Oct 24, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Archaeologists in Armenia have discovered the remains of an early Christian church at the site of the ancient city of Artaxata. A preliminary reconstruction...

Oct 24, 2024 by News Staff

The well-studied V404 Cygni, an X-ray binary hosting a low-mass black hole, is part of a wide hierarchical triple with a tertiary companion at least 3,500...

Oct 24, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists say they have discovered the first fossil of an Australian sawfly species, Baladi warru, found at McGraths Flat in central New South Wales. Baladi...

Oct 24, 2024 by News Staff

The El Niño-Southern Oscillation, which is characterized by irregular alternations between anomalously warm (El Niño) and cold (La Niña) conditions,...

Oct 24, 2024 by News Staff

In 2000, archaeologists discovered the 300,000 to 400,000-year-old remains of three ancient elephants along with 87 stone tools at the Pampore in the Kashmir...

Oct 23, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the Gemini North telescope at NSF’s International Gemini Observatory, operated by NOIRLab, astronomers...

Oct 23, 2024 by News Staff

Theropod dinosaur trackways can be used as indirect evidence of pre-avian aerial behavior, according to new research. The animal responsible for Dromaeosauriformipes...

Oct 23, 2024 by News Staff

Betelgeuse, also known as Alpha Orionis or Alpha Ori, is the second-closest red supergiant to Earth. From November 2019 to March 2020, this star experienced...

Oct 21, 2024 by Natali Anderson

Ornithologists have described a new species of tanager in the genus Trichothraupis living on the Eastern slopes of the Andes. Trichothraupis melanops (above)...

Oct 21, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Archaeologists from the University of Granada say they have uncovered the remnants of the ancient Roman forum in Ubrique, Andalusia, Spain. The archaeological...

Oct 21, 2024 by News Staff

Two ecospecies of Helicobacter pylori — named ‘Hardy’ and ‘Ubiquitous’ — co-existed in the stomachs of modern humans since before they...

Oct 21, 2024 by News Staff

Weighted blankets can help to improve sleep in adults with insomnia and other mental health conditions, including anxiety and depression, but results are...

Oct 21, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Early galaxies are dominated by bright clumps, which are larger and more massive than in the local Universe. The star formation activity is strongly influenced...

Oct 18, 2024 by News Staff

Daily strawberry consumption (between one and four cups per day) improves outcomes of lipid metabolism and inflammation in those at increased cardiovascular...

Oct 18, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have identified a species of medium-sized iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaur from two specimens found in northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Life...

Oct 17, 2024 by News Staff

On Earth, solar radiation can transmit down to multiple meters within ice, depending on its optical properties. Organisms within ice can harness energy...

Oct 17, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Quaestio simpsonorum is part of the Ediacara Biota, which preserves the oldest evidence for complex, macroscopic animals. Close up of Quaestio simpsonorum...

Oct 17, 2024 by News Staff

Gliese 229B was the first known brown dwarf, discovered in 1995. In new research, astronomers observed Gliese 229 B with the GRAVITY interferometer...

Oct 16, 2024 by News Staff

New research shows that approximately 70% of meteorites originate from at least three recent break-ups of massive asteroids. This is an artist’s...

Oct 16, 2024 by News Staff

The TRAPPIST-1 system is a compact system of at least seven exoplanets with sizes similar to Earth. Penn State and SETI Institute astronomers spent 28...