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Scientists find biology’s optimal ‘molecular alphabet’ may be preordained
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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
People who want to introduce collagen supplements into their diets and skin care but have been discouraged from doing so because of their bovine...