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[ad_1] During the Triassic Period (252-201 million years ago), mammalian-type reptiles called thérapaps coexisted with ancestors of dinosaurs, crocodiles, mammals, pterosaurs, turtles, frogs and lizards. A group of thérapsides are dicynodontes. Researchers …

[ad_1] New research challenges a long-held idea that our early tool-carrying ancestors have contributed to the disappearance of large mammals in Africa over the last millions of years. Researchers argue instead that …

[ad_1] When a pathogen enters their colony, the ants change their behavior to prevent the onset of the disease. In this way, they protect the queen, brood and young workers from the …

[ad_1] It is prudent to put on sunscreen this summer – repeated doses – despite what you have read about the potential toxicity of sunscreens. A new study conducted by the University …

[ad_1] Men who use androgenic anabolic steroids – such as testosterone – may be at higher risk of premature death and additional hospitalizations, according to a new Journal of Internal Medicine study. …

[ad_1] A new method of simultaneously measuring 71 inorganic elements in liquids – including water, beverages and body fluids – makes element testing much faster, more efficient and more complete than was …

[ad_1] Not all stars are like the sun, so all planetary systems can not be studied with the same expectations. A new study by a team of astronomers led by the University …

[ad_1] New research conducted by an international team of scientists led by the Isotope Geochemist at the University of Cape Town, Dr. Robyn Pickering, is the first to provide a chronology of …

[ad_1] Microscopes make the invisible visible. And compared to conventional optical microscopes, transmission X-ray microscopes (TXM) can visualize samples with much higher resolution, revealing extraordinary detail. Researchers from a wide range of …

[ad_1] The characterization of microbial cell diversity in a handful of soil is so complex that it was considered impossible. To date, only a small fraction of microbes living in, on and …