Paleontologists have described three new enantiornithine birds from the Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation, two of which represent new avisaurid species. These birds lived alongside dinosaurs 68 million years ago and their powerful feet bones suggest they could have captured and carried off prey. Reconstruction of an avisaurid (e.g., Avisaurus darwini). Image credit: Clark et al.

In a study led by the Sapienza University of Rome, caffeine intake was positively correlated with the percentage of circulating endothelial progenitor cells in lupus patients. Orefice et al. studied the role of caffeine intake on endothelial function in lupus patients by assessing its effect on circulating endothelial progenitor cells. Image credit: Sci.News. Vascular disease

The island of Sicily is considered to be among the first occupied by humans in the European Upper Paleolithic. Studies to understand early occupation of the island are mostly concentrated on the northern shores. An international team of archaeologists led by Washington University in St. Louis has now searched for the human occupation traces in

Home Hydrogen Statera Energy plans utility-scale green hydrogen project in UK October 10, 2024, by Aida Čučuk UK’s Statera Energy has submitted plans for a utility-scale green hydrogen project to be built in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The project, named Kintore Hydrogen, will help balance a renewables-led power system by using surplus renewable energy to produce green

A group of talented students from Bahria University has developed an innovative device called “Hydrogen” to help combat Pakistan’s water scarcity. This unique machine is designed to extract water directly from the air, providing a practical and affordable solution to the country’s water shortage problems. The device is highly efficient, capable of converting 60% of

El Laco in Chile is an iron-rich volcano complex and also a source of rare earth elements.  (Image credit: Daniel P. Gauer via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0) Volcanoes that are rich in iron might be prime locations to find high concentrations of rare earth elements . Recent lab experiments have demonstrated that when iron-rich magmas

A team of biologists in Israel has grown an extinct — or at least extirpated — tree species of the myrrh genus Commiphora from an ancient seed found in the northern Judean Desert in the 1980s. Morphological features of Sheba at different ages: (a) ancient seed prior to planting; (b) developing seed at 5 weeks

Carbonate minerals are of particular interest in paleoenvironmental research as they are an integral part of the carbon and water cycles, both of which are relevant to habitability. In new research, planetary scientists focused on carbon and oxygen isotope measurements of carbonate minerals detected by NASA’s Curiosity rover within the Gale crater on Mars. An

A team of researchers at CSIRO has decoded the genome of the spotted handfish (Brachionichthys hirsutus), a critically endangered species of marine fish endemic to Tasmania. The spotted handfish (Brachionichthys hirsutus). Image credit: CSIRO. Brachionichthys hirsutus is a rare species of benthic fish in the handfish family Brachionichthyidae. This unusual fish lives only in the

Using ammonia is regarded as a promising method of transporting hydrogen. However, an efficient process is also needed to convert it back into hydrogen and nitrogen. An international research team has gained new insights into the mode of operation of an iron catalyst that can be used to split ammonia into nitrogen and hydrogen. Hydrogen

Egypt and Germany have strengthened their bilateral cooperation with the signing of a €30m grant agreement for a green hydrogen project. The agreement was signed during a meeting between the Egyptian Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat and German State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Jochen

Norway’s Scatec and Germany’s PtX signed a Euro 30 million (EGP 1.6 billion) grant agreement to support Egypt’s green hydrogen project, the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation announced on Tuesday. The agreement signing took place with the attendance of Karim Badawi, Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources; Svenja Schulze, Germany’s Federal