Archeology
Penguins survived the time of dinosaurs extinction
The new analysis of the world's oldest penguin fossils has confirmed that a few have survived a major extinction period - the period of the disappearance of the entire d…
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Archeology
Find the oldest relative of T.rex
Researchers claim to have found the ancestor of the ferocious T.rex. The oldest fossil of the tyrannosaur dinosaur is 160 million years old. The team was surprised to le…
Space science
Comet has been in the sights of Rosetta
Europe's Rosetta cruise ship has captured the first image of the target comet, since it was awakened from sleep.
Space science
Looking ahead to the future of the Earth
If the sun develops in the direction of newly discovered relatives, called CoRoT Sol 1, water on the Earth's surface will evaporate, according to a report published in t…
Space science
Earth is closer to the black hole than expected
Dutch astronomers measured the relative distance between the earth and the nearest black hole.
Space science
The supernova of the wild cousin of SN 1987A
Astronomers have recently discovered that a relative of a strange exploding star was once thought to be unique in the universe. For more than two decades they have thoro…
Biology
Detecting worms with relatives
Researchers have suddenly discovered a creature that is a long-lost relative of mankind: the pink cave worm - marine animals that have up to 70% of the human genome.
Biology
Strange creatures glow themselves to catch prey
Newly discovered glowing strange animals lurk in the rainforest in Peru.
Biology
Detection and conservation of wild food crops
Scientists have published the most complete data regarding wild plants with relatives with today's popular food crops.
Biology
The oldest plants on earth exist today
This tree is a relative of coriander, which looks almost mossy but is essentially a shrub growing in the Atacama desert.
Biology
Loyal to the roots
From small lavender flowers to rampant beef stalks, there is nothing outstanding about the Lake Big-shale coast weed that gives the idea that this may be a wonder in the…
Biology
Trees recognize relatives
Plants can know when they are planted with pots or brothers. When there are strangers living together, they will develop competitive traits, but for them, they seem to b…
Biology
Why bees cannibalism?
Bees can be evil relatives. Queen bees eat eggs of their children, worker bees also eat with their eggs. This activity can be frightening to humans, but it makes the fam…
Animal world
This animal is ten thousand times more spicy than humans, but its secret is ... unfair!
In fact, science has long discovered that tree shrews have close relatives with primates, and love to find spicy food in their natural environment.