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Scientists find biology’s optimal ‘molecular alphabet’ may be preordained

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An international and interdisciplinary team working at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at the Tokyo Institute of Technology has modeled the evolution of one...

New flying reptile species was one of largest ever flying animals

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A newly identified species of pterosaur is among the largest ever flying animals, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London. Cryodrakon...

Buzzkill? Male honeybees inject queens with blinding toxins during sex

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They say love is blind, but if you're a queen honeybee it could mean true loss of sight. New research finds male honeybees inject toxins...

Teeth offer vital clues about diet during the Great Irish Famine

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Scientific analysis of dental calculus—plaque build-up—of the Famine's victims found evidence of corn (maize), oats, potato, wheat and milk foodstuffs. Surprisingly, they also discovered egg...

Rocks at asteroid impact site record first day of dinosaur extinction

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When the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs slammed into the planet, the impact set wildfires, triggered tsunamis and blasted so much sulfur into...

Hard as a diamond? Scientists predict new forms of superhard carbon

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Superhard materials can slice, drill and polish other objects. They also hold potential for creating scratch-resistant coatings that could help keep expensive equipment safe...

New models suggest Titan lakes are explosion craters

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Using radar data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, recently published research presents a new scenario to explain why some methane-filled lakes on Saturn's moon Titan...

Researchers unearth ‘new’ extinction

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A team of scientists has concluded that earth experienced a previously underestimated severe mass-extinction event, which occurred about 260 million years ago, raising the...

And then there was light: looking for the first stars in...

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Astronomers are closing in on a signal that has been travelling across the Universe for 12 billion years, bringing them nearer to understanding the...

All comets in the solar system might come from the same...

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All comets might share their place of birth, new research says. For the first time ever, astronomer Christian Eistrup applied chemical models to fourteen...

Marine Collagen a Viable Alternative to Bovine Based Collagen

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People who want to introduce collagen supplements into their diets and skin care but have been discouraged from doing so because of their bovine...