A new 145-million-year-old pterosaur (extinct flying reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs) has been named by…
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Mountainside vineyards at risk due to climate change, environmental scientists warn
Tucked into the hillsides of Italy, Portugal, and Spain, some of the world’s most famous—and most…
Ocean animals vacate areas both around and outside deep-sea mining operations, finds study
In 2020, Japan performed the first successful test extracting cobalt crusts from the top of deep-sea…
One, two, many, a lot: Fruit flies can discriminate between numerical quantities
Assessing a number of elements, whether individuals in a group, twigs in a nest, or fruit…
Friend or foe? Study reveals evolution of controversial human gut microbe
Blastocystis is one of the most common microbes found in our guts but its role in…
Seismological study provides insight into composition and thermal state of Earth's lower mantle
A research team led by Professor Wu Zhongqing from the School of Earth and Space Sciences…
New study reveals spin in quantum dots' carrier multiplication
A new approach to developing semiconductor materials at tiny scales could help boost applications that rely…
Artificial intelligence enables new insights into solar magnetic field
Scientists at the University of Graz, in collaboration with researchers from Skoltech, have achieved a breakthrough…
Biologists publish new guidelines to facilitate data sharing of research on disordered proteins
For decades, structural biologists have been working on cracking the molecular 3D structures of proteins to…
Team develops solvent- and hydrogen-free method to upcycle high-density polyethylene plastics
A research team led by Prof. Zeng Jie from the University of Science and Technology of…