A new study by a team of Russian and American scientists revealed the first-ever detailed analysis…
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Scientists uncover world's oldest forest
Scientists have discovered remnants of the world’s oldest fossil forest in a sandstone quarry in Cairo,…
Acidified oceans may corrode shark scales
Prolonged exposure to high carbon dioxide (acidified) seawater may corrode tooth-like scales (denticles) covering the skin…
Finding your way in the dark depends on your internal clock
How mammals perceive light changes between night and day. Researchers at Aalto University and the University…
Artificial 'inclusion bodies' created for controlled drug release
Precision medicine is becoming increasingly important, creating more efficient personalised therapies for each patient and innovative…
Willow-dominated wetlands of Lapland fells are resilient to reindeer grazing
A long-term study across the Finnish-Norwegian border in Lapland proved wetland vegetation to be resilient to…
Mining metagenomics: A faster and more efficient method to compare metagenomes
Microbiomes can contain thousands of bacteria species, hinting at the complex ecosystem that houses the microbiome…
First intrinsic magnetic topological insulator discovered
The so-called topological insulators are those materials that are insulators in bulk, i.e., those that do…
Biodiversity has substantially changed in one of the largest Mediterranean wetlands
The Camargue in southern France is widely recognised as one of the largest and most biodiverse…
A real-life deluminator for spotting exoplanets by reflected starlight
Perhaps you remember the opening scene of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” that took place…