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The wing bones of pterosaurs have shown their ability to fly since birth
2021-07-25 11:38
The first vertebrates that really learned to fly were pterosaurs, which resembled something between lizards and birds. They were also the largest animals that ever took to the air: the wingspan of the pterosaurs of Quetzalcoatl may have reached up to 15 meters. At the same time, they could fly, apparently, from birth, without requiring training, like birds.
It is still not completely clear whether newborn ...
An albino opossum proves CRISPR works for marsupials, too
2021-07-24 11:19
CRISPR has been used to modify the genes of tomatoes, humans, and just about everything in between. Because of their unique reproductive biology and their relative rarity in laboratory settings, though, marsupials had eluded the CRISPR rush—until now.
A team of researchers at Japan’s Riken Institute, a national research facility, have used the technology to edit the genes of a South American species of opo...
Why do quantum effects only occur on the atomic scale?
2021-07-23 14:00
In fact, quantum effects are not limited to the atomic scale alone. There are several examples of macroscopic quantum behavior. Quantum physics describes matter and energy as quantum wave functions, which sometimes act as waves and sometimes as particles, but are actually more complex entities than just waves or particles.
In fact, every object in the universe (from atoms to stars) acts according to quantu...
Three-layer graphene with a magic angle may be a rare magnet-resistant superconductor
2021-07-22 14:11
Physicists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have observed signs of a rare type of superconductivity in a material called three-layer graphene, twisted at a magical angle. The researchers report that this material demonstrates superconductivity in surprisingly high magnetic fields of up to 10 Tesla, which is three times higher than what the material is predicted to withstand if it were a conventi...
The fossil revealed the way of life of the tiny ancestor of the dinosaur-Yermungandra
2021-07-21 20:55
A newly discovered 308 million-year-old finger-sized fossil provides tantalizing clues about tiny dinosaur-like creatures that may be the forerunners of modern reptiles.
The new species is a micro-dinosaur. They were small, lizard-like animals that roamed the Earth long before the appearance of real dinosaurs.
The discovery sheds light on the evolution of various groups of animals, including amphibians an...
Viruses that attack bacteria contribute to their evolution and transformation into " superbugs”
2021-07-20 10:24
For the first time in history, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered that bacteriophages (or simply phages) – tiny viruses that attack bacteria – are the key to starting a rapid bacterial evolution leading to the emergence of treatment-resistant "superbugs".
The researchers showed that, contrary to the dominant theory in the field of evolutionary microbiology, the...
Biologists Discover New Species of Glowing Pumpkin Toadlet
2021-07-19 21:43
The bright orange amphibian, which shines green under UV light, is different from other pumpkin toadlets due to its appearance and callPumpkin toadlets look exactly like what their name suggests. Less than half an inch-long, these tiny, orange frogs hop around the sweltering forests along Brazil’s Atlantic coast. But how many species of these frogs are there? The question isn’t just important to biology, bu...
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