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Eotrachodon orientalis: left lateral view of the assembled skull. Image credit: Albert Prieto-Marquez et al.

Eotrachodon orientalis: New Duck-Billed Dinosaur Species Discovered

Jan 26, 2016 by Natali Anderson

A team of paleontologists has discovered a new species of primitive duck-billed dinosaur, called Eotrachodon orientalis, in Alabama. Eotrachodon orientalis:...

An artist’s impression of the massive exoplanet J2126. Image credit: Neil Cook / University of Hertfordshire.

Astronomers Discover Planet with Largest Orbit Ever

Jan 26, 2016 by News Staff

The planetary-mass object J2126 – previously thought to be a free-floating planet – orbits its parent star in the most distant orbit seen yet,...

Secretary bird Madeleine attacks his prey. Image credit: Jason Shallcross.

Study: Secretary Birds Stamp on Their Prey with Force 5 Times Their Weight

Jan 26, 2016 by Natali Anderson

According to a new study published this week in the journal Current Biology, Secretary birds can kick with 195 Newtons, which is equivalent to about 5...

This New Horizons image shows the night side of Charon. Image credit: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Southwest Research Institute.

First-Ever Look at Charon’s Night Side

Jan 26, 2016 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA’s New Horizons robotic probe captured this image of the night side of Charon on July 17, 2015, nearly three days after closest approach to the Pluto...

Photographs of (a) plains, (b) mountain, and (c) Grevy’s zebra, and (d) African wild ass in the Tierpark Zoo, Berlin. Image credit: Tim Caro.

Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? Not for Camo, Scientists Say

Jan 25, 2016 by News Staff

In a study published online in the journal PLoS ONE, scientists found that zebra stripes cannot be involved in allowing the animals to blend in with the...

The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula). Image credit: Citron / CC-BY-SA-3.0.

Biologists: Carnivorous Venus Flytraps Can Count

Jan 25, 2016 by News Staff

Carnivorous plants, such as the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula), depend on an animal diet when grown in nutrient-poor soils. They sense the arrival of...

Visible in this image are galaxies within the galaxy cluster Abell 428: the jet-producing spiral galaxy LEDA 97372 (left) and the spiral galaxy [LOY2001] J031549.8-190623 (right). Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / Judy Schmidt, www.geckzilla.com.

Hubble Sees Spirals in Galaxy Cluster Abell 428

Jan 25, 2016 by Sergio Prostak

Two bright objects in this Hubble Space Telescope image are massive spiral galaxies in the galaxy cluster known as Abell 428, in the constellation of Eridanus,...

Liolaemus uniformis: male (top) and female. Image credit: Troncoso-Palacios J. et al.

Scientists Discover New Species of Iguana

Jan 23, 2016 by News Staff

Scientists have discovered a new species of iguana in the mountains of central Chile, called Liolaemus uniformis. Liolaemus uniformis: male (top) and female....

This image from Hubble shows the Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier 104 or NGC 4594), an unbarred spiral galaxy located about 29 million light-years away. Image credit: NASA / Hubble Heritage Team.

Astrobiologists Say Extraterrestrials May All Be Extinct

Jan 22, 2016 by News Staff

According to Australian National University astrobiologists Charley Lineweaver and Aditya Chopra, life on other planets would likely be brief and become...

An adult male of Frankixalus jerdonii is emerging out of a tree hole. Image credit: S.D. Biju.

Scientists Describe New Genus of Tree Hole Breeding Frogs

Jan 22, 2016 by Natali Anderson

A new genus of tree hole breeding frogs has been described and named by a group of scientists led by University of Delhi researcher S. D. Biju. An adult...

COF-505 is the first 3D covalent organic framework to be made by weaving together helical organic threads. Image credit: Berkeley Lab.

Researchers Create Material with Fabric-Like Woven Nanostructure

Jan 22, 2016 by Enrico de Lazaro

A 3D covalent organic framework (COF) constructed from helical organic threads, designed to be mutually weaving at regular intervals, has been synthesized...

This composite image of the star cluster Trumpler 14 was made with data taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Jesús Maíz Apellániz, Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Spots Glittering Star Cluster Trumpler 14

Jan 22, 2016 by Natali Anderson

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has obtained a stunning image of a star cluster called Trumpler 14, one of the largest gatherings of hot, massive and bright...

This wide-field image shows the patch of sky around the distant quasar PKS 1939-315 (green cross). Image credit: Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg / SIMBAD.

Strangely Shaped Plasma Lenses May Lurk in Milky Way’s Interstellar Medium

Jan 21, 2016 by News Staff

According to a team of astronomers led by Dr. Keith Bannister of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science Division, invisible noodle- or hazelnut-shaped plasma...

The marble ram unearthed in Caesarea, Israel. Image credit: Vered Sarig / Caesarea Development Corporation.

Magnificent Marble Ram Unearthed in Caesarea

Jan 21, 2016 by Enrico de Lazaro

In the ruins of the ancient port city of Caesarea, Israeli archaeologists have discovered a magnificent marble statue of ram. The marble ram unearthed...

Dracoraptor hanigani restored as a shoreline dwelling predator and scavenger. Image credit: Bob Nichols, paleocreations.com.

Dracoraptor hanigani: New Species of Dinosaur Discovered in Wales

Jan 21, 2016 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have discovered what they say is a new theropod dinosaur that lived 200 million years ago in Wales. Dracoraptor hanigani restored as a...

Planet Nine: Astronomers Uncover Evidence for mini-Neptune in Outer Solar System

Jan 21, 2016 by News Staff

A team of astronomers at the California Institute of Technology has found strong evidence of a massive gaseous planet – informally named Planet Nine...

The Himalayan forest thrush (Zoothera salimalii). Image credit: Craig Belsford.

Himalayan Forest Thrush: Scientists Discover New Species of Bird

Jan 20, 2016 by News Staff

A group of scientists led by Dr. Per Alström of Uppsala University has described a new species of bird from the northeastern India and adjacent parts...

This picture of elusive bush dogs was taken by a camera trap in the wet tropical forest of Pirre, Panama. Image credit: GEMAS Panamá / Fundación Natura / Fondo Darién / Fundación Yaguará Panamá / Southern Illinois University.

Camera Traps ‘Capture’ Elusive Bush Dogs in Panama

Jan 20, 2016 by Natali Anderson

Motion-sensitive cameras placed at several sites in Panama have captured images of the bush dog (Speothos venaticus), one of the most enigmatic of the...

Proportional diversity of arthropod orders across all rooms in the study. Image credit: Bertone M.A. et al., doi: 10.7717/peerj.1582.

U.S. Homes Harbor More Than 500 Different Species of Insects and Their Relatives

Jan 20, 2016 by Enrico de Lazaro

Americans share their houses with any of more than 500 different morphospecies of arthropods (insects and their relatives) – at least on a short-term...