In a new study, scientists describe a ‘sail-backed’ dinosaur species named Morelladon beltrani, which inhabited…
Month: December 2015
Penguin cam captures hunt for prey
Little penguins were more likely to work together to hunt schooling prey than solitary prey,…
Enemy odors help flies protect their offspring
In nature, up to 80 percent of Drosophila melanogaster larvae are parasitized by Leptopilina wasps….
Natural or humanmade earthquakes? New technique can tell the difference
Geophysicists have shown that earthquakes resulting from wastewater injection follow several indicative patterns that are…
Diamonds may be the key to future NMR/MRI technologies
Researchers have demonstrated that diamonds may hold the key to the future for nuclear magnetic…
Big moves in protein structure prediction and design
New reports on the modular construction of certain types of protein molecules are the latest…
Researchers tailor power source for wearable electronics
Researchers have developed flexible wire-shaped microsupercapacitors that can be woven into a jacket, shirt or…
Solar cells that can face almost any direction and keep themselves clean
In recent years, a complicated discussion over which direction solar cells should face — south…
How to see a mass extinction if it’s right in front of you
A new study urges scientists to move their focus from species extinction to species rarity…
Devising an inexpensive, quick tuberculosis test for developing areas
Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly infectious disease and a major global health problem, especially in…