Turning into fossils distorted dino plumage
YALE (US) — Experiments suggest that fossil birds and dinosaurs may have had different colored feathers than scientists thought. Continue…
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Team tracks single flies in the big swarm
YALE (US) — Analyzing what happens in a midge fly mating swarm could help scientists better understand bird flocks, fish schools, and human crowds. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 11, 2012 9:57 - 3 Comments
Only lightweight lizards survived killer asteroid
YALE (US) — The asteroid collision widely thought to have killed the dinosaurs also caused extreme devastation among snakes and lizards, including the newly identified Obamadon gracilis. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 5, 2012 12:12 - 0 Comments
iPad power from bendy glass fuel cells?
YALE (US) — A new breed of micro fuel cell could be a long-lasting, low-cost, and eco-friendly power source for portable electronic devices, like tablets, smartphones, and remote sensors. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 28, 2012 10:25 - 0 Comments
For ancient birds, feathers were a drag
YALE (US) — Prehistoric birds were far less versatile at flying than their modern descendents, a new study of their feathers shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 31, 2012 15:55 - 1 Comment
Family tree links all 10,000 types of birds
YALE (US) / U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — The most comprehensive family tree for birds yet connects all living bird species—nearly 10,000 in total—and reveals surprising new details about their origins. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 19, 2012 7:22 - 0 Comments
Amateurs help find planet in four-star system
YALE (US) — Citizen scientists and professional astronomers have discovered the first reported case of a planet orbiting a pair of twin suns that in turn is orbited by a second distant pair of stars. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 11, 2012 12:50 - 0 Comments
Diamond planet is twice the size of Earth
YALE (US) — A rocky planet twice the size of Earth that is orbiting a nearby star appears to be made largely out of diamond, new research suggests. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 4, 2012 11:25 - 1 Comment
Evolution took off wormy mollusks’ shells
YALE (US) — A new fossil may end a long-running debate about mollusks: Which evolved first, shelled forms like clams and snails, or their shell-less, worm-like relatives? (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 13, 2012 11:34 - 7 Comments
New monkey species has bright blue bottom
YALE (US) — Scientists have found a new monkey species in remote central Congo, where bush meat hunting and habitat loss threaten their survival. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 26, 2012 10:33 - 6 Comments
‘Missing link’ snake slithered near T. rex
YALE (US) — Researchers have identified the most primitive known snake, and they say it descended from terrestrial rather than marine ancestors. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 16, 2012 14:20 - 0 Comments
Nanogel hits cancer with one-two punch
YALE (US) — A new mechanism for attacking cancerous tumors strengthens the body’s immune response at the same time it weakens the tumor’s ability to resist it. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 29, 2012 11:20 - 1 Comment
Millions of germs fly when you enter the room
YALE (US) — A person’s mere presence in a room can add 37 million bacteria to the air every hour, a new study finds. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 21, 2012 9:47 - 1 Comment
To see into bone, MRI targets phosphorus
YALE (US) — Researchers have developed a new way of seeing inside solid objects, including animal bones and tissues. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 24, 2012 10:19 - 0 Comments
Tracks of long-gone elephants zigzag desert
YALE (US) — Ancient footprints in the Arabian desert reveal the early origins of modern elephants’ social structure. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 9, 2012 15:01 - 0 Comments
After collision, ‘Amasia’ supercontinent is born
YALE (US) — A new forecast for the formation of supercontinents predicts a far-future collision between America and Eurasia. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 7, 2011 10:20 - 0 Comments
New black holes pop up in young galaxy
YALE (US) — Astronomers have discovered what appear to be three fast-growing, supermassive black holes in a relatively young, still-forming galaxy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2011 12:04 - 2 Comments
New anti-HIV agents more potent, less toxic
YALE (US) — Researchers have discovered chemical compounds that could lead to HIV treatments that are 10 to 2,000 times more potent than drugs now on the market. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 21, 2011 11:26 - 0 Comments
True colors of moths 47 million years ago
YALE (US) — Scientists have for the first time determined the original colors of an ancient moth, based on nearly 50 million-year-old fossils from Germany. (more…)
