Fossils of a new group of animal predators have been located in the Early Cambrian Sirius Passet fossil locality in North Greenland. These large worms may be some of the earliest carnivorous animals to have colonized the water column more than 518 million years ago, revealing a past dynasty of predators that scientists didn’t know …

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A new study unlocks the secrets of how high blood pressure (hypertension) fuels the progression of arterial disease. ​A new study unlocks the secrets of how high blood pressure (hypertension) fuels the progression of arterial disease. A new study unlocks the secrets of how high blood pressure (hypertension) fuels the progression of arterial disease. 

The cycling of water across membrane transporters is an hallmark of the cell metabolism and is potentially of high diagnostic significance for the characterization of tumors and other diseases. A research team has now introduced a new MRI-based method for assessing this water exchange. By this method, they were able to estimate the degree of …

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New research reveals how corrosion happens on the atomic level. ​New research reveals how corrosion happens on the atomic level. New research reveals how corrosion happens on the atomic level. 

The United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket is scheduled to launch for the first time on 8 January, carrying the Peregrine lander to the lunar surface ​The United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket is scheduled to launch for the first time on 8 January, carrying the Peregrine lander to the lunar surface The United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket …

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An artificial skin that delivers a waterproof sense of touch could speed up underwater robotic exploration and ocean clean-up operations while reducing harm to marine life ​An artificial skin that delivers a waterproof sense of touch could speed up underwater robotic exploration and ocean clean-up operations while reducing harm to marine life An artificial skin that …

Robot with sense of touch grabs ocean trash without harming sea life Read More »

To paraphrase author Mark Twain, reports of declining phytoplankton in the North Atlantic may have been greatly exaggerated. An earlier study used ice cores in Antarctica to suggest that marine productivity in the North Atlantic had declined by 10%… ​To paraphrase author Mark Twain, reports of declining phytoplankton in the North Atlantic may have been …

North Atlantic’s marine productivity may not be declining, according to new study of older ice cores Read More »

An artificial intelligence model has unpicked some of the linguistic influences behind England’s place names, which could help us to understand their meaning ​An artificial intelligence model has unpicked some of the linguistic influences behind England’s place names, which could help us to understand their meaning An artificial intelligence model has unpicked some of the linguistic …

AI sheds light on the ancient origins of England’s place names Read More »