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Unexpected mineral in a Ryugu grain challenges paradigm of the nature of primitive asteroids

The pristine samples from asteroid Ryugu returned by the Hayabusa2 mission on December 6, 2020, have been vital to improving the understanding of primitive...

Meteorite-common amino acid induces formation of nanocavities in clay mineral, hinting at life’s origins

Researchers at the universities of Amsterdam and Utrecht have observed the formation of nanocavities in montmorillonite clay under exposure to gamma-aminobutyric acid, a molecule...

Big possum that lived 60 million years ago unearthed in Texas

They say everything's bigger in Texas. And that appears to be true, at least in the case of a group of ancient near-marsupials scientists...

The first ancient flying reptiles were winners of increasing Triassic humid environments

Pterosaurs, which dominated the skies of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, first evolved to take to the air in warm and humid conditions...

Where do Antarctic submarine canyons get their marine life?

Submarine canyons around Antarctica tend to have less sea ice, higher sea surface temperatures, and more biomass such as phytoplankton blooms than the shelves...

Bolg amondol: New monstersaur reveals complex evolutionary history of giant Gila monster relatives

A newly discovered, raccoon-sized armored monstersaurian from the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah, United States, reveals a surprising diversity of large lizards...