Tiny Teeth Reveal Early Spread of Proto-monkeys in North America
Almost 66 million years ago, an animal that looked like a rat, or maybe a squirrel, died in…
High-Speed Flight Project Overview – NASA
The High-Speed Flight (HSF) project develops technologies that make high-speed, airbreathing, commercial flight possible from Mach 1 to…
Tiny, lost and constipated: what a baby turtle told Australian scientists about warming seas | Reptiles
When Bulwal Bilima (BB for short) first arrived at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, she, or possibly he,…
Burned Peatlands Emit Carbon Long After Wildfires
In the face of climate change, permafrost peatland wildfires could play more of a role in the destructive…
Why are Europe’s skies turning orange? A massive Saharan dust cloud is on the way
If you live in Spain, Portugal, or France, you might want to wait to wash your car. ADVERTISEMENT…
Return of the (space) SPAC
Former investment banker Raphael Roettgen had to abandon a space-focused special purpose acquisition company in 2022 as hype…
From the only venomous primate to creatures that can kill you when they’re dead – meet 8 of the world’s weirdest deadly animals
Whether they inhabit the world’s oceans, jungles or rivers, there are plenty of deadly animals that are more…
Scientists just looked inside Darwin’s 200-year-old specimen jars without opening them
Scientists have found a way to study Charles Darwin’s original specimens from his famous HMS Beagle voyage (1831…
Lobbyists send legal threats to councils over anti-wood burner campaigns | Air pollution
Lobbyists for the UK wood-burning stove industry have threatened councils with legal action over public information campaigns warning…
Artemis II astronauts will eat a lot of tortillas on their trip to the moon
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Across South America, canopy bridges evolve as a lifeline for tree-dwelling wildlife
In the Amazon and Atlantic forests, field research is seeking new ways to understand the behavior of…
Long-Term Study Shows Soil Imbalances Can Weaken Crop Defenses
Nearly all plants form close partnerships with mycorrhizal fungi, a symbiosis that is crucial for taking up essential…