When the Panamanian land bridge formed around 3 million years ago, Southern Mexico was in the…
Month: August 2017
The first hard evidence for the ‘outside-in’ theory of the origin of teeth
Researchers studying a 400 million year old bony fish from Estonia believe that they have found…
Fossils reveal how bizarre mammal beat extinction
Animals that live on islands are among the most at risk from extinction. A remarkable eighty…
Elucidating the biology of extinct cave bears
One of the largest known species of bear, the cave bear (Ursus spelaeus), ranged widely through…
Purdue startup receives Veteran Affairs’ grant, advance RoboTable, increase independence, improve quality of life
Prehensile Technologies, a company developing robotic assistive technology devices, is developing RoboTable, a robotic over-the-bed table,…
High-frequency chip brings researchers closer to next generation technology
novel, high-frequency electronic chip potentially capable of transmitting tens of gigabits of data per second—a rate…
Carbon nanotubes worth their salt
Lawrence Livermore scientists, in collaboration with researchers at Northeastern University, have developed carbon nanotube pores that…
Satellite for Taiwan launched from California
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- An Earth-observation satellite for Taiwan's National Space Organization was…
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 first look: Sharp phone with few surprises
Samsung wants to give customers another reason to love the Note.
NASA Announces Cassini End-of-Mission Media Activities
On Sept. 15, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will complete its remarkable story of exploration with an intentional…