A 155 million year old fossil was discovered by local collector Kevan Sheehan between 2003 and 2008 as it gradually tumbled out of the cliffs near Weymouth.
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Ants Can Make A Distinction Between Less & Most Threatening Intruders Of Their Kind
A study by a team of scientists led by Inon Scharf and Susanne Foitzik from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany, wanted to find out how these socially complex ant species Temnothorax longispinosus reacted to intruders of different species.
What Makes One Left Handed?
Geneticist Clyde Francks, lead author of a 2007 study in which Oxford University researchers identified a genetic variant linked to left-handedness.
Is Russia’s Nuclear Plant Innovation Sufficient, Touting It As Accident Free?
The Russian nuclear industry has profited by selling reactors abroad, mostly to developing countries like China and India.
Utilizing Waste Heat From Automobile Exhaust In Cooling & Power Production
A new technology is developed by the Oregon State University (OSU) to utilize waste heat emitted from the exhaust pipes of millions of automotive engines, generators, factories, power plants and other utilities.
Skeleton Parts of Extinct Sea Cow Found Embedded In Limestone In The Philippines
A team of Italian expedition lead by geologist Leonardo Piccini from the University of Florence has discovered the bones of extinct sea cow species that lived about 20 million years ago.
Bacteria Is Linked To Parkinson’s Disease – Study
The bacterial infection responsible for stomach ulcers have been linked to Parkinson’s disease according to researchers in the US.
Battery Replacement Becomes Obsolete With Soft Generators
One revolutionary concept being pursued by a team of researchers in New Zealand involves creating ‘wearable energy harvesters’ capable of converting movement from humans or found in nature into battery power.
The Origin Of ‘The Ring of Fire’ In The Pacific
The Pacific ocean is contained by a ring of fire, an inverted horseshoe shape that encompasses the long stretch coast of the Americas starting from Chile, going to Mexico, to California, Alaska then cross to East Asia, from Japan, to Philippines, Indonesia down to New Zealand.
Soil Liquefaction Is Seen As The Culprit That Caused Much Damage In Japan’s Quake
A preliminary report about the damage in Japan’s quake has just been concluded by the Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance, (GEER) advance team, in whose work is supported by the National Science Foundation.