Evolutionary biologists have apparently solved the mystery of the missing link between modern-day sharks and rays. Image shows the fossil of the Late Jurassic shark Protospinax annectans, undated photo. Researchers at the University of Vienna, Austria, found out that the species was very developed. (Sebastian Stumpf/Newsflash) A new study of…
Some male wasps are using spikes close to their genitals to protect themselves from being attacked or eaten up, scientists in Japan have found. https://rumble.com/v29rtxo-wasps-uses-genital-spikes-to-fend-off-hungry-frogs-says-study.html More than one in three of the insects belonging to the Anterhynchium gibbifrons species survived an experiment involving frogs, according to researchers at Kobe University.…
Creators of the Bible could have pinched some of its best lines from ancient curse tablets, a new study has revealed. Image shows a curse tablet cursing Priscilla from Gross-Gerau, in Hesse, Germany. The lead tablet, here the front side, consists of three fragments and is inscribed on both sides…
Austrian boffins claimed in a recent study that ongoing climate change make ants act more aggressively. The study - published by a research team from the University of Innsbruck in Tyrol, Austria - revealed that growing temperatures and higher concentrations of nitrogen in the soil lead to greater aggressiveness among…
An Iranian artist has been found dead after being banned from travelling to Europe to study over a selfie she posted online showing her bareheaded. Photo shows Maryam Salimian, undated. Maryam Salimian, an Iranian painter, reportedly committed suicide after learning she has a ban to leave Iran. (@mariamsalimian/Newsflash) Protester Maryam…
