In a paper published today in the Astronomical Journal, astronomers analyzed the evolution of massive galaxies at redshifts of 4-8 selected from the JWST Cosmic Evolution Early Release Survey (CEERS). Composite-color image of the extremely red, quasar-like object A2744-QSO1. Image credit: Furtak et al., doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07184-8. “We are still seeing more galaxies than predicted, although
A new genus and species of large theropod dinosaur being named Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus has been discovered in the Middle Jurassic Balabansai Formation in the northern part of the Fergana Depression, Kyrgyzstan. Life reconstruction of Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus. Image credit: Joschua Knüppe. Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus roamed our planet during the Callovian age of the Jurassic period between 165
Physicists from the STAR Collaboration have observed the antimatter hypernucleus antihyperhydrogen-4 — composed of an antihyperon, an antiproton and two antineutrons — in collisions of atomic nuclei at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory. An artistic representation of antihyperhydrogen-4 created in a collision of two gold nuclei. Image credit: Institute
Historical and ethnographic sources depict use of portable braced shaft weapons, or pikes, in megafauna hunting and defense during Late Holocene millennia in North and South America, Africa, Eurasia and Southeast Asia. Given the predominance of megafauna in Late Pleistocene North America during the centuries when Clovis points appeared and spread across much of the
In recent years, Middle Eastern football programs have been attracting increased attention from sports enthusiasts and analysts alike. With growing investments, strategic...
Jay-yi Nah is an underwater archaeological site dating to the Early Classic Maya period (250-600 CE) that focused on salt production for local use or perhaps local production for down-the-line trading. Incurved wall bowls from the sea-floor survey at Jay-yi Nah in Belize. Image credit: H. McKillop. The diet of the Maya civilization focused primarily
Marine biologists at Queensland Museum Kurilpa have described a new species of hermit crab, Strigopagurus fragarchela (common name is the strawberry-clawed hermit), from the continental shelf off south‑east Queensland, Australia. Strigopagurus fragarchela. Image credit: Queensland Museum. “The central Indo-West Pacific diogenid genus Strigopagurus currently contains five species: Strigopagurus strigimanus, Strigopagurus bilineatus, Strigopagurus boreonotus, Strigopagurus elongatus
The first ever piece of the Antarctic amber was found in a sediment core from the mid-shelf section of Pine Island trough in Antarctica. Pine Island amber. Scale bars – 50 μm. Image credit: Klages et al., doi: 10.1017/S0954102024000208. “Resin is a direct plant product defined as a lipid-soluble mixture of volatile and non-volatile compounds
Latest The generation capacity of the project has been increased from 50GW to 70GW. Image: Carnegie. Plans to develop the Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH), a 70GW solar and wind mega-project, have progressed with the project having been submitted to Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for approval. This would mark a key milestone in
A new genus and species of ankylosaur has been identified from an articulated and partial skeleton found in 1986 in southern China. The artistic reconstruction of Huaxiazhoulong shouwen. Image credit: Ye Jianhao. The newly-discovered species was an early member of a family of armored dinosaurs called Ankylosauridae. Dubbed Huaxiazhoulong shouwen, the ancient animal was approximately
