Human settlement of islands across the Pacific Ocean was followed by waves of faunal extinctions that occurred so rapidly that their dynamics are difficult to reconstruct in space and time. These extinctions included large, wingless birds called moa that were endemic to New Zealand. In a new study, scientists from the University of Adelaide and
Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) are the largest living predatory lizards and their serrated, curved and blade-shaped teeth make them valuable analogues for studying tooth structure, function and comparing with extinct species, such as theropod dinosaurs. Their teeth possess only a thin coating of enamel that is nevertheless able to cope with the demands of their
Snakebites affect about 1.8 million people annually. The current standard of care involves antibody-based antivenoms, which can be difficult to access and are generally not effective against local tissue injury. According to new research, heparin, a commonly used blood thinner, can be repurposed as an inexpensive antidote for cobra venom. The zebra snake (Naja nigricincta)
Tanimbar is one of the main island groups in Wallacea (a group of mainly Indonesian islands separated by deep-water straits from the Asian and Australian continental shelves) included in early human migration routes from Sunda to Sahul (Australia + New Guinea). Despite its geographic significance, the island group has not undergone thorough archaeological investigation. Now
Europa and Enceladus are key targets to search for evidence of alien life in our Solar System. However, the surface and shallow subsurface of these airless icy moons are constantly bombarded by ionizing radiation that could degrade chemical biosignatures. Therefore, sampling of icy surfaces in future life detection missions to Europa and Enceladus requires a
Using data from ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) and other telescopes, astronomers have found evidence for an intermediate-mass black hole in IRS 13, a population of dusty stellar objects within the nuclear star cluster of our Milky Way Galaxy. Intermediate-mass black holes may form in dense star clusters via the merger of stellar-mass black holes
The company Smart Energy Provider Limited, founded by Dirk Delitz and Jean Pierre Hartl in 2024, announces the imminent market launch of the Smart Energy Token (SET). SET is the world’s first cryptocurrency that actively generates wind energy and makes it usable as a means of payment. The company plans to transform the global energy
Human settlement of islands across the Pacific Ocean was followed by waves of faunal extinctions that occurred so rapidly that their dynamics are difficult to reconstruct in space and time. These extinctions included large, wingless birds called moa that were endemic to New Zealand. In a new study, scientists from the University of Adelaide and
Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) are the largest living predatory lizards and their serrated, curved and blade-shaped teeth make them valuable analogues for studying tooth structure, function and comparing with extinct species, such as theropod dinosaurs. Their teeth possess only a thin coating of enamel that is nevertheless able to cope with the demands of their
The government will auction up to 127 GWh/year of hydrogen with a maximum price of €127/MWh, and up to 150 GWh/year of biomethane with a maximum price of €62/MWh. July 26, 2024 Pilar Sánchez Molina Setúbal, Portugal. Image: Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons. From pv magazine Spain As pv magazine reported in January, Portugal has launched
Acceleration areas and shortened approval procedures are intended to ensure faster expansion of wind and solar parks as well as energy storage at the same locations. The move implements requirements from the EU Renewable Energy Directive of 2023. Approvals will also be facilitated for electrolyzers to ramp up hydrogen production. July 26, 2024 Sandra Enkhardt
