1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (615+ words) The findings were published in Nature Communications. A Vast Rift Shaped by Moving Tectonic Plates As this separation occurs, a process called rifting stretches the crust sideways. The strain causes the surface to buckle and crack, allowing magma from deep…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (547+ words) A scientist from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge, England has identified seven previously unknown species of a distinctive frog-like insect. The insects belong to the genus Batracomorphus, a group of leafhoppers. Dr. Alvin Helden discovered the new species while…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (665+ words) Scientists have uncovered tiny new fossils of Purgatorius, the earliest known relative of all primates, including humans, in a more southern part of North America than ever before. The discovery is offering fresh insight into how primates first evolved and…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (459+ words) Scientists have detected traces of plant-based poison on Stone Age arrowheads from South Africa, marking the oldest confirmed use of arrow poison ever identified. The findings, published in Science Advances, show that people living in southern Africa 60, 000 years ago already…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (603+ words) Should conservation efforts focus on protecting one iconic species if that protection may harm another, especially in landscapes still recovering from human activity? This question lies at the center of a growing conservation challenge at Monte Leon National Park on…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago  (595+ words) "My colleagues working in the forests are saying, 'There are no elephants left here,'" he said. "That's the problem -- in the forest you don't notice the change in population until it's so dramatic that it's almost too late to do…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (644+ words) What if some of the smallest ocean currents turned out to be some of the most powerful forces shaping our planet's climate? Wang joined Texas A&M after working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California for over nine…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (647+ words) South African scientists have identified two new breast cancer genes -- RAB27 A and USP22 -- in Black women, marking the first GWAS of its kind on the continent. This breakthrough highlights the need for Africa-centred genomic research and tools to improve cancer risk…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (519+ words) Modern HIV medicine is based on a common genetic mutation. Now, researchers have traced where and when the mutation arose -- and how it protected our ancestors from ancient diseases. What do a millennia-old human from the Black Sea region and…...