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New Species of Truffle Found in Congo, Thanks to Mushroom-Munching Bonobos A trans-Neptunian object designated 2014 WC510 is, in fact, a close binary system, according to an analysis of data obtained by the Research and Education Collaborative Occultation Network (RECON), a network of small telescopes spread over 2,000 km (1,243 miles) in the western United States and Canada.An artist’s impression of the binary trans-Neptunian object 2014 WC510. Image credit: Southwest... read more... Early in the formation of Jupiter as a planet, it moved closer to and then away from the Sun due to interactions with the planetary disk of the young Solar System, and this movement likely triggered Venus onto a path toward its current, inhospitable state, according to a new paper published in the Planetary Science Journal.This composite image, taken by JAXA’s Akatsuki spacecraft, shows Venus.... read more... The 13,000-year-old partial tusk of an adult mammoth found in western Siberia has four images of two-humped camels engraved on it.The 13,000-year-old engraved mammoth tusk from the Tom River, western Siberia. Image credit: Esin et al, doi: 10.1016/j.ara.2020.100180.The engraved tusk was found in 1988 at a locality known as Parusinka in the lower reaches of the Tom River.The artifact, which measures... read more... Dr. David Unwin from the University of Leicester and University of Portsmouth’s Professor Dave Martill believe Mesozoic flying reptiles called pterosaurs had a relatively smooth skin without any covering.An artist’s impression of a bald pterosaur and a feathered pterosaur. Image credit: Megan Jacobs, University of Portsmouth.Pterosaurs were Earth’s first winged vertebrates, with birds and... read more... Fungi play a significant role in the diets and nutrition of diverse vertebrates. Many fungi, particularly truffle-like species, have evolved close associations with animals that help to disperse their spores. These animal-fungus associations are frequently overlooked, but they are an important part of functional ecosystems and imperative for the dispersal of fungi through these systems. An international... read more... Time travel with free will is logically possible in our Universe without any paradox, according to new research from the University of Queensland.Physicists seek to understand the underlying laws of the Universe. Image credit: Johnson Martin.“Classical dynamics says if you know the state of a system at a particular time, this can tell us the entire history of the system,” said Germain Tobar,... read more... Pterostilbene, a resveratrol-related polyphenolic compound found in blueberries, has strong immunosuppressive properties, according to a study published in The FASEB Journal.Yashiro et al. evaluated the effect of pterostilbene, a polyphenol found in blueberries, on immune regulation. Image credit: Free-Photos.Polyphenols are natural products that are consumed by humans as vegetables, fruits, and... read more... A team of scientists from Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States has sequenced and assembled the chromosomal-level genomes of two very different millipede species: the orange rosary millipede Helicorthomorpha holstii and the rusty millipede Trigoniulus corallinus. Their results provide important insights into arthropod evolution and highlight the genetic underpinnings of unique features... read more... A new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals a mechanism that may contribute to the formation of sharply pointed rock spires in striking landforms called stone forests.Stone forest in Yunnan province, China. Image credit: Zhang Yuan.Stone forests are pointed rock formations resembling trees that populate regions of China, Madagascar, and many other locations... read more... The genomes of our closest relatives, Neanderthals and Denisovans, have been sequenced and compared with that of modern humans. However, most archaic individuals with high-quality sequences available have been female. In new research, a team of geneticists from the United States, China and Europe has sequenced the paternally inherited Y chromosomes from three Neanderthals and two Denisovans; comparisons... read more...

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