Nanuqsaurus Hoglundi: Alaska's 'Pigmy' T. Rex

Nanuqsaurus Hoglundi: Alaska's 'Pigmy' T. Rex

A 70 million year old fossil found in the Late Cretaceous sediments of Alaska reveals a new small tyrannosaur named Nanuqsaurus hoglundi.   Tyrannosaurs, the lineage of carnivorous…
Quantum Chaos In Ultracold Gas Discovered

Quantum Chaos In Ultracold Gas Discovered

The team of Francesca Ferlaino, Institute for Experimental Physics of the University of Innsbruck, Austria, has experimentally shown chaotic behavior of particles in a quantum gas. "For the first…
Social Media Is Contagious - Practice Safe Hex

Social Media Is Contagious - Practice Safe Hex

Can you catch a mood from someone online? Most people would answer 'yes', because lots of comments on the Internet enrage them. A political science paper says they can confirm it. Co-author James…
Missing Link In Plant Immunity Identified

Missing Link In Plant Immunity Identified

After a 30-year search, scientists have uncovered how an enzyme critical to plants' rapid immune response against microbes is activated. "The insights will open up new ways to improve disease…