A Gigantic Guide To The Mighty Triceratops
Everything you want to know about the famous three-horned dinosaur. … […]
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With Steven Weinberg’s death, physics loses a titan
The Nobel laureate advanced the theory of particles and forces, and wrote insightfully for a wider public. … […]
The Universe has an average colour – and it’s called cosmic latte
Astrophysicist Dr Alastair Gunn explains how scientists calculated the Universe’s average hue – and what it looks like. … […]
Super pecs and 1,200 heartbeats per minute: The hidden biology of hummingbird flight
Hummingbirds can beat their wings so fast that their flight is audible to us as a sonorous hum. But how did these incredible birds evolve into aerial masters? … […]
The injectable nanosensor that will one day read your thoughts
Imagine composing an email with nothing but your mind. … […]
Five New Species of Flowering Plants Discovered in Bolivia
A team of U.K. botanists has discovered five new species in the plant genus Jacquemontia in the Andes of Bolivia. Jacquemontia is a medium-sized pantropical genus of around 120 species, but the majority of species are Neotropical, the greatest diversity being in Brazil. Most species in the genus are modest, twining… […]
Archaeologists Find Submerged Roman Road in Venice Lagoon
Archaeologists have documented the presence of an about 1,200-m-long segment of an ancient Roman road on a beach ridge now submerged in the Venice Lagoon, the largest lagoon in the Mediterranean Sea, surrounding the historical city of Venice in Italy; its presence confirms the hypothesis of a stable system of Roman… […]
Excessive Coffee Consumption is Associated with Smaller Brain Volumes, Increased Odds of Dementia
Coffee is a highly popular beverage worldwide, containing caffeine which is a central nervous system stimulant. In a study of 398,646 UK Biobank participants, high coffee consumption (more than six cups of coffee a day) was associated with smaller total brain volumes and 53% higher odds of dementia. “Coffee is among… […]
Advantages of intranasal vaccination against SARS-CoV-2
There are many reasons that an intranasal vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 virus would be helpful in the fight against COVID-19 infections, immunologists write in a new article. … […]
Neuroscientists posit that brain region is a key locus of learning
Long thought of as a generic alarm system, the locus coeruleus may actually be a sophisticated regulator of learning and behavior, according to a new review. … […]