Dinosaur the size of a school bus had a "heart-shaped tail"

[ad_1] Illustration representing Mnyamawamtuka in his environment. (Credit: Mark Witton) With perhaps no coincidence so today is Valentine's Day, a new dinosaur has been found with a "heart-shaped tail". Known as Mnyamawamtuka moyowamkia ("Mtuka Beast" and "Tail Heart" in Swahili), titanosaur was discovered on the cliffs of Tanzania. The researchers were able to find a … Read more

Scientists have finally solved the mystery of the casoar's helmet

[ad_1] February 14 (UPI) – For 200 years, scientists have been trying to understand the role of helmet-like hornbill, which protrudes from the top of the southern casoary's head. Thanks to new research from the University of La Trobe, the mystery of the helmet is solved. Scientists have determined that the helmet functions as a … Read more

Orangutans make complex economic decisions regarding the use of tools – ScienceDaily

[ad_1] The flexible use of tools is closely associated with higher mental processes such as the ability to plan actions. Today, a group of cognitive biologists and comparative psychologists from the University of Vienna, the University of St Andrews and the University of Veterinary Medicine of Vienna, including Isabelle Laumer and Josep Call, studied tool … Read more

Could volcanic activity let water under the Martian polar ice?

[ad_1] If liquid water does exist under the polar ice cap south of Mars, it must be due to volcanic activity, a new study suggests. The researchers behind the new work argued that there must be an underground heat source to melt the ice under an ice floe – although they have not sought to … Read more