Scientists describe a perinatal group of Saurolophus angustirostris, a giant hadrosaur dinosaur, all likely from…
Month: October 2015
Sticky situation: Magnetic audiotape’s potentially catastrophic degradation in storage
Many of the more than 46 million sound recordings archived throughout the US carry the…
Rising seas will drown mangrove forests
Mangrove forests around the Indo-Pacific region could be submerged by 2070, international research says. Even…
Extra brain cells make males remember sex
A pair of neurons have been found in the brain of male nematode worms that…
Biodiversity stabilizes ecosystems during climate extremes
Can biodiversity help protect ecosystems from extreme conditions? A study of 46 grasslands in North…
125-million-year-old mammal fossil reveals the early evolution of hair and spines
Discovered in Spain, the fossil of the newly described, 125-million-year old Spinolestes xenarthrosus is remarkably…
New research could revolutionize flexible electronics, solar cells
Researchers have demonstrated an eco-friendly process that enables unprecedented spatial control over the electrical properties…
Mathematicians find ‘magic key’ to drive Ramanujan’s taxi-cab number
Taxi-cab numbers, among the most beloved integers in math, trace their origins to 1918 and…
Bubble plumes off Washington, Oregon suggest warmer ocean may be releasing frozen methane
The location of bubble plumes off the Pacific Northwest supports the idea that gradual ocean…
Rapid formation of new stars in distant galaxies
Galaxies forming stars at extreme rates nine billion years ago were more efficient than average…