Farmer Leads Scientists to Fossilized Egg From Prehistoric Giant Turtle - With a Revealing Embryo Inside
A very long-lived family, the turtles, filled in its family tree a little by the find of a fossilized embryo from the Cretaceous Period.
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New Technology for Saving Endangered Sea Turtles Uses Decoy GPS Eggs to Catch Poachers - And it Works
A new study published in the journal Current Biology has found that planting GPS-enabled decoy eggs could help find baby turtle traffickers.
Black Hole Found Shredding a Nearby Star into 'Spaghetti' is Pivotal Moment for Astronomers
An intermediate-sized black hole lurking undetected in a dwarf galaxy was observed gobbling up an unlucky star that strayed too close.
Misinformation Experiment Has Potential to 'Inoculate' Millions of Social Media Users
Briefly exposing social media users to the tricks behind misinformation boosts awareness of online falsehoods—and Google is set to deploy.
Engineers Build Efficient Chip So Fast it Can Transmit All Internet's Traffic in Under a Second
A laser, a single optical chip, and a frequency comb is what scientists needed to shatter the record for data transmission at 1.8 petabits/s
Mobile Phones on Bridges Can be Used to Assess Structural Integrity
Vibrational data from smartphones in cars driving over bridges could help inform on their structural integrity, increasing their lifespan 30%.
'Ground Breaking' Patient Who Survived 12 Different Types of Cancer Could Hold Key to Detection and Treating
A unique patient who has survived a dozen different types of cancer tumors has scientists looking to harness their powers for treatments.
Astronomers Find A Fluffy Planet With the Density of a Marshmallow
Astronomers have found a planet with the average density of a marshmallow, orbiting around a cool M dwarf star.
Short Brisk Walks Instead of Long Strolls May Cut Risk of Heart Disease, Says Key Study of 88,000
A study of movement tracking found a brisk daily 15-minute walk is enough to cut the risk of heart disease, but a 30-minute stroll is not.
New Rooftop CO2 Ventilators Funnel Fumes into Fertilizer that Makes Spinach Grow 4x Bigger in Roof Gardens
The study included an experiment that found spinach by the new air vents grew four times larger than the other plants.
Photo of the Pillars of Creation Shows the Lens Upgrade of Webb vs Hubble: A Heavenly View
Newly formed stars pop out in shades of pink, red, and crimson. Forming stars that remain hidden deep in the Pillars resemble molten lava.
Cure for Baldness Could Be on the Horizon as Hair Cells Are Generated in a Lab
Japanese researchers successfully generated hair follicles inside in vitro cultures, which could lead to useful treatments for hair loss.
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