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Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna in Austria have released a study showing humans are ingesting large amounts of nanoplastics in water that could be harmful to their health. (Medical University of Vienna/Zenger)

April 1, 2022 1982kontepeters

Junk Food And Tainted Water: People Ingest A Credit Card Worth Of Nanoplastics Weekly, Study Says

Reconstruction of the extinct owl Miosurnia diurna perched in a tree with its last meal of a small rodent, overlooking extinct three-toed horses and rhinos with the rising Tibetan Plateau on the horizon. (IVPP, Zheng Qiuyang/Zenger)

April 1, 2022 1982kontepeters

Owls About A Snack? 6-Million-Year-Old Owl Fossil Still Had Lunch In Its Stomach

A woman smells a flower in the rose garden at the annual Chelsea flower show on May 25, 2010, in London, England. Researchers are trying to bring back smells from the days of old to uncover new insights about past societies. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

April 1, 2022 1982kontepeters

Scent Back: Süskind’s Perfume Could Come To Life As German Scientists Recreate Smells From The Past

HALO, one of the three research aircraft being used in the HALO-(AC)3 campaign in March 2022, in front of Arena Arctica in Kiruna, Sweden. (Marlen Bruckner-University Leipzig/Zenger News)

April 1, 2022 1982kontepeters

VIDEO: Heating Up: Scientists Race To Find Cause Of Alarming Polar Heatwave

In this handout provided by NASA, a close-up image of a region near Pluto's equator shows a range of mountains rising as high as 11,000 feet (3,500 meters) taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft as it passed within 7,800 feet of the dwarf planet on July 14, 2015. The probe was launched Jan. 19, 2006, aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. (NASA/APL/SwRI via Getty Images)

April 1, 2022 1982kontepeters

Astronomers Discover ‘Geological Wonderland’ On Pluto

People walk down the street in Branson, Missouri. Researchers have discovered that people's childhood experiences of navigating their environments, whether urban or rural, determine their sense of direction in later years. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

April 1, 2022 1982kontepeters

Sense Of Direction Depends On Where You Grew Up

Selected titanosaurian eggs and egg-clutches collected from the Late Cretaceous Serra da Galga Formation (Bauru Group) at Ponto Alta nesting site, Uberaba Municipality, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. (Dr. Agustin G. Martinelli/Zenger)

March 31, 2022 1982kontepeters

Shell Of A Find: Scientists Find Massive Haul Of 80-Million-Year-Old Titanosaur Eggs

For the first 10 million years after dinosaurs died out, mammals prioritized boosting their body size to adapt to radical shifts in the makeup of Earth’s animal kingdom, according to new research. (Steve Chatterley/Zenger)

March 31, 2022 1982kontepeters

Mammals ‘Put Brawn Before Brains To Survive The Post-Dinosaur World’

A cone snail searches for prey. Researchers from varied disciplines are collaborating to understand the way conotoxins — chemicals found in cone snail venom — work and how they can be utilized to reduce pain in humans. (Pengchao-BGI/CC BY-SA 4.0)

March 31, 2022 1982kontepeters

Venomous Sea Snail Could Be Key To More Effective Painkillers With Lower Risk Of Addiction

A real human brain being displayed as part of an exhibition at the @Bristol attraction in Bristol, England. Researchers are working on reducing the impact of strokes on human brains through the use of electrical currents. File photo (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

March 30, 2022 1982kontepeters

Stroke Of Genius: Electric Brain Shocks Could Help Stroke Patients Recover, Say Scientists

Crazy ants swarm on a cobweb spider (Cryptachaea porter). The invasive ant species is wiping out various native insects and endangering native reptiles, birds and small mammals. (Mark Sanders/University of Texas)

March 30, 2022 1982kontepeters

Invasive Crazy Ants May Be Defeated By Microscopic Spore

The New Caledonian storm petrel (Fregetta lineata) dashes across the sea. The word “petrel” is thought to be derived from “Peter,” alluding to the biblical account of Peter walking on water. This bird was photographed in January 2020, off New Caledonia. (Hadoram Shirihai/Tubenoses Project/Zenger)

March 29, 2022 1982kontepeters

Newly Discovered Seabird Placed Straight On ‘Critically Endangered’ Species List

A research vessel in Antarctica on June 3, 2017, the first day researchers saw the sun rise above the horizon after weeks of polar darkness. New research shows that solar radiation drives the relatively fast annual retreat of sea ice around Antarctica. (Ben Adkison/Zenger)

March 29, 2022 1982kontepeters

Rapid Retreat Of Sea Ice In Antarctica Explained By ‘Simple Physics Of Sun’s Melting Powers’

Male Caspian terns are not only responsible for leading their young on their first autumn migration to wintering quarters, but they also have an important role in defending their young against possible threats. Here, a young tern (bottom right corner) is seen roosting on a stopover site together with its parent, which is seemingly not happy about the approach of a young common gull. (Petri Hirva)

March 28, 2022 1982kontepeters

Like Learning To Drive: Bird Dads Guide Young On First Migration

Air Force Maj. Ernest J. Fawbush (left) and Capt. Robert C Miller issued the first tornado forecast in 1948. Forecasters at the time relied mainly on hand-drawn weather maps, data from weather balloons and a radar system that was originally intended for use on B-29 bombers. (United States Air Force)

March 25, 2022 1982kontepeters

The First Scientists Who Dared To Forecast ‘An Act Of God’

Egyptian pumpkins, bred to the country's soil and farming practices, are under threat by the entry of non-native varieties, pictured here, being offered to farmers by foreign corporations. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

March 25, 2022 1982kontepeters

Saving Egyptian Pumpkins Is Key For Biodiversity And Future Farmers, Scientists Say

Image of the tryworks was taken from the shipwreck site of brig Industry by a NOAA ROV in the Gulf of Mexico. (NOAA Ocean Exploration/Zenger)

March 24, 2022 1982kontepeters

VIDEO: Wreck Of 207-Year-Old Ship Discovered In Gulf Of Mexico

Genetically modified lettuce may one day be grown on spacecraft, producing a bone-stimulating hormone to address astronauts' bone loss during lengthy missions. (Kevin Yates)

March 24, 2022 1982kontepeters

Out Of This World: Lettuce Grown In Space Might Resist Astronauts’ Bone Loss

The larvae of the emerald ash borer (above) infests ash trees, burrowing beneath the bark to eat the plant material, thereby killing the host tree. (USDA/APHIS)

March 21, 2022 1982kontepeters

Invasive Insects Expected To Kill 1.4 Million Urban Trees In The US Over Next 30 Years

While the purpose of this image was to focus on the bright star at the center for alignment evaluation, Webb's optics and the Near Infrared Camera are so sensitive that the galaxies and stars seen in the background show up. This image of the star, which is called 2MASS J17554042+6551277, uses a red filter to optimize visual contrast. (NASA/STScI)

March 18, 2022 1982kontepeters

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Junk Food And Tainted Water: People Ingest A Credit Card Worth Of Nanoplastics Weekly, Study Says

Owls About A Snack? 6-Million-Year-Old Owl Fossil Still Had Lunch In Its Stomach

Scent Back: Süskind’s Perfume Could Come To Life As German Scientists Recreate Smells From The Past

VIDEO: Heating Up: Scientists Race To Find Cause Of Alarming Polar Heatwave

Astronomers Discover ‘Geological Wonderland’ On Pluto

Sense Of Direction Depends On Where You Grew Up

Shell Of A Find: Scientists Find Massive Haul Of 80-Million-Year-Old Titanosaur Eggs

Mammals ‘Put Brawn Before Brains To Survive The Post-Dinosaur World’

Venomous Sea Snail Could Be Key To More Effective Painkillers With Lower Risk Of Addiction

Stroke Of Genius: Electric Brain Shocks Could Help Stroke Patients Recover, Say Scientists

Invasive Crazy Ants May Be Defeated By Microscopic Spore

Newly Discovered Seabird Placed Straight On ‘Critically Endangered’ Species List

Rapid Retreat Of Sea Ice In Antarctica Explained By ‘Simple Physics Of Sun’s Melting Powers’

Like Learning To Drive: Bird Dads Guide Young On First Migration

The First Scientists Who Dared To Forecast ‘An Act Of God’

Saving Egyptian Pumpkins Is Key For Biodiversity And Future Farmers, Scientists Say

VIDEO: Wreck Of 207-Year-Old Ship Discovered In Gulf Of Mexico

Out Of This World: Lettuce Grown In Space Might Resist Astronauts’ Bone Loss

Invasive Insects Expected To Kill 1.4 Million Urban Trees In The US Over Next 30 Years

New NASA Telescope’s First Photo Is Stunning Image From Deep Space