Crocodile evolution rebooted by Ice Age glaciations
Crocodiles are resilient animals from a lineage that has survived for over 200 million years. Skilled swimmers, crocodiles can travel long distances and live in freshwater to marine environments. But they can't roam far overland. American crocodiles.....»»
Astronomers discover galaxies have bipolar gas outflows reaching far into intergalactic space
Astronomers have observed, for the first time in three dimensions, that gas from spiral galaxies is blown upward and downward at high velocity, far out of the galaxy. The observations confirm the prevailing theory of galaxy evolution that says that s.....»»
Rains pound southern India ahead of cyclone
Rains lashed southern India's city of Chennai on Monday ahead of the landfall of a powerful cyclone, with a crocodile spotted swimming the streets and cars floating away......»»
New unified theory shows how past landscapes drove the evolution of Earth"s rich diversity of life
Earth's surface is the living skin of our planet—it connects the physical, chemical and biological systems......»»
The miraculous effect of music: Concerts bind people together
Why does music exist? Some researchers believe that music is so widespread across human cultures because it brings people together. The theory is that during evolution, human groups who were musical worked better together, and therefore music may hav.....»»
Landscape dynamics determine the evolution of biodiversity on Earth, research reveals
Movement of rivers, mountains, oceans and sediment nutrients at the geological timescale are the central drivers of Earth's biodiversity, research published in Nature has revealed......»»
Molecular diversity and evolution of far-red light photosynthesis
A collaborative study led by Dr. Christopher Gisriel at Yale University and Dr. Tanai Cardona at Queen Mary University of London, published in Frontiers in Plant Science, offers new insight on the origin and evolution of a unique type of photosynthes.....»»
Early humans in the Paleolithic Age: More than just game on the menu
In a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment (SHEP) at the University of Tübingen show that early humans of the Middle Paleolithic had a more varied diet th.....»»
High-valence metal-doped amorphous IrOx as stable electrocatalyst for acidic oxygen evolution reaction
Hydrogen has been regarded as a potential energy carrier instead of fossil fuels, addressing energy demand and environmental issues. Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE), with its high energy density, elevated hydrogen purity, and rapi.....»»
The "jigglings and wigglings of atoms" reveal key aspects of COVID-19 virulence evolution
Richard Feynman famously stated, "Everything that living things do can be understood in terms of the jigglings and wigglings of atoms." This week, Nature Nanotechnology features a study that sheds new light on the evolution of the coronavirus and its.....»»
Using the principles of evolution to defeat cancer
November 24 marked 164 years since the publication of Charles Darwin's revolutionary "On the Origin of Species," one of the most influential scientific books ever written. In acknowledgement, 24 November is known as "Evolution Day" or the quirkier ti.....»»
Creating vortices in a superfluid made of light
By using a special combination of laser beams as a very fast stirrer, RIKEN physicists have created multiple vortices in a quantum photonic system and tracked their evolution. This system could be used to explore exotic new physics related to the eme.....»»
"Triple star" discovery could revolutionize understanding of stellar evolution
A ground-breaking new discovery by University of Leeds scientists could transform the way astronomers understand some of the biggest and most common stars in the universe. The paper, "Gaia uncovers difference in B and Be star binarity at small scales.....»»
ALMA observation of young star reveals details of dust grains
One of the primary goals of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is to study the formation and evolution of planetary systems. Young stars are often surrounded by a disk of gas and dust, out of which planets can form......»»
Study suggests brain regulatory program predates central nervous system evolution
New research from the Layden Lab at Lehigh has demonstrated that the gene mechanisms at work during neurogenesis in the brain actually predate the evolutionary development of the central nervous system. In other words, to build our brains, nature is.....»»
New deep learning AI tool helps ecologists monitor rare birds through their songs
Researchers have developed a new deep learning AI tool that generates lifelike bird songs to train bird identification tools, helping ecologists to monitor rare species in the wild. The findings are presented in Methods in Ecology and Evolution......»»
Researchers obtain evidence for nanoflares heating coronal loops
Researchers from Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have demonstrated the evolution of separated strands within the apparent single coronal loops observed in Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) images......»»
Evolution of taste: Study discovers bitter taste receptor in sharks
A research team from the University of Cologne, in collaboration with colleagues from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology in Freising, has discovered a receptor for bitter taste in twelve different cartilaginous fish (sharks and rays). The.....»»
How green algae count cell divisions illuminates key step needed for the evolution of multicellular life
An international research team led by James Umen, Ph.D., member, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has made an unexpected discovery of a biased counting mechanism used by the single-celled green alga Chlamydomonas to control cell division. Chlamyd.....»»
Alan Wake 2 studio is rebooting its upcoming multiplayer project
In the wake of Alan Wake 2's launch, Remedy Entertainment rebooted what was originally a free-to-play multiplayer game into a premium release......»»
A new theory linking evolution and physics has scientists baffled—but is it solving a problem that doesn"t exist?
In October, a paper titled "Assembly theory explains and quantifies selection and evolution" appeared in the journal Nature. The authors—a team led by Lee Cronin at the University of Glasgow and Sara Walker at Arizona State University—claim their.....»»