18.5 million year old vine fossil identified as new species
A cross-section of an 18.5 million-year-old fossil of Ampelorhiza heteroxylon. Credit: Nathan Jud/Provided An 18.5...
New study explores functionality in aquatic ecosystems
Leakage of iron-rich groundwater in a cattle pasture. The red color comes from a mixture...
Understanding the thermodynamic cost of timekeeping
Clocks pervade every aspect of life, from the atomic clocks that underlie satellite navigation to...
Fruit flies give researchers new insights into the ‘highway of the nerve cells’
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The nervous system is the internet of the human body and...
Oldest piece of writing ever found in Israel identified on ancient shard of pottery
Early alphabetic inscription on a White Slip II rim sherd (figure by J. Dye, Austrian...
Designed proteins assemble antibodies into modular nanocages
Designed proteins assemble antibodies into large symmetric architectures. Designed antibodyclustering proteins (light gray) assemble antibodies...
International paleontology team discovers tiny cat-sized stegosaur
A life reconstruction of the stegosaur trackmakers and palaeo-environment of 110 million years ago. Credit:...
Hidden magma pools pose eruption risks that we can’t yet detect
Iceland Deep Drilling Project-1 drill rig. Credit: Shane Rooyakkers. Boulder, Colo., USA: Volcanologists’ ability to...
A new super-Earth detected orbiting a red dwarf star
Artistic impression of the super-Earth in orbit round the red dwarf star GJ-740. Credit: Gabriel...
The Trojan-Horse mechanism: How networks reduce gender segregation
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The social science literature has long viewed homophily and network-based job...