Chemistry
Rock record sheds light on the History of Oxygen
A new study reveals that the aerobic nitrogen cycle in the ocean may have occurred about 100 million years before oxygen began to significantly accumulate…
News
Health
Leprosy has existed in America long before Europeans arrived
Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on the American continent. Scientists from…
History
3.500-year-old Tombs contain mysteries that change Bronze Age History
Bronze Age life changed radically around 1500 BC in Central Europe. New research reveals diets narrowed, millet was introduced, migration slowed, and social systems became…
Biology
Dinosaurs might be the Key to Understanding Cancer
New techniques used to analyse soft tissue in dinosaur fossils may hold the key to new cancer discoveries, according to a new study published in…
Biology
The Ancient Egyptian Blues are recreated by Researchers
A team of Washington State University-led researchers has recreated the world’s oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000…
Astronomy
Black Holes could Operate as Natural Supercolliders and Assist discover Dark Matter
Supermassive black holes might naturally replicate the colossal energies of man-made particle colliders possibly even revealing dark matter offering a cosmic shortcut to discoveries that…
Biology
Different Stages of Evolution throughout the Ice Age
Cold-adapted animals started to evolve 2.6 million years ago when the permanent ice at the poles became more prevalent. There followed a time when the…
Biology
The First New Velvet Worm Species in the Dry Karoo
A new species of velvet worm, Peripatopsis barnardi, represents the first ever species from the arid Karoo, which indicates that the area was likely historically…
Astronomy
Scientists Find New Proof of Intermediate-mass Black Holes
A series of studies sheds light on the origins and characteristics of intermediate-mass black holes. In the world of black holes, there are generally three…
Biology
From a Rotten Tomb Fungus to a Cancer Remedy: Aspergillus Flavus produces a Powerful New Medication
In a remarkable twist of science, researchers have transformed a fungus long associated with death into a potential weapon against cancer. Found in tombs like…
Environment
Climate Change Threatens Thousands of Animal Species
A novel analysis suggests more than 3,500 animal species are threatened by climate change and also sheds light on huge gaps in fully understanding the…
Environment
Does Planting Trees actually help to Cool the Planet?
Replanting forests can help cool the planet even more than some scientists once believed, especially in the tropics. But even if every tree lost since…
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