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120-year-old extinct lizard specimen revealed by mitochondrial DNA
Together with a Ukrainian colleague, Senckenberg researchers examined the 120-year-old specimen of a "Crimean lizard." Until now, these animals had been considered a species...
Stepping up the science of street protests
A surge in street protests since the election of President Donald Trump nearly three years ago has scholars struggling to find new methods to...
Beyond Jupiter, researchers discover a ‘cradle of comets’
Comets are known to have a temper. As they swoop in from the outer edges of our solar system, these icy bodies begin spewing...
Poor water conditions drive invasive snakeheads onto land
The largest fish to walk on land, the voracious northern snakehead, will flee water that is too acidic, salty or high in carbon dioxide—important...
Rats trained to drive tiny cars find it relaxing, scientists report
Sometimes life really can be a rat race.
US scientists have reported successfully training a group of the rodents to drive tiny cars in exchange...
Martian landslides not conclusive evidence of ice
Detailed three-dimensional images of an extensive landslide on Mars, which spans an area more than 55 kilometres wide, have been analysed to understand how...
Special cells contribute to regenerate the heart in zebrafish
It is already known that zebrafish can flexibly regenerate their hearts after injury. An international research group led by Prof. Nadia Mercader of the...
New study suggests the original location of the Bayeux Tapestry is finally solved
New evidence, published in the Journal of the British Archaeological Association, has confirmed that the Bayeux Tapestry was designed specifically to fit a specific area...
How to spot a wormhole (if they exist)
A new study outlines a method for detecting a speculative phenomenon that has long captured the imagination of sci-fi fans: wormholes, which form a...
Study provides framework for one billion years of green plant evolution
Gene sequences for more than 1100 plant species have been released by an international consortium of nearly 200 plant scientists, the culmination of a...
First identification of a heavy element born from neutron star collision
For the first time, a freshly made heavy element, strontium, has been detected in space, in the aftermath of a merger of two neutron...
