Fossilized frog with belly full of eggs unearthed in China is oldest of its kind
An international team of Earth scientists, evolutionary biologists and paleontologists has unearthed an ancient frog with a belly full of eggs, the oldest known find of its kind. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the gro.....»»
Foreign-born pandas join China"s efforts to boost wild population
After years of charming millions of people around the world with their furry bodies and clumsy antics, foreign-born giant pandas are adapting to new lives in China......»»
Melissa Caddick mystery shows we need more research of a rare kind: marine forensics
The disappearance of 49-year-old Melissa Caddick in November 2020 captured Australia's attention. At the time, Caddick was being investigated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for alleged financial misconduct, with dozens of peo.....»»
Stellantis cuts costs rather than turn defensive as Chinese threat grows
CEO Carlos Tavares said Stellantis would stick to its "asset light" strategy in China, mainly focused on exporting to the country rather than manufacturing there. .....»»
Video games are changing, and Summer Game Fest just teased what’s next
Summer Game Fest was full of exciting world premieres, but its most important reveal was teasing the future of video games......»»
LG Dual Mode OLED review: a truly one-of-a-kind gaming monitor
LG's UltraGear Dual Mode OLED does something no other OLED does: 480Hz. It's the standout feature of this excellent display, but the price holds it back......»»
Honor 200 series is launching in Europe
Honor has announced that its latest Honor 200 series will be making its debut in Europe following a launch in China. The post Honor 200 series is launching in Europe appeared first on Phandroid. Honor had previously announced its new Honor.....»»
UEFA Euro 2024 live stream: Can you watch the championship for free?
The UEFA European Championship is set to get underway, and we have a full guide on how you can watch a live stream of every Euro 2024 match in the US......»»
You can help name LA"s newest dinosaur fossil?
The Los Angeles County Natural History Museum is seeking the public's help in naming a 70-foot-long sauropod skeleton unearthed by the museum's paleontologists......»»
Shackleton died on board the Quest; ship’s wreckage has just been found
"His final voyage kind of ended that Heroic Age of Exploration." Enlarge / Ernest Shackleton died on board the Quest in 1922. Forty years later, the ship sank off Canada's Atlantic Coast. (credit: Tore Topp/Royal Canadian Geograp.....»»
Eggs of grapevine-gobbling insect discovered en route to California: Are vineyards at risk?
Eggs of the spotted lanternfly, an invasive species that's wreaked havoc on crops across more than a dozen states, were recently discovered on a metal art installation that was headed to Sonoma County, one of California's most esteemed wine regions......»»
Tesla Model Y was top-selling vehicle worldwide in 2023, based on registrations; China tops U.S. for first time
Combined sales of Chinese manufacturers exceeded those of American manufacturers for the first time in 2023, JATO Dynamics said, citing registration data......»»
Chinese wisdom and modern innovation of aquaculture
Aquaculture has been a traditional and vibrant farming practice in China for 8,000 years. In the 21st century, the success of Chinese aquaculture and its contributions to global food security have attracted extensive attention around the world. Aquac.....»»
Study reveals cirrus cloud traits over the South China Sea
The radiative climate and environmental effects of cirrus clouds is an international cutting-edge field of scientific research in the atmospheric sciences. Understanding how the characteristics of cirrus clouds over the ocean evolve is critical for c.....»»
Exploring effects of thawing permafrost on topography and periglacial environment along China-Russia crude oil pipeline
The buried China-Russia Crude Oil Pipeline (CRCOP), with its oil temperature above 0°C, interacts with the permafrost environment in a complex way, causing permafrost degradation, frost geohazards, and various environmental problems along its route......»»
How a single atomic sensor can help track Earth"s glaciers
Earth observations are one of the most essential functions of our current fleet of satellites. Typically, each satellite specializes in one kind of remote sensing—monitoring ocean levels, for example, or watching clouds develop and move. That is pr.....»»
Researchers tune Casimir force using magnetic fields
Research teams led by Prof. Zeng Changgan and Zhang Hui from the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have achieved a reversible.....»»
Discovery of microfossil in China from the 518-million-year-old Qingjiang biota sheds light on adaptive evolution
Microbial sulfate reduction dating back to the Paleoarchean plays a crucial role in driving global carbon and sulfur cycles in ancient and modern Earth. Over 150 species of sulfate reducers from bacterial and archaeal phyla have been identified acros.....»»
Researchers publish first-of-its kind scorpion genome
A team of researchers at UConn, in collaboration with Carlos Santibanez-Lopez at Western Connecticut State University, have generated the first chromosome-level genome of the desert hairy scorpion—an iconic inhabitant of the Mojave and Sonoran dese.....»»
While aiming for massive gas cloud, astronomers spot differences in thickness of Milky Way Galaxy
Space may appear vast and empty, but it's full of cosmological objects that are invisible to the human eye. From our vantage point on Earth, many of these objects fall between astronomers and what they hope to observe, impacting what they find. This.....»»
Dark excitons shed new light on matter
A team of Monash researchers have uncovered for the first time the full effects of interactions between exciton-polaritons and their associated dark excitonic reservoir. The study, "Polaronic polariton quasiparticles in a dark excitonic medium," was.....»»