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Massive, well-preserved reptile found in the belly of a prehistoric marine carnivore
When paleontologists digging in a quarry in southwestern China uncovered the nearly complete skeleton of a giant, dolphin-like marine reptile known as an ichthyosaur,...
A quantum thermometer to measure the coldest temperatures in the universe (Update)
Physicists from Trinity College Dublin have proposed a thermometer based on quantum entanglement that can accurately measure temperatures a billion times colder than those...
Machine-learning model finds SARS-COV-2 growing more infectious
A novel machine learning model developed by researchers at Michigan State University suggests that mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 genome have made the virus more...
Lungfish fins reveal how limbs evolved
The evolution of limbs with functional digits from fish fins happened approximately 400 million years ago in the Devonian. This morphological transition allowed vertebrates...
There is at least 10 times more plastic in the Atlantic than previously thought
The mass of 'invisible' microplastics found in the upper waters of the Atlantic Ocean is approximately 12- 21 million tons, according to research published...
The sun may have started its life with a binary companion
A new theory published today in the Astrophysical Journal Letters by scientists from Harvard University suggests that the sun may once have had a binary companion...
A touch of gold sends crystals electric with excitement
A touch of gold—or another noble metal—can change the structure of a crystal and its intrinsic properties, physicists at the University of Warwick have...
Mother bats use baby talk to communicate with their pups
When talking to babies, humans slow down their speech, raise their pitch and change the "color" of their voice. This 'baby talk,' as people...
Alaska’s salmon are getting smaller, affecting people and ecosystems
The size of salmon returning to rivers in Alaska has declined dramatically over the past 60 years because they are spending fewer years at...
World record: Plasma accelerator operates right around the clock
A team of researchers at DESY has reached an important milestone on the road to the particle accelerator of the future. For the first...
Toward an ultrahigh energy density capacitor
Capacitors that rapidly store and release electric energy are key components in modern electronics and power systems. However, the most commonly used ones have...
