Two fossils, one found more than a century ago and another collected 70 years later, were the clues that enabled a Masters student to identify a new species of prehistoric crocodile. The new species of crocodile has been described from opalized fossils found at Lightning Ridge in NSW, Australia, from a fossil dug up more than ...
Archaeologists learn about the past by piecing together artifacts from material culture: The tools, artwork, and architecture left behind that tell us how ancient humans lived. But imagine being able to study their ancient DNA as well to learn about how different groups of people were related to each other, where they came from, or ...
Ants. Sure, most are harmless and inconspicuous. Though, there are always exceptions. Army ants, bulldog ants, and fire ants are a few living members of the family Formicidae that nature television viewers might recognize from any number of the World’s Deadliest countdown shows that populate the airwaves these days. However, one of the most fearsome and ...
In a 600-ft-long saltwater wave tank on the coast of New Jersey, a team of NJIT researchers is conducting the largest-ever simulation of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to determine more precisely where hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil dispersed to following the drilling rig’s explosion in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Led ...
Bottles of beer, wine, and spirits contain potentially harmful levels of toxic elements, such as lead and cadmium, in their enameled decorations, a new study shows. Researchers at the University of Plymouth analyzed both the glass and enameled decorations on a variety of clear and colored bottles readily available in shops and supermarkets. They showed ...
A scientific approach has been used to re-identify huge birds etched into the desert plains of southern Peru around 2,000 years ago. The birds appear to be exotic to the region and further studies could help explain their significance. The study is published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. The lines and geoglyphs of Nasca ...
Social life entails countless situations in which people have to trust each other. From mundane family matters to profane issues such as trade negotiations among world leaders in a conflicted globalized world — all require the trust and the trustworthiness of the involved individuals. But how do individuals with antisocial personality traits behave in such ...
The U.S. military’s carbon footprint is enormous and must be confronted to have a substantial effect on battling global warming. Research by social scientists from Durham University and Lancaster University shows the U.S. military is one of the largest climate polluters in history, consuming more liquid fuels and emitting more CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) than ...
Magnetic disturbances caused by phenomena like the northern lights can be tracked by a “social network” of ground-based instruments, according to a new study from the University of Warwick. The researchers, led by Professor Sandra Chapman, have for the first time characterized the observations from over 100 ground-based magnetometers in terms of a time-varying directed ...
A chemical residue study of incense burners from ancient burials at high elevations in the Pamir Mountains of western China has revealed psychoactive cannabinoids. This study provides some of the earliest unambiguous evidence for the use of cannabis for its psychoactive compounds, and the awareness of higher THC-producing varieties of the plant. Cannabis has been ...
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