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Ancient Soil Suggests Antarctica May Have Been a Rainforest 90 Million Years Ago
Environmental Science

Ancient Soil Suggests Antarctica May Have Been a Rainforest 90 Million Years Ago

Antarctica was once home to warm, waterlogged ecosystems surrounded by ferns and Saturday trees 90 million years ago. Analysis of ancient soils obtained from the…
Bacterial species naturally infecting mosquitoes may protect them against pesticides
Biology

Bacterial species naturally infecting mosquitoes may protect them against pesticides

Mosquitoes are one of the most dangerous species in the world for mankind. Every year more than one million people worldwide suffer from mosquito-borne diseases.…
Immune Responses Biomarkers in four economically important marine mollusc species
Environmental Science

Immune Responses Biomarkers in four economically important marine mollusc species

The growing use of nanomaterials contributes to the accidental release of nanoparticles (NPs) into the water, which may pose a possible danger to aquatic species.…
Research reveals how to plant penetrate hard soils
Biology

Research reveals how to plant penetrate hard soils

The international research team, led by scientists from the University of Nottingham’s Future Food Beacon and the University of Shanghai Jiao Tong, has discovered how…
Specific bacterium protects inside the seeds of rice plants from diseases
Biology

Specific bacterium protects inside the seeds of rice plants from diseases

An international study group, including researchers from the Center for Environmental Biotechnology at the Graz University of Technology, has demonstrated how bacteria in rice plant…
Researchers reveal a new genomics resource of small RNAs in mosquito cells
Biology

Researchers reveal a new genomics resource of small RNAs in mosquito cells

Researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) are offering a new genomics resource that describes the small RNA transcriptomes (gene expression) of four…
Scientists Survey into the three-dimensional structure of the Milky Way
Astronomy

Scientists Survey into the three-dimensional structure of the Milky Way

The International research team, including a number of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, used the APEX submillimeter telescope…
Voyager spacecraft detect new type bursts of cosmic ray electrons
Astronomy

Voyager spacecraft detect new type bursts of cosmic ray electrons

Voyager’s probe manages to make observations, particularly though they pass through outer space. The Voyager probes left our Solar System years ago, but even though…
Electric Eels Hunting Together – Scientists observation in Amazon River
Environmental Science

Electric Eels Hunting Together – Scientists observation in Amazon River

More than 100 electric eels were found in one location deep in the Brazilian Amazon River basin, which shocked scientists, considering that these animals were…
A Legacy of the Crusades Is Saving an Israeli City from Being Swallowed Up By Desert
Geology

A Legacy of the Crusades Is Saving an Israeli City from Being Swallowed Up By Desert

The coastal city of Ashkelon was a frequent battlefield during the Crusades (between the 11th and 15th centuries), with Muslims and Christians changing hands several…
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