Nectar foraging by Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis) may contribute to the pollination of the Ethiopian red hot poker flower (Kniphofia foliosa), according to a new paper published in the journal Ecology. An Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) licks nectar from the Ethiopian red hot poker flower (Kniphofia foliosa). Image credit: Adrien Lesaffre. The Ethiopian wolf —
Astronomers using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), a state-of-the-art instrument mounted on NSF’s Nicholas U. Mayall 4-m telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, have mapped how nearly 6 million galaxies cluster across 11 billion years of cosmic history. Their results provide one of the most stringent tests yet of Albert Einstein’s general theory of
The 36,000-year-old frozen specimen from Yakutia belongs to Homotherium latidens , a species of scimitar-toothed cat that inhabited Eurasia during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, and significantly differs from a modern lion cub in the elongated front legs, the unusual shape of the muzzle with a large mouth opening and small ears, the very massive
New research from the University of Birmingham explores the nature of photons — individual particles of light — in unprecedented detail. Ben Yuen & Angela Demetriadou define the precise shape of a single photon. Image credit: Ben Yuen & Angela Demetriadou. “The geometry and optical properties of the environment has profound consequences for how photons
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have captured high-resolution images of eight protoplanetary disks in Sigma Orionis, a star cluster irradiated by intense ultraviolet light from a massive star. To their surprise, they’ve found evidence of gaps and rings in most of the disks — substructures commonly associated with the formation of giant
Paleontologists have described a new species of pachypleurosaur from the Middle Triassic of southwestern China. The holotype of Dianmeisaurus mutaensis from the Guanling Formation, China: (A) the skeleton in dorsal view; (B) the counterpart of (A). Scale bars – 1 cm. Image credit: Hu et al., doi: 10.1186/s13358-023-00292-4. Dianmeisaurus mutaensis lived in what is now
Updated 2 months ago · Published on 11 Sep 2024 4:00PM · The Sarawak DAP assemblyman for Pending, Violet Yong, has claimed that the Autonomous Rapid Transit hydrogen tram project in Kuching will cost up to a shocking RM6 billion. – Facebook pic, September 11, 2024. THE SARAWAK DAP assemblyman for Pending, Violet Yong, has claimed
Home Hydrogen Second European Hydrogen Bank auction with €1.2 billion budget is officially open December 3, 2024, by Ajsa Habibic The European Commission (EC) has officially opened the second auction under the European Hydrogen Bank, via the Innovation Fund (IF24), to allocate €1.2 billion from EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) revenues to support producers of hydrogen categorized as
Paleontologists have identified a new species of the extinct armadillo genus Parutaetus from fossilized osteoderms collected in the state of Paraná in southern Brazil. Hypothetical artistic reconstruction of Parutaetus oliveirai in the Middle-Late Eocene of Brazil. Image credit: Márcio L. Castro. Parutaetus oliveirai inhabited South America between 42 and 39 million years ago (Middle-Late Eocene
The Neanderthal groups that inhabited a cave in what is now Spain approximately 46,000 years ago gathered and collected fossils, according to a paper published in the journal Quaternary. Marine fossils from Prado Vargas Cave, Spain. Image credit: Ruiz et al., doi: 10.3390/quat7040049. Collecting is a form of leisure, and even a passion, consisting of
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WBEZ , a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region. The U.S. Department of Energy is rolling out the first installment of its $1 billion commitment to ramp up clean hydrogen production in the Midwest, part of a bid by the Biden administration
