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Two new genera and species of conifers from upper Cretaceous discovered in Hokkaido, Japan

Illustrations depicting the dinosaur era—whether in books or movies—are often accompanied by lush greenery. During the Cretaceous period, the trees commonly dominating a wide range of Earth's terrestrial environments were conifers—similar to th.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailAug 3rd, 2021

Remarkable new plant species steals nutrients from underground fungi

A distinctive plant that steals nutrients from underground fungi has been discovered as a new species by botanists from the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) in collaboration with local naturalists and stakeholders. The research is published.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

Gigantic Jurassic pterosaur fossil unearthed in Oxfordshire, UK

A team of paleontologists has discovered a fossil of a gigantic flying reptile from the Jurassic period with an estimated wingspan of more than three meters—making it one of the largest pterosaurs ever found from that era......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

Swarm satellites help aurora chasers discover Steve"s long-lost twin

Ever since aurora chasers discovered Steve, a mysterious ribbon of purple light in the night sky, scientists have wondered whether it might have a secret twin. Now, thanks to a photographer's keen eye, and data from ESA's Swarm satellites, we may hav.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

Human activity contributed to woolly rhinoceros" extinction, suggest researchers

Researchers have discovered sustained hunting by humans prevented the woolly rhinoceros from accessing favorable habitats as Earth warmed following the Last Ice Age......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

New Jersey plans to drop the bald eagle from its endangered species list

New Jersey proposed Monday removing the bald eagle from its endangered species list, citing a rebound since more than four decades ago, when a single nesting pair in a remote county was the only of its kind in the state......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

"Life in the ocean touches everyone": US rolls out first national ocean biodiversity strategy

Roughly 2 million species live in the world's oceans. But scientists have only described a mere 10% of them. With extinctions on the rise and biodiversity threatened worldwide, many species are in danger of vanishing before researchers can identify t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

Researchers discover 400,000-year-old stone tools designed specifically for butchering fallow deer in Israel

A new study from Tel Aviv University identified the earliest appearance worldwide of special stone tools, used 400,000 years ago to process fallow deer. The tools, called Quina scrapers (after the site in France where they were first discovered), wer.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

Team of international experts call for urgent action against increasing threat from invasive species

While invasive alien species have long been recognized as a major threat to nature and people, urgent action now is needed to tackle this global issue. This is the critical evaluation by the 88 authors, representing 101 organizations from 47 countrie.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

Superconducting circuit for qubit control within large-scale quantum computer systems successfully demonstrated

In support of the development of large-scale superconducting quantum computers, researchers with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), one of the largest public research organizations in Japan, in collaboration.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

Crucial shift in River Nile"s evolution during ancient Egypt discovered

Researchers have explored how the River Nile evolved over the past 11,500 years and how changes in its geography could have helped shape the fortunes of ancient Egyptian civilization......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

Earthquakes in north-central Japan collapse 5 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake

Earthquakes early Monday again struck Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa, still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1, but the latest shaking caused no major damage......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

How worms shaped Earth"s biodiversity explosion

One of Earth's most consequential bursts of biodiversity—a 30-million-year period of explosive evolutionary changes spawning innumerable new species—may have the most modest of creatures to thank for the vital stage in life's history: worms......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 2nd, 2024

Japan billionaire Maezawa cancels moon trip due to uncertainty over SpaceX rocket development

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Saturday canceled his planned flight around the moon on a SpaceX vehicle because of uncertainty about when it may be possible......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 2nd, 2024

How many giraffe species are there? Understanding this maybe key to their protection

Giraffes, with their distinctive body shape and variations in coat patterns, have long been an example in evolutionary biology teachings. They are a textbook example of how species adapt to their surroundings and survive under harsh conditions. Despi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 1st, 2024

Webb telescope finds most distant galaxy ever observed, again

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered what appears to be a new record-holder for the most distant known galaxy, a remarkably bright star system that existed just 290 million years after the Big Bang, NASA said Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 1st, 2024

Greener, more effective termite control: Natural compound attracts wood eaters

UC Riverside scientists have discovered a highly effective, nontoxic, and less expensive way to lure hungry termites to their doom......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 1st, 2024

Novel nematode species, a relative of model organisms, discovered

A new nematode species has been discovered in soil-dwelling bees at the University of Tsukuba's Sugadaira Research Station. This species shares a close relationship with a model nematode Pristionchus pacificus used in developmental and evolutionary b.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

New vestiges of the first life on Earth discovered in Saudi Arabia

Stromatolites are the earliest geological record of life on Earth. These curious biotic structures are made of algae carpets growing toward the light and precipitating carbonates. After their first appearance 3.48 Ga ago, stromatolites dominated the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Nissan CEO sees 30% salary cut since April over supplier payments

Nissan was reprimanded by the Japan Fair Trade Commission in March over slashing payments to top suppliers by about 3 billion yen between January 2021 and April last year......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

The world"s most powerful anti-fungal chemistries cause fungal pathogens to self-destruct

Scientists have discovered that the most widely-used class of antifungals in the world causes pathogens to self-destruct. The University of Exeter-led research could help improve ways to protect food security and human lives......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024