Other Sciences News

Aug 16, 2011 by James Freeman

In a new study co-authored by University of Florida scientists, researchers recovered and analyzed the oldest fossil evidence of fingernails in modern primates, confirming the idea nails developed with small body size and disproving previous theories nails evolved with an increase in primate body size. More than 25 new specimens of Teilhardina brandti – an extinct primate originally described from a single lower molar — include pieces of upper...

Aug 12, 2011 by News Staff

A team of astronomers, using the Spitzer Space Telescope, has reported the first extragalactic detection of the C70 fullerene molecule, and the possible...

Aug 11, 2011 by Natali Anderson

An international team of astronomers has made the first undisputed detection of oxygen molecules in space. Using data from the European Space Agency’s...