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Massive Dinosaur Footprints Reveal Secrets of Scotland’s Ancient Lagoons
The new site features over 130 footprints and trackways, some extending up to 12 meters in length. Jurassic-era dinosaurs once roamed ancient subtropical lagoons on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, ...
A Super-Earth Stripped Bare: Astronomers Uncover One of the Densest Planets Ever Found
K2-360 is a newly found planetary system with a super-dense planet, likely the core of a former larger world, shaped by dynamic interactions with its companion. An international team of researchers ...
How Obesity Fuels the Spread of Breast Cancer: New Study Reveals Alarming Link
CNIO researchers found that in mice on high-fat diets, cancer cells in the bloodstream use platelets as a protective shield, aiding their spread. This fatty diet also makes it easier for tumor cells ...
Tiny Magnets, Big Potential: How Spin Waves Let Particles “Talk” in 2D Materials
Physicists have discovered that electronic excitations in 2D magnets can interact through spin waves – ripples in a material’s magnetic structure. This breakthrough allows excitons (electron-hole ...
Major Quantum Computing Advance: Scientists Break 25-Year Barrier in Chip Fabrication
Engineers and physicists at UCL have developed a new fabrication process for building quantum computers that achieves an ...
Scientists Are Analyzing 4,000 Bricks To Unravel Secrets of an Ancient Roman Metropolis
A new DFG project has been launched to study brick stamps in Roman Trier. Trier reached its peak in the 4th century AD, when it served as a residence for Roman emperors. Monumental structures like the ...
Eight Drinks a Week? Here’s What That Does to Your Brain Over Time
Eight or More Drinks per Week Linked to Signs of Brain Injury Heavy drinking may leave a damaging legacy in the brain. People ...
Alien Fermentation on Saturn’s Moon? Tiny Microbes May Lurk in Titan’s Deep, Icy Ocean
Titan may seem like a prime candidate for alien life with its organic-rich surface and deep subsurface ocean, but new ...
How One Protein Links Parkinson’s and Melanoma – And Could Treat Both
A tiny protein at the center of Parkinson’s disease also plays a surprising role in melanoma, a dangerous skin cancer. New research reveals that alpha-synuclein, which helps protect brain cells from ...
Origins Rewritten: Scientists Uncover the Lush Past of the World’s Largest Sand Desert
An international team of researchers, including scientists from UNIGE, has discovered that the Arabian Peninsula's desert was ...
This Plant-Based Gum Neutralizes 95% of Flu and Herpes Viruses – And Could Curb the Next Pandemic
A chewing gum made from lablab beans may be the next big tool in fighting viral transmission. Scientists found that this gum can neutralize influenza and herpes viruses by over 95% by targeting the ...
Dry Moon Rising: Chang’e-6 Uncovers a Hidden Water Divide in Lunar Mantle
Chinese scientists analyzing samples from the Moon’s farside have uncovered that its mantle holds significantly less water ...