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[ad_1] The discovery of a creature described as resembling a “dandelion toucan” that lived about 68 million years ago has overturned the hypothesis about the diversity of birds that lived alongside dinosaurs. Less than 9 centimeters (3.5 inches) long, the delicate skull of the bird that scientists have dubbed Falcatakely …

[ad_1] November 25, 2020 (Nanowerk News) The quantum sensing capabilities of nanodiamonds can be used to improve the sensitivity of paper-based diagnostic tests, potentially enabling early detection of diseases such as HIV, according to a study by UCL researchers in the i-sense McKendry group. Lateral flow tests on paper work …

[ad_1] The Sun constantly releases huge explosions of plasma into deep space. In this case, the particles released by the solar flare were aimed right at the Earth, leading to technological problems on our planet. Consequently, when the glow struck in the last hours of November 23, some radio frequencies …

[ad_1] The explosions of radio and X-ray activity from a star with an extremely powerful magnetic field may have provided astronomers with a new clue to the mystery of “fast radio bursts” signals from space. The bewildering phenomena of fast radio bursts have left astronomers scratching their heads since they …

[ad_1] The discovery of a creature described as resembling a “dandelion toucan” that lived about 68 million years ago has overturned the hypothesis about the diversity of birds that lived alongside dinosaurs. Less than nine centimeters long, the delicate skull of the bird that scientists have dubbed Falcatakely forsterae could …

[ad_1] False color image of Mount Sharp inside the Gale Crater on Mars. The sky was modified to appear blue so that geologists could more easily identify the layering layers. Credit: NASA / JPL. Mars is arid and inhospitable today, but billions of years ago the red planet had water …

[ad_1] Wheat researchers at the John Innes Center are experimenting with a new technique that promises to improve genetic discovery for the world-class crop. Cultivating crops involves the assembly of desired combinations of traits defined by the underlying genetic variation. Some of this genetic variation often remains the same between …

[ad_1] The largest sharks to ever roam the oceans parked their young in warm, shallow water nurseries where food was plentiful and predators were in short supply until they could assume the title of king and queen of the sea. But as sea levels dropped in a cooling world, the …

[ad_1] Credit: Public Domain CC0 Squirrels form a diverse family of rodents. Nearly 300 species have been described and are found in every terrestrial environment on the planet, from tropical forests to hot and cold deserts. But why are there so many species? A study conducted by researchers from the …

[ad_1] Wet chemistry By packing photosynthetic algae into sugary water droplets, scientists are building mini biological factories that produce hydrogen that could be used as a zero-emission energy source. Under finely tuned conditions within the water droplet, algae will stop producing oxygen and instead emit energy-rich hydrogen, according to research …