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Bite force research reveals dinosaur-eating frog
Scientists say that a large, now extinct, frog called Beelzebufo that lived about 68 million years ago in Madagascar would have been capable of eating small dinosaurs. The conclusion comes from a study of the bite force of South American … Continue reading
‘Mysterious’ ancient creature was definitely an animal, research confirms
It lived well over 550 million years ago, is known only through fossils and has variously been described as looking a bit like a jellyfish, a worm, a fungus and lichen. But was the ‘mysterious’ Dickinsonia an animal, or was … Continue reading
Hundred-year-old law on fluid flow overturned by research
Engineers have dispelled a 100-year-old scientific law used to describe how fluid flows through rocks. The discovery could lead to a range of improvements including advances in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). This is where industrial emissions will be captured … Continue reading
New research uses satellites to predict end of volcanic eruptions
Infrared satellite data could be used to predict when lava flow-forming eruptions will end, researchers recently discovered. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Deep magma reservoirs are key to volcanic ‘super-eruptions,’ new research suggests
A new study shows the importance of large reservoirs in creating Earth’s most powerful volcanic eruptions and explains why they are so rare. Geology News — ScienceDaily
New research disproves common assumption on cranial joints of alligators, birds, dinosaurs
Although alligators, birds and dinosaurs have a similar skull-joint shape, this does not guarantee that their movements are the same. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Linguist’s ‘huge knowledge’ analysis helps waves of migration into the Americas
Linguistic anthropologists are making use of the newest know-how to an historic thriller: how and when early people inhabited the New World. Their new analysis suggests complicated patterns of contact and migration among the many early peoples who first settled … Continue reading
Ventura fault might trigger stronger shaking, new analysis finds
The fault beneath Ventura, California, would probably trigger stronger shaking throughout an earthquake and extra injury than beforehand suspected, researchers warn. The Ventura-Pitas Point fault in Southern California has been the main target of a lot current consideration as a … Continue reading
Research journey to the middle of the Earth
The strong internal core of the Earth and its attainable mild parts are proven. Researchers in Japan say they could be one step nearer to fixing the thriller on the core of Earth. It has lengthy been established that roughly … Continue reading
Research journey to the middle of the Earth
Researchers could also be one step nearer to fixing the thriller on the core of the Earth. It has lengthy been established that roughly eighty five % of the Earth’s core is product of iron, whereas nickel makes up a … Continue reading