The Gaia space probe of the European Space Agency (ESA) has discovered, on its journey through the sky, its first stellar explosion in another galaxy. The event has been dubbed "Gaia14aaa" and it occurred in a distant galaxy some 500 million light years away.
An international team of scientists, led by the University of Chicago (USA) has discovered, from fossil remains found in the Sahara desert, that Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, the largest predator of the Cretaceous, also knew how to swim, becoming the only one known swimming dinosaur so far.
Scientists from the Museum of Natural History of the United States and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have presented in society, through the journal Nature, three animals until now unknown.
A small team of scientists from several countries has identified the oldest known example of a type of mite fossil. The work, which has been published in the journal Biology Letters, exposes how they obtained the piece of amber with an ant trapped inside to which a mite was attached.
The temperature of WISE J0304-2705, a peculiar celestial object similar to a planet, located between 33 and 55 light years away, could have reached that of some stars in its early evolutionary stages, while at present it is barely that of boiling water .
The megalithic complex of Stonehenge, located in Wiltshire, is one of the most visited sites in the United Kingdom with around one million tourists each year and also one of the most mysterious and iconic places in the world.
Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages in the world and now, an international consortium of scientists, with the participation of the University of Barcelona (Spain), has just sequenced its genome. This achievement will help both to improve the cultivation of coffee and to increase its unconditional aroma and flavor.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
