An ancient, dolphin-like marine reptile resembles its distant relative in more than appearance, according to an international team of researchers. Molecular and microstructural analysis of a Stenopterygius ichthyosaur from the …read more Source:: Science
Day: December 5, 2018
Global carbon dioxide emissions rise even as coal wanes and renewables boom
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•Renewable energy capacity has hit record levels and global coal use may have already peaked. But the world’s carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels increased in 2018, and the trend …read more Source:: Science
Enhancing our vision of the past
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•Scientists have advanced our understanding of how ancient animals saw the world by combining the study of fossils and genetics. …read more Source:: Science
Biological templating: Using a virus to speed up modern computers
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•Researchers have successfully developed a method — using a bacteriophage — that could lead to unprecedented advances in computer speed and efficiency. …read more Source:: Science
Bringing balance to the universe: New theory could explain missing 95 percent of the cosmos
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•New research could shed light on the ‘missing’ dark matter and dark energy that make up 95 percent of our universe and yet are wholly invisible to us. …read more Source:: Science