A live recreation of the Ngamugawi wirngarri coelacanth in its natural habitat. P3D graphic credit: Katrina Kenny. Credit: Illustration Katrina Kenny (courtesy Flinders University) "Groundbreaking" new fossil research reveals that climate change, asteroids, and plate tectonics are interconnected with the origins and extinction of animals, highlighting the significant evolutionary role of these factors. A recent study...
According to the team, the oldest known fossil skin samples resemble the skin of modern crocodiles. Depositphotos Scientists have found the oldest skin fossils, which are from a time long before dinosaurs existed. These samples, discovered in a cave in Oklahoma, show that reptile scales have barely changed in 286 million years. Most fossils in museums...
Credit: Pixaobay The preserved specimens of amber display distinct mouthparts that are currently found only in female individuals A mosquito is probably female if you swat it on your arm or neck. Only female mosquitoes feed on blood, providing the protein they need to develop eggs. Males consume plant fluids and nectar as females' skin-piercing mouthparts...
A finding of an extensive reservoir of 'fossil' water in Sicily could contribute to addressing the severe water scarcity issues in Southern Europe and Northern Africa. A recent publication in the journal Communications Earth & Environment unveiled the presence of an immense underground reservoir of freshwater beneath the Iblean Mountains in Sicily. This ancient aquifer,...
Announcement of the agreement at COP28. AMR ALFIKY Well beyond the COP 28 deadline, representatives from over 200 countries have finally reached an historic agreement for a transition away from fossil fuels. The approved text calls for a fair, orderly, and equitable transition in energy systems, accelerating action in this crucial decade to achieve carbon...
interestingengineering.com In the ocean's depths, primitive life likely originated eons ago. Nowadays, the deep sea is renowned for its peculiar and unusual marine life. Researchers are actively investigating how species' diversity on the ocean floor has evolved over time. Some theories suggest that deep-sea ecosystems have repeatedly developed after multiple mass extinctions and significant shifts...
Rocks created from hydrothermal vent precipitates on the seafloor. Dominic Papineau Scientists get long pondered how and when the evolution of prokaryotes to eukaryotes happened. A collaborative research group from Tohoku University and the College of Tokyo may have offered some answers after discovering new kinds of microfossils dating 1.9 billion years. Details of their findings were...
A 99-million-year-old piece of amber trapped this worker hell ant grasping an ancient relative of modern cockroaches in its unique jaws, which swung upwards unlike all modern ants. The 99-million-yr-old ant had scythe-like jaws that swung upward to pin prey against a horn-like head appendage. Some 99 million years back, an ant, unlike any alive today,...
LMU Zoologists Have Uncovered Examples of Ancient Amber-- Insect Larvae with Unusual Morphologies and Larvae of Early Flying Insects Amber block containing a fossilized insect. Credit: De Agostini /R. Valterza/Getty Images. thoughtco.com Every fossil is a time capsule. However, unlike numerous other finds, insects encapsulated in amber are often flawlessly preserved. According to Professor Joachim T....
Columbia Engineering scientists are advancing renewable energy storage by developing cost-effective K-Na/S batteries that utilize common materials to store energy more efficiently, aiming to stabilize energy supply from intermittent renewable sources. Columbia Engineers have developed a new, more powerful battery electrolyte that lasts longer and is cheaper to produce. Renewable energy sources like wind and...
