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Tracking the rapid evolutionary rise of ray-finned fish
A University of Michigan evolutionary biologist has shown that the previously known but misclassified Fouldenia was the first recorded shell-crushing ray-finned fish.
July 23, 2013
Greening of the Earth pushed way back in time
A new study has presented evidence for life on land that dates back 2.2 billion years and almost half way back to the inception of the planet.
July 22, 2013
For a healthy brain, don’t let the trash pile up
A study using rat cells indicates that clearing out defective proteins in the brain quickly may prevent a loss of brain cells.
July 22, 2013
Do two suns make planets more suitable for life?
The answer could change estimates of the number of planets harboring life in our galaxy and help select future targets in the search for life.
July 19, 2013
New discovery about neutrinos
The discovery could ultimately help scientists explain why the universe contains matter but very little antimatter.
July 19, 2013
Link between stars’ ages and their orbits
Astronomers have determined the orbital motion of two distinct populations of stars in an ancient globular star cluster, offering proof they formed at different times.
July 19, 2013
Ice age figurine’s head found
University of Tübingen archaeologists put new and old finds together to reassemble ancient work of art.
July 18, 2013
New evidence for warm-blooded dinosaurs
University of Adelaide research has shown new evidence that dinosaurs were warm-blooded like birds and mammals, not cold-blooded like reptiles as commonly believed.
July 18, 2013
Earth’s gold came from colliding dead stars
Unlike elements like carbon or iron, gold has to be born in a cataclysmic event – like the short gamma-ray burst (GRB) that happened last month.
July 17, 2013
Toothpick floats on sound waves
Researchers are able to make particles, liquid droplets, and even toothpicks fly in mid-air by letting them ride on acoustic waves. For the first time, they can also control their movement.
July 17, 2013
