary Voelker shows museum specimens of newly documented bird species. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kathleen Phillips) Dr. Gary Voelker shows museum specimens...
Markarian 1018: Starvation diet for black hole dims brilliant galaxy
Credit X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ of Sydney/R.McElroy et al, Optical: ESO/CARS Survey
Astronomers may have solved the mystery of the peculiar volatile behavior of a supermassive black...
Remote sensing data reveals hundreds more species at risk of extinction
The purplish-mantled tanager is classified as near-threatened by IUCN, but a new study suggests it should be in the vulnerable category due to forest...
Researchers restore leg movement in primates using wireless neural interface
The brain-spine interface uses a brain implant like this one to detect spiking activity in the brain's motor cortex. Seen here, a microelectrode array...
Study Links Shorter Sleep and Sugar-Sweetened Drink Consumption
Image Credit: Flickr/kipsoep
People who sleep five or fewer hours a night are likely to also drink significantly more sugary caffeinated drinks, such as sodas...
