Watching the death of a rare giant star
A University of Arizona-led team of astronomers has created a detailed, three-dimensional image of a dying hypergiant star. The team, led ...
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Fernandina Island Galapagos giant tortoise is not extinct
New genetic research has found that the Galapagos giant tortoise Chelonoidis phantasticus is not extinct. Credit: Lucas Bustamante © Galapagos ...
‘Fantastic giant tortoise,’ believed extinct, confirmed alive in the Galápagos
A tortoise from a Galápagos species long believed extinct has been found alive. The tortoise, named Fernanda after her Fernandina ...
Patagonia’s coast offers cool refuge for giant kelp
American Geophysical Union 2 June 2022 AGU Release No. 22-36 For Immediate Release Credit: NOAA American Geophysical Union 2 June ...
Researchers identify ancient bird behind giant eggs from Down Under
A years-long research debate over which animal is the rightful mother of giant prehistoric eggs in Australia has been resolved. ...
First Australians ate giant eggs of huge flightless birds, ancient proteins confirm
Proteins extracted from fragments of prehistoric eggshell found in the Australian sands confirm that the continent’s earliest humans consumed the ...
In sediments below Antarctic ice, scientists discover a giant groundwater system
Many scientists say that liquid water is a key to understanding the behavior of the frozen form found in glaciers. ...
Giant marine reptiles at 2,800 meters above sea level
The first ichthyosaurs swam through the primordial oceans in the early Triassic period about 250 million years ago. They had ...
Giant stars undergo dramatic weight loss program
Astronomers at the University of Sydney have found a slimmer type of red giant star for the first time. These ...
How giant viruses mature: new evidence from the medusavirus sheds light
Giant viruses represent a unique group of viruses that are similar in size to small bacteria. Medusavirus—a special type of ...
Microbiologist Frank Aylward to use $989,000 NSF CAREER Award to study ‘giant’ viruses found in ecosystems
Two years in the COVID-19 pandemic, most people are now aware how quickly viruses can pass from person to person ...
Stackable ‘holobricks’ can make giant 3D images
Researchers have developed a new method to display highly realistic holographic images using ‘holobricks’ that can be stacked together to ...
Researchers ID sex pheromone of invasive giant hornet
The world’s largest hornet has been the focus of extensive news coverage of late due to its menacing appearance and ...
Researchers identify active compounds in giant hornet queen sex pheromones
In a correspondence published in Current Biology, researchers have identified three active compounds in sex pheromones produced by virgin queens ...
Giant impact crater in Greenland occurred a few million years after dinosaurs went extinct
Danish and Swedish researchers have dated the enormous Hiawatha impact crater, a 31 km-wide meteorite crater buried under a kilometer ...
Giant Magellan Telescope Awards IDOM final design of its telescope enclosure
PASADENA, CA — The Giant Magellan Telescope today announced they have awarded IDOM, a renowned engineering and architecture firm based ...
Webb Fellowship awarded for the study of giant planets
An early-career planetary scientist has been awarded the third-ever Webb Fellowship and will study the atmospheres of giant planets using ...
A giant leap for immersive learning: Creating a virtual reality classroom
School-age children could one day take a class on the moon — with the help of virtual reality, that is. ...
Giant sponge gardens discovered on seamounts in the Arctic deep sea
Little food reaches the depths below the permanently ice-covered Arctic Ocean, because light limits the productivity of algae. However, scientists ...
A giant panda’s gut bacteria help it remain chubby while on a bamboo diet
The giant panda feeds exclusively on fibrous bamboo, yet they still manage to stay chubby and healthy. In a study ...
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