New Species of Ankylosaur Identified in China
A new genus and species of ankylosaurid dinosaur has been identified from the fossilized material found at Kangdailiang Mountain (1,262 m above sea level) in China. Two ankylosaurs. Image credit: Stuart Pond. Tianzhenosaurus chengi roamed our planet during the Late Cretaceous epoch, between 84 and 72 million years ago. The ancient species was a type
Astronomers Discover Most Distant Known Blazar
Astronomers have discovered a blazar — a quasar with a jet aligned along our line of sight — at redshift of 7. Named VLASS J041009.05-013919.88, this object is the most distant blazar ever identified, providing a rare glimpse into the epoch of reionization when the Universe was less than 800 million years old. An artist’s
Researchers Create Ultrathin Niobium-Phosphide Conductor for Nanoelectronics
Niobium phosphide can conduct electricity better than copper in films that are only a few atoms thick; moreover, these films can be created and deposited at sufficiently low temperatures to be compatible with modern computer chip fabrication, according to a team of scientists led by Stanford University. A film a few atoms thick of non-crystalline
New Fossils from Silurian Period Reveal Complex Early History of Mollusks
Paleontologists have discovered two new three-dimensionally preserved species of aculiferan mollusks that lived during the Silurian, revealing that the early mollusks were more complex and adaptable than previously known. 3D models of Punk ferox (top) and Emo vorticaudum (bottom) reconstructed as digital virtual fossils. Image credit: Mark Sutton, Imperial College London. The two new aculiferan
Biologists Find Evidence for Electrical Signaling and Coordinated Behavior in Choanoflagellates
Scientists at the University of Bergen have uncovered a remarkable diversity of behaviors within the rosette-shaped colonies of Salpingoeca rosetta , a rare species of choanoflagellate — the closest relatives of animals. Artwork representing calcium signalling in a rosette colony of the choanoflagellate Salpingoeca rosetta. Image credit: Davis Laundon & Kate Zvorykina, Ella Maru Studio
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