Giant North American ‘hell pigs’ could crunch bones like lions 30 million years ago, tooth analysis reveals

Giant North American ‘hell pigs’ could crunch bones like lions 30 million years ago, tooth analysis reveals

An Archaeotherium skull on display screen at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon. The picture is for illustrative functions just; this fossil wasn’t part of the brand-new research…

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Eruptions of ocean volcanoes may be the echoes of ancient continental breakups

Eruptions of ocean volcanoes may be the echoes of ancient continental breakups

19459010]> Rocks from the Christmas Island Seamount appear to come from uncommon lava that originated from continental, instead of oceanic crust. (Image credit: Gary Low/Getty Images ) The eruptions of…

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Chinese astronauts are back on Earth after suspected ‘space junk’ strike left them stranded in space

Chinese astronauts are back on Earth after suspected ‘space junk’ strike left them stranded in space

The Shenzhou-20 team left Earth after a send-off event on April 24. Chen Dong (center), Chen Zhongrui( best )and Wang Jie(left )are visualized here at the event. (Image credit: VCG/VCG…

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Archaeologists discover 1,500-year-old reindeer trap and other artifacts ‘melting out of the ice’ in Norway’s mountains

Archaeologists discover 1,500-year-old reindeer trap and other artifacts ‘melting out of the ice’ in Norway’s mountains

The reindeer searching center emerging from the ice in Norway. (Image credit: Thomas Bruen Olsen/University Museum of Bergen) High up in the icy mountains of Norway, archaeologists have actually found…

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Science history: Chemists discover buckyballs โ€” the most perfect molecules in existence โ€” Nov. 14, 1985

Science history: Chemists discover buckyballs โ€” the most perfect molecules in existence โ€” Nov. 14, 1985

An illustration of a bucky ball, a 60-carbon-molecule that highly looks like a geodesic dome. Researchers initially identified these extremely in proportion particles in 1985. (Image credit: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO…

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This flu season looks grim as H3N2 emerges with mutations

This flu season looks grim as H3N2 emerges with mutations

Health authorities in the United Kingdom are cautioning that this year’s influenza season for the Northern Hemisphere is appearing like it will be especially rough– and the United States is…

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Google claims win for everyone as text scammers lost their cloud server

Google claims win for everyone as text scammers lost their cloud server

The day after Google submitted a claim to end text rip-offs mainly targeting Americans, the criminal network behind the phishing rip-offs was “interfered with,” a Google representative informed Ars. According…

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Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be.

Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be.

If you ask random players what rate they believe Valve will charge for its freshly revealed Steam Machine hardware, you’ll get a large range of guesses. If you ask the…

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Tiny chips hitch a ride on immune cells to sites of inflammation

Tiny chips hitch a ride on immune cells to sites of inflammation

Tiny chips can be powered by infrared light if they’re near the brain’s surface area. An immune cell chemically connected to a CMOS chip. Credit: Yadav, et al. Basic brain…

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55-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Eggshells Found in Australia

55-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Eggshells Found in Australia

Called Wakkaoolithus godthelpithis eggshell type came from mekosuchine crocodiles and represent the earliest crocodilian eggshells ever discovered in Australia. Mekosuchine crocodiles. Image credit: Armin Reindl/ CC BY-SA 4.0. The now-extinct…

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