Analyzes of stalagmite samples from caves in the north of Laos have provided geochemical indications of climatic developments in the heavily populated Asian monsoon...
Afterglow of the gamma ray burst GRB181123B (circle) (Image: Travis Rector / University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani and Davide de Martin)
Gamma ray bursts...
Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) (Image: hidesy / iStock)
Our hands and feet are marvels of nature. But how the precursors of these limbs developed...
The tropical belt, shaped by rainforests, is expanding. (Image: NASA / iStock)
Over the past few decades, the Earth's tropical belt has expanded slowly...
Islet cell organoids, where the green color indicates insulin production. (Image: Salk Institute)
Hope in the fight against type 1 diabetes: Using stem cell...
The belly of this fossil ichthyosaur contains the central portion of another marine reptile that was only slightly smaller. (Image: Da-Yong Jiang, et...
When different plush toys are given personal names, toddlers are evidently more likely to memorize their individual characteristics. (Image: Alexander S. LaTourrette)
This is...
Sac-winged bats have a rich repertoire of social vocalizations. (Image: Clinton Harris / istock)
With us, language development benefits from the typical motherly singsong....
Model of four spike proteins from Sars-CoV-2. Sugar deposits are marked in green. (Image: MPI for Biophysics)
The prickly proteins protruding from its...
Mantis shrimp Odontodactylus scyllarus (Image: slowmotiongli / iStock)
The Mantis Shrimp has one of the fastest and hardest blows in the animal kingdom. His...
Millet Panicum miliaceum (Image: Wiebke Kirleis / UFG Kiel)
Around 3500 years ago, the early cultures of Europe underwent a profound change: semi-nomads who immigrated...