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Subterranean forests are not a figment of a science-fiction writer’s imagination, but actually exist. The Hayward Gallery’s ‘Among the Trees’ exhibition in 2020 included a remarkable photograph by Rachel Sussman of a 13,000-year-old tree, Parinari capensis, growing beneath the red sandy soil of South Africa’s savannah. Or rather, it showed the uppermost crown, the only part of the tree in …

To find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, we need to understand how and where it gets started, and new research suggests we might be looking in the wrong place. Scientists from the US and Germany have linked genetic risk for Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases to the blood-brain barrier – the blood vessels and immune cells that surround and protect …

The ancient behemoth was present just 500 million years after the Big Bang. An international team of astronomers has identified the earliest black hole ever confirmed, an ancient behemoth that existed just 500 million years after the Big Bang. The discovery could offer new clues to a mysterious class of ancient galaxies that confounded prevailing theories of cosmology. In a …

A common type of human papillomavirus (HPV) could be more dangerous than we thought. The virus, known as beta-HPV, was thought in rare cases to contribute to skin cancer by worsening UV damage, but a new study suggests it can actually hijack the body’s cells to directly drive cancer growth. These fresh conclusions came from a study of a 34-year-old …

“Potentially Huge Implications” – Scientists Discover Ancient Carbon Is Leaking Into the Atmosphere  SciTechDaily Source link

Paleontologists Discover Bizarre Half-Billion-Year-Old Fossil Treasure Trove in the Grand Canyon  SciTechDaily A new species of ‘penis worm’ was discovered in the Grand Canyon  Science News This bizarre ancient worm had spiky teeth and a retractable throat  National Geographic A dragon in the Grand Canyon? Researchers name new fossil for ‘Star Wars’ creature  yahoo.com Half A Billion Years Ago, The Grand Canyon Was Filled …

Blockbuster weight loss jabs relied on by millions of slimmers could waste away muscles, research has suggested.  Once aimed at diabetes patients, drugs like Ozempic are now famous for bringing about rapid weight loss by reducing appetite.  But the injections often come with side effects, from nausea and constipation and, in most severe cases, life-threatening organ damage. Now, US experts have found …

A father-of-two was left floored after doctors informed him a suspicious-looking lump in his throat was cancer – which they believe was caused by oral sex. Frank Lane said he initially thought that health experts were ‘talking a load of rubbish’ when they informed him of the intimate source of his illness. But after doing some of his own research …

A new study published in The Anatomical Record unveils the first clearly identified juvenile specimen of the extinct genus Pleurosaurus, offering rare insight into the developmental biology of a marine reptile that lived 150 million years ago in what is now southern Germany. The fossil, found in the Mörnsheim Formation near Solnhofen, bridges a longstanding gap in paleontological knowledge about …

Scientists have concluded that peacocks’ tail feathers are capable of emitting narrow beams of light. A team highlighted that the colored tail feathers include tiny reflective structures that can amplify light into a laser beam. Researchers from Florida Polytechnic University and Youngstown State University explored such structures that may emit a very different signature glow after applying a special dye …