Contents of containers of fossils from 1909 expedition reconstructed nondestructively
Between 1909 and 1913, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin organized and financed the German Tendaguru Expedition (GTE) to southern Tanzania, at that time still the German colony of Deutsch-Ostafrika. With the participation of more than 500 local Afric.....»»
Mozilla Rolls Out New Privacy Features To Its Mobile and Desktop VPN
Mozilla is rolling out new updates to its mobile and desktop VPN offerings, the company announced on Tuesday. From a report: With the launch of Mozilla VPN 2.7, the company is bringing one of Firefox's popular add-ons, Multi-Account Containers, to th.....»»
Dinosaur food and Hiroshima bomb survivors: Maidenhair trees are "living fossils"
Most of us are captivated by the thought of a "living fossil," which is any organism that appeared millions of years ago in the fossil record and survives today, relatively unchanged......»»
Fossils of sauropodomorph ancestor show it walked upright, was quick and agile
A trio of researchers at the University of Bristol has found evidence of an early ancestor of the giant sauropodomorph dinosaurs that walked upright and was also likely quick and agile. In their paper published in the journal Royal Society Open Scien.....»»
One of the oldest human fossils just got older: study
One of the oldest known Homo sapiens fossils may be more than 35,000 years older than previously thought, according to a study on Wednesday that used volcanic ash to date the find......»»
Recovering mantle memories from river profiles
The continent of Africa has a distinctive physical geography—an "egg carton" pattern of basins and swells—that researchers attribute to plumes of mantle rocks rising beneath a tectonic plate. Marine fossils on mountaintops in African and Arabian.....»»
Earliest human remains in eastern Africa dated to more than 230,000 years ago
The age of the oldest fossils in eastern Africa widely recognized as representing our species, Homo sapiens, has long been uncertain. Now, dating of a massive volcanic eruption in Ethiopia reveals they are much older than previously thought......»»
Researchers discover fossil of new species of pangolin in Europe
Deeper analysis of fossils from one of Eastern Europe's most significant paleontological sites has led to the discovery of a new species of pangolin, previously thought to have existed in Europe during the early Pleistocene but not confirmed until no.....»»
Paleontologists Excavate "Incredibly Detailed" Fossils With Preserved Subcellular Structures
Slashdot reader BoogieChile writes: Details of an important new fossil site has just been published in the first Science Advances journal for the new year. McGraths Flat, in New South Wales, Australia, was once the location of this oxbow lake in a m.....»»
Researchers reveal preservation mechanism of Chuaria fossils in Lantian biota
A research group led by Dr. Wang Wei from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS) employed light microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, and Raman.....»»
Virtual 3D models of ammonite fossils show their muscles for first time
Also: Bringing a 400-million-year-old fossilized armored worm to virtual life. Enlarge (credit: Lesley Cherns et al.) Researchers created a highly detailed 3D model of a 365-million-year-old ammonite fossil from the Jurassic p.....»»
Google Uses AI to Recreate Lost Klimt Painting. But Should They?
The latest painting to receive the reconstructed-by-AI treatment is Gustav Klimt's 1900 painting "Philosophy". The Washington Post reports: For decades, only black-and-white photographs of "Philosophy" existed. Now, thanks to artificial intelligence.....»»
Researchers develop specific and sensitive Cas12c-based nucleic acid detection platform
The prokaryotic clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) and CRISPR-associated (CRISPR/Cas) protein system has been reconstructed for a revolutionary targeted genome modification platform and nucleic acid detection tool. Rest.....»»
Aurochs and rhinoceros fossils help us understand how the Sahara became a desert
The finding of fossils of an aurochs (Bos primigenius) and a white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), which lived between 57,000 and 100,000 years ago, at the Oued el Haï site (northeast Morocco), has allowed us to learn more about the climatic chang.....»»
An ancient relative of Velociraptor is unearthed in Great Britain
A previously unknown bird-like dinosaur that used brute strength to overcome its prey has been found by paleontologists combing through fossils found on the Isle of Wight. It dates back to the Early Cretaceous, over 100 million years ago......»»
Improve Contents Claim Experiences for Insureds and Adjusters with New Guidewire Marketplace App from Enservio
NEEDHAM, Mass. & SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$GWRE #ClaimCenter–Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) and Enservio®, a Solera company, announced that Enservio’s new ClaimCenter application is now available in the Guidewire Marketplace. Cu.....»»
Crocodile fossils found in Portsmouth seawalls
A group of students who headed to the beach last year for some fresh air amid the gloom of the pandemic, chanced upon a crocodile bone in the old seawall that led to the discovery of other fossils......»»
Reconstruction of Cretaceous fossil water plant found in Catalonia using its plant organs
Palaeonitella trifurcate is the name of a new fossil species of a freshwater plant from the Lower Cretaceous found and reconstructed by a team of geologists of the University of Barcelona. The reconstruction of the plant, dating from between 125 and.....»»
Scientists propose new method for sustainable production of copolyester monomers with biomass
Poly (1,4-cyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate-co-isophthalate) (PCTA) is an important copolyester that has been widely used in cosmetic containers, home appliances, and medical packaging......»»
Researchers create contamination test for dairy products, using technology that can be printed inside containers
Researchers have developed a test to reveal bacterial contamination in dairy products well before they have a chance to reach anyone's lips......»»
Pompeii"s Ruins to Be Reconstructed by Robot
An ambitious project is under way to develop a robot with enough smarts, strength and sensitivity to restore fragmented archaeological remains -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»