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Study explores supergiant iceberg’s huge impact on surrounding ocean surface

Riddle of varying warm water inflow in the Arctic now solved

Picky green sea turtle has travelled to the same place to eat for generations

Marine fossils are a reliable benchmark for degrading and collapsing ecosystems

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Astronomy

Astronomers find abundance of Milky Way–like galaxies in early universe, rewriting cosmic evolution theories

Astronomers discover newborn galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope

New Mars gravity analysis improves understanding of possible ancient ocean

A bird’s eye view of the Milky Way

Molecular filament shielded young solar system from supernova

Never-before-seen way to annihilate a star

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Archaeology

Temple of Aphrodite revealed in Thonis Heraklion

2023-09-23

In an official communiqué issued by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt, it has come to light that an archaeological expedition has successfully unveiled a temple consecrated to Aphrodite within the submerged environs of Thonis-Heracleion. This once-thriving urban settlement, Thonis-Heracleion, was positioned...

Large fossil spider found in Australia

2023-09-23

A team of Australian scientists led by Australian Museum (AM) and University of New South Wales (UNSW) paleontologist Dr. Matthew McCurry have formally named and described a fossil spider, Megamonodontium mccluskyi, which is between 11–16 million years old. The findings on this new genus...

Fossils of ‘primitive cousins of T rex’ shed light on the end of the age of dinosaurs in Africa

2023-09-23

Fossils of primitive cousins of T. rex that had short, bulldog snouts and even shorter arms have been discovered by scientists in Morocco. The two new dinosaur species belong to the Abelisauridae, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs that were counterparts to the tyrannosaurs of...

Archaeology

Pollen analysis suggests dispersal of modern humans occurred during a major Pleistocene warming spell

2023-09-22

It's an Ice Age mystery that's been debated for decades among anthropologists: Exactly when and how did the flow of Homo sapiens in Eurasia happen? Did a cold snap or a warming spell drive early human movement from Africa into Europe and Asia? A study...

Archaeology

Ancient ‘power’ palazzo on Rome’s Palatine Hill reopens to tourists, decades after closure.

2023-09-22

An ancient Roman imperial palazzo atop the city's Palatine Hill was reopened to tourists on Thursday, nearly 50 years after its closure for restoration. The nearly 2,000-year-old Domus Tiberiana was home to rulers in the ancient city's Imperial period. The sprawling palace allows for sweeping...

Evolution

Colourful primates don’t have better colour vision, study finds

2023-09-22

Primate species with better colour vision are not more likely to have red skin or fur colouration, as previously thought. The findings, published this week in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, suggest that red skin and/or red-orange fur may be beneficial for use in...

Study explores supergiant iceberg’s huge impact on surrounding ocean surface

2023-09-22

The melting of the supergiant iceberg A-68 had a huge impact on the ocean around South Georgia, in sub-Antarctica, and significantly changed the Southern Ocean's temperature and saltiness, with potentially major consequences for this ecologically significant region. These results are published this week in...

Astronomers find abundance of Milky Way–like galaxies in early universe, rewriting cosmic evolution theories

2023-09-22

Galaxies from the early universe are more like our own Milky Way than previously thought, flipping the entire narrative of how scientists think about structure formation in the universe, according to new research published today. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team...

Astronomers discover newborn galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope

2023-09-22

With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers are now able to peer so far back in time that we are approaching the epoch where we think that the first galaxies were created. Throughout most of the history of the universe, galaxies...

Six new species of Western Australian trilobites discovered

2023-09-21

Six new species of trilobites have been found deep underground in the Canning Basin of Western Australia. Dr. Patrick Smith at the Australian Museum and Heidi Allen from Geological Survey of WA tell us how this discovery has reshaped our understanding of ancient life...

A fossil jumping spider’s 15-million-year journey

2023-09-21

Jumping spiders (Salticidae) are a recently evolved family of spiders. They are known for their distinctive large eyes and ability to jump long distances relative to their small size. Australia has about 1,200 to 1,500 species of this spider family. Only 500 have scientific...