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Deep Earth pulses beneath Africa tearing the continent apart

The mantle beneath Afar is not uniform or stationary.

An Early Cretaceous floodplain in southeastern England, 135 million years ago: a spinosaur (centre) takes over the carcass of an ornithopod, much to the annoyance of the smaller tyrannosaurs (left) and dromaeosaurids (bottom right). UK.

Dinosaur teeth revealed how they roamed East Sussex 135 million years ago

Tyrannosaur teeth discovered in Bexhill-on-Sea with help of retired quarryman.

DNA disc

Scientists store full human genome on everlasting memory crystal

The team hoped that the crystal could provide a blueprint to bring humanity back from extinction.

Kyiv capital city of Ukraine

Anxiety and PTSD among displaced Ukrainians: Study

A study comparing mental health and blast exposure found differences.

Whale shark in ocean

Shipping lanes threaten whale shark feeding grounds

Most dangerous areas for whale shark-shipping vessel collisions revealed.

Magnificent scenery on the Nile River Sunset Aswan Egypt

Scientists discovered how the river Nile evolved over the past 11,500 years

Crucial shift in River Nile’s evolution during ancient Egypt discovered.

Obesity

The sharp increase in childhood obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMI data from over 1 million children in England will cost society post-pandemic obesity rates.

Image showing various blood samples.

Discovery of TB blood test for detection of many silent spreaders

Integrated plasma proteomics reveals biomarkers for tuberculosis diagnosis.

Stars in the universe galaxy background

Solving mysteries of the universe after measuring gravity in the quantum world

A weak gravitational pull on a tiny particle using a new technique.

A illustration shows a quantum experiment investigating gravity on a tiny scale.

Scientists measure gravity in the quantum world

By understanding quantum gravity, we could solve some of the mysteries of our universe

close up of virus cells floating

How ultraviolet light degrades coronavirus?

SARS-CoV-2 has among the largest of genomes for RNA viruses.

deep galaxy a majestic star field glows abstractly generated by AI

It’s theoretically possible for black holes to exist in perfectly balanced pairs

Black holes could come in ‘perfect pairs’ in an ever expanding Universe.

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Southern England was home to several different spinosaur groups more than 100 million years ago

Multiple species of semi-aquatic dinosaur may have roamed pre-historic Britain.

black hole accretion

Astronomers uncovered the largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed

The explosion is more than ten times brighter than any known supernova.

Artist's impression of Ceratosuchops (IMAGE)

Scientists reconstructed the brains and inner ears of the oldest spinosaur

The study helps uncover how these large predatory dinosaurs interacted with their environment.

Image showing kid playing with mom

Mums’ activity levels may depend on the number and ages of children

Less than half of mums meet the recommended levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.

White Rock spinosaurid

Europe’s largest ever land-based hunters were unearthed on the Isle of Wight

It measured over 10m long and lived around 125 million years ago.

Woman applying body cream on her baby indoor

The best moisturiser for children with eczema is the one that they like to use

Which moisturiser is the best for children with eczema?

Powerful warm winds seen blowing from a neutron star

Astronomers found blasts of powerful warm winds from a neutron star

The discovery provides new insight into the behaviors of some of the most extreme objects in the universe.

Two similar molecules

The formation of a chemical bond monitored for the first time

Scientists monitored the different stages of a chemical reaction.

Computerized tomography of a MOFC: TiO2 buildup (triangular channels)

Converting water into solar fuel

By transforming optical fibers into photocatalytic microreactors, scientists at the University of Southampton were able to convert water into hydrogen fuel using solar energy. The...

Clustering of galaxies with active black holes (Credit: Chris Marsden, University of Southampton)

Weighing supermassive black holes

New link found between mass of Supermassive black holes and their host galaxies.

Illustration of the MAXI J1820+070 Black Hole (Credit John Paice)

Scientists created a high frame-rate movie of a growing black hole

Violent flaring revealed at the heart of a black hole system.

The Chandra images show pairs of huge bubbles, or cavities, in the hot gaseous atmospheres of the galaxies, created in each case by jets produced by a central supermassive black hole. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC Illustration: CXC/M. Weiss.

Scientists spotted black hole spinning rapidly around itself

Using observations from state-of-the-art technology, the team of researchers led by the University of Southampton- found evidence that a stellar-mass black hole in our...

Bermuda Triangle mystery 'solved,' scientists claim

Bermuda Triangle mystery ‘solved,’ scientists claim

The Bermuda Triangle is a mythical section of the Atlantic Ocean roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico, where dozens of ships and...

5D Superman Memory Crystal

5D Superman Memory Crystal: Stores data for next 13 billion years

All new kind of storage for digital data can conserve the heritage of your documents for next 13 billion years. 5D Superman Memory Crystal...

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