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A 125-million-year-old dinosaur unearthed in China was preserved so perfectly that individual skin cells are still visible, and it was covered in hollow, porcupine-like spikes never documented on any dinosaur before
46+ min ago (843+ words) The fossil is easy to oversell, because the real version is already strange enough. The headline detail is not just that skin survived. It is that the skin includes hollow, spike-like structures preserved finely enough for the team to examine…...
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Canada's microbial fuel factories: How university researchers are turning microorganisms into the next generation of biofuels
56+ min ago (702+ words) Open AI number two Simo steps down to focus on health Remembering Shaun Guthrie, a CIO leader and friend to many How AI and digital twins are transforming project management in Canada Is workplace culture overtaking corporate prestige in the…...
A team from the Autonomous University of Barcelona analyzed 54 newborns who lived between 2, 700 and 2, 100 years ago and found a surprising clue in their DNA
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (930+ words) By Kevin Montien " Editorial process For generations, the story of the ancient Iberians has often sounded like a tale of constant outside influence. Phoenician traders, Greek goods, Punic networks, and later Roman power all moved through the eastern Iberian Peninsula,…...
Scientists filmed a three-legged lion make a record swim across a crocodile-filled channel in Uganda, and the hidden reason he kept crossing reveals what pressure does to a species
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (868+ words) The water was dark and the swim would be more than a kilometre long. Somewhere out in that blackness, hippos surfaced and Nile crocodiles held still beneath the surface, each one capable of ending a lion in seconds. And yet,…...
These Unusual Step-Like Structures on Hillsides Baffled Darwin 150 Years Ago'Now Scientists Finally Know Their Origins
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (523+ words) An unusual phenomenon that has been recognized around the world for more than a century has finally been resolved: what are the origins of the distinctive, stair-like ridges that form on steep hillsides? These features, known as "terracettes," have long…...
New viral library helps scientists study thousands of proteins
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (1264+ words) To prevent viruses from sickening or killing us - whether it's an individual case of hepatitis B or a COVID pandemic - it's crucial to understand how the proteins they make initiate changes in our bodies that allow them to flourish. A…...
The Unseen Battle for the Human Brain Beyond Neuralink " Weddings
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (931+ words) Elon Musk wants to drill a hole in your skull. The media loves a cybernetic savior narrative. It is easy to sell the public on the sci-fi dream of paralyzed patients walking again or typing at the speed of thought…...
Kaptagat Conservation Initiative marks decade of community-led environmental restoration
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (318+ words) As the Kaptagat Integrated Conservation Initiative marked its 10th edition of Saturday in Elgeyo Marakwet County, one man engaged in the event with humility, having made great strides in positively impacting his community. The National Treasury Principal Secretary Dr. Chris Kiptoo,…...
DNA study challenges assumptions about medieval shared family graves
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (393+ words) When archaeologists find adults and children buried together in medieval graves, it is often assumed that they were members of the same family. A new study from Stockholm University in Science Advances suggests otherwise. Researchers at Stockholm University analysed DNA…...