2023-05-11 01:10:14 Nature highlight May 11, 2023 Nature 6177960 The Bell inequality has helped shed light on the structure of correlations allowed by quantum mechanics and what this theory of physics says about the world. Experimental verification of the Bell inequality is also of practical importance, as it allows confirmation of the existence of true … Read more
At the beginning of the Pliocene, South America had been isolated from the rest of the world for millions of years and a very specific fauna had developed there. The carnivores that occupy this immense island count among their ranks the terrible Thylacosmilus, with frightening saber teeth. But these huge canines have a drawback, they … Read more
Do you regularly wonder how to carry the weight of your body with just your arms, while having them flapping frantically to stay in the air? No ? We probably underestimate the muscular strength and anatomical prowess that is necessary for the flapping flight accomplished by birds. The birth of their wing was until recently … Read more
It’s a footprint about 166 million years old, and it’s impressive. It was discovered in April 2021 by an archaeologist who was looking for shells on an English beach in the Cleveland Basin, in the Scalby formation, dated to the Middle Jurassic. With nearly a meter long, it would belong to a theropod, a carnivorous … Read more
A specimen of almost 160 kilos and a height greater than that of the emperor penguin would have been discovered by paleontologists from the University of Cambridge, thus confirming the existence of one of the largest specimens in history. A group of paleontologists would have discovered the largest penguin in history, according to their finding … Read more
Dartmouth University research team Researchers at Dartmouth University in the United States have suggested flood basalt areas as evidence that volcanic eruptions contributed to the extinction of dinosaurs. Flood basalt is a stepped topography formed by large volcanic eruptions. Courtesy of Brehin Keller Analytical results support the claim that dinosaurs became extinct due to volcanic … Read more
AFP, published on Friday, June 03, 2022 at 08:32 The giraffe did not always have a long neck, but it always favored headbutting to defend its position, as evidenced by the discovery of a fossil specimen of a giraffoid with a real skull shield. This finding reinforces the thesis that the initial driver of giraffe … Read more
<div id="firstBodyDiv" data-bind-html-content-type="article" data-bind-html-compile="article.body" data-first-article-body=" This ancient pterosaur, or pterosaur, was about nine meters long, and researchers say it preceded birds in flight as it was among the first creatures on Earth to use wings to hunt their prey from the sky in the prehistoric period. A team of scientists discovered the newly named Thanatosdracon … Read more