Tuesday is World Elephant Day. Here are five things to know about the largest land animals on our planet. Summary World Elephant Day falls on Tuesday and celebrates these majestic creatures. As the largest land Read More
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Aphids. You might stumble across them in your backyard, snacking on your veggie patch, in fields and orchards where crops are grown and even along roadsides. Summary Aphids are common insects found in various environments, Read More
Elongated skull from Italian cave reveals earliest European evidence of
A University of Florence–led team reports early Eurasian evidence of artificial cranial modification (ACM) in a Late Upper Paleolithic individual from Arene Candide Cave, Italy. Shape analyses place the specimen within the ACM cluster Read More
Vitamin E significantly improves immune function in sea cucumbers, new
Sea cucumbers (Apostichopus japonicus) have been slowly disappearing from ocean floors over the last few decades, mostly due to overfishing for food and medicinal purposes. Despite their name, sea cucumbers are aquatic animals that have Read More
Using the MeerKAT radio telescope, an international team of astronomers have discovered a new fast radio burst, which received designation FRB 20240304B. The measured redshift of FRB 20240304B indicates that it is the most distant Read More
Scientists find 74-million-year-old mammal fossil in Chile – New Study/Science
Scientists have discovered the fossil of a tiny mouse-sized mammal that lived in the time of the dinosaurs in Chilean Patagonia. Summary A remarkably well-preserved fossil of a tiny, mouse-sized mammal has been unearthed in Read More
For farmers in the Taita hills in southern Kenya, elephants are a menace: they raid crops and will occasionally injure or even kill people. Summary Farmers in Kenya’s Taita hills face a significant challenge Read More
Ancient 'Rising Sun' coins show connections from Bangladesh to Vietnam
Archaeologists have analyzed more than 200 coins from the first millennium AD mainland Southeast Asia, revealing long-distance economic connections across the region which facilitated extensive trade and cultural interaction. Summary A study of over 200 first millennium Read More
An innovative system dehydrates fruit without heat – New Study/Science
Dried fruit is a tasty snack or sweet addition to recipes, but the water removal process often requires heat and energy. In a step toward more sustainable food preservation, researchers reporting in ACS Food Science &Read More
Two solutions unlock safer RNA therapies for inflammatory diseases –
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are tiny fat bubbles that are used to deliver medicines, genes, and RNA into cells. However, in some cases LNPs can cause harmful inflammation as a result of the process of RNA Read More